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For the second time this season, Brandon Valley won all nine of their matches, blanking Rapid City Central Aug. 27 on their home court.
“We played well against Central,” said Jesse Gladis, head coach of the Lady Lynx tennis team. “It was a great match to get warmed up for the (Rapid City) Invite.”
Absent for the past five duals due to injury, Haley Rubin (No. 5 singles) returned to the lineup and handed Miranda Douglas 6-1, 6-2 set losses. She also teamed up with Erin Buse in No. 2 doubles play, where the Lynx duo controlled the 6-2, 6-0 match.
“Haley stepped up and played solid tennis,” Gladis said.
Rubin wasn’t the only Lady Lynx that turned in solid play. In No. 3 doubles, Hayley Naasz and Haylee Thomas charted two 6-0 set wins to keep Miranda Douglas and Lisa Krebs winless on the day.
R.C. Invite
Out of a field of 10 teams, Brandon Valley finished in the middle of the pack at the Aug. 27-28 Rapid City Invite, coming in behind O’Gorman, Rapid City Stevens, St. Thomas More and a team from Gillette, Wyo.
“I thought we played well in the tournament, but there is definitely room for a lot of improvement this year,” Gladis said. “We took losses from Stevens, O'Gorman and St. Thomas More. Those three teams could make up the top three through five in state this year.”
Haley Rubin and Erin Buse battled their way through a hard-fought match against the duo of Raforth/Gibbens from St. Thomas More.
“Haley and Erin played very well together, but still have a lot to work on, as this was their first weekend playing together,” Gladis said.
That win advanced them to the third place match against Young/Young from Gillette. The Wyoming team won 10-5.
Buse and Rubnin also earned the right to play for third place in their respective singles matches against two St. Thomas More players. Denali Raforth defeated Buse 10-3 in No. 3 singles, while Rubin bowed to Nichole Echrich, 10-5 in No. 5 singles.
Brandon Valley 9, Rapid City Central 0
Singles: 1.) Jami Koens (BV) def. Claire Porter 6-4, 6-2; 2.) Tasha Nelson (BV) def. Kim Lucas 6-2, 6-2; 3.) Erin Buse (BV) def. Hailey Selby 6-1, 6-1; 4.) Hayley Naasz (BV) def. Carly Thompson 6-3, 6-1; 5.) Haley Rubin (BV) def. Miranda Douglas 6-1, 6-2; 6.) Haylee Thomas (BV) def. Lisa Krebs 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles: 1.) Koens/Nelson (BV) def. Porter/Selby 6-4, 6-1; 2.) Buse/Rubin (BV) def. Lucas/Thompson 6-2, 6-0; 3.) Naasz/Thomas (BV) def. Douglas/Krebs 6-0, 6-0.
Rapid City Invitational
Team scores: O’Gorman 292, Rapid City Stevens 229, St. Thomas More 175, Gillette, Wyo. 153, Brandon Valley 94, Sheridan, Wyo. 79, Pierre 75, Spearfish, 75, Rapid City Central 45, Sturgis 14.
Singles: Flight 1 – Jamie Koens (BV) – 7th place. Flight 2 – 5th place match: Taylour Hinshaw (Gil) def. Tasha Nelson (BV) 10-8. Flight 3 – 3rd place match: Denali Raforth (STM) def. Erin Buse (BV) 10-3. Flight 4 – Hayley Naasz (BV) – 7th place. Flight 5 – 3rd place match: Nichole Echrich (STM) def. Haley Rubin 10-5. Flight 6 – Haylee Thomas (BV) – 7th place.
Doubles: Flight 1 – 5th place match: Jami Koens/Tasha Nelson (BV) def. Moyle/Messinger (RCS) 10-8. Flight 2 - 3rd place match: Young/Young (Gil) def. Erin Buse/Haley Rubin 10-5. Flight 3 – 5th place match: Burke/Gusso (Pie) def. Hayley Naasz/Haylee Thomas10-7.
BV 0, O’Gorman 9
Stacked in talent from top to bottom, Sioux Falls O’Gorman blanked Brandon Valley in dual play Aug. 31 at McKennan Park. It was the first team loss of the season for the Lady Lynx.
Despite the fact Brandon Valley came up winless, Gladis said his team played well.
“If you can be happy with a 0-9 loss, I guess this would be it,” he said. “We did look good, but O'Gorman just knows how to close out games and have a confidence in their strokes that we're still looking for. It will come in time for us, though.”
The Knights dominated in both singles and doubles, with Brandon Valley’s biggest threat coming from Hayley Naasz who battled Katie Schwebach to a 7-5 finish in the first set. Schwebach followed up with a 6-0 set win.
“Hayley almost won the first set of her match and really did a great job in the second set as well, even though the score didn't show it much,” Gladis said.
The Lynx coach was also impressed with the play of Erin Buse at No. 3 singles, who lost 6-1, 6-0 to Erin Hoffmann. “She looked awesome,” Gladis said.
Haley Rubin and Buse threatened the Mary Billion and Mary Prouse in No. 2 doubles action but the O’Gorman duo claimed the 6-4, 6-1 victory.
This week, the Lady Lynx host the Brandon Valley Team Invite on Friday and Saturday, with play beginning at 9 a.m. both days. Next week, they’ll travel to Sioux Falls Lincoln on Sept. 13 and Pipestone, Minn., on Sept. 14. Play for both of those matches begins at 4 p.m.
Singles: No. 1) Hannah VanDemark (OG) def. Jami Koens 6-1, 6-2; No. 2) Meg Townsend (OG) def. Tasha Nelson 6-1, 6-0; No. 3) Erin Hoffmann (OG) def. Erin Buse 6-1, 6-0; No. 4) Katie Schwebach (OG) def. Hayley Naasz 7-5. 6-0; No. 5) Jenna Czarnecki (OG) def. Haley Rubin 6-1, 6-0; No. 6) Alexis Kosiak (OG) def. Haylee Thomas 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles: No. 1) Czarnecki/Kosiak (OG) def. Koens/Nelson 6-1, 6-2; No. 2) Mary Billion/Mary Prouse (OG) def. Buse/Rubin 6-4, 6-1; No. 3) Izzy Townsend/Abi Kosiak (OG) def. Naasz/Thomas 6-2, 6-0.
“We played well against Central,” said Jesse Gladis, head coach of the Lady Lynx tennis team. “It was a great match to get warmed up for the (Rapid City) Invite.”
Absent for the past five duals due to injury, Haley Rubin (No. 5 singles) returned to the lineup and handed Miranda Douglas 6-1, 6-2 set losses. She also teamed up with Erin Buse in No. 2 doubles play, where the Lynx duo controlled the 6-2, 6-0 match.
“Haley stepped up and played solid tennis,” Gladis said.
Rubin wasn’t the only Lady Lynx that turned in solid play. In No. 3 doubles, Hayley Naasz and Haylee Thomas charted two 6-0 set wins to keep Miranda Douglas and Lisa Krebs winless on the day.
R.C. Invite
Out of a field of 10 teams, Brandon Valley finished in the middle of the pack at the Aug. 27-28 Rapid City Invite, coming in behind O’Gorman, Rapid City Stevens, St. Thomas More and a team from Gillette, Wyo.
“I thought we played well in the tournament, but there is definitely room for a lot of improvement this year,” Gladis said. “We took losses from Stevens, O'Gorman and St. Thomas More. Those three teams could make up the top three through five in state this year.”
Haley Rubin and Erin Buse battled their way through a hard-fought match against the duo of Raforth/Gibbens from St. Thomas More.
“Haley and Erin played very well together, but still have a lot to work on, as this was their first weekend playing together,” Gladis said.
That win advanced them to the third place match against Young/Young from Gillette. The Wyoming team won 10-5.
Buse and Rubnin also earned the right to play for third place in their respective singles matches against two St. Thomas More players. Denali Raforth defeated Buse 10-3 in No. 3 singles, while Rubin bowed to Nichole Echrich, 10-5 in No. 5 singles.
Brandon Valley 9, Rapid City Central 0
Singles: 1.) Jami Koens (BV) def. Claire Porter 6-4, 6-2; 2.) Tasha Nelson (BV) def. Kim Lucas 6-2, 6-2; 3.) Erin Buse (BV) def. Hailey Selby 6-1, 6-1; 4.) Hayley Naasz (BV) def. Carly Thompson 6-3, 6-1; 5.) Haley Rubin (BV) def. Miranda Douglas 6-1, 6-2; 6.) Haylee Thomas (BV) def. Lisa Krebs 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles: 1.) Koens/Nelson (BV) def. Porter/Selby 6-4, 6-1; 2.) Buse/Rubin (BV) def. Lucas/Thompson 6-2, 6-0; 3.) Naasz/Thomas (BV) def. Douglas/Krebs 6-0, 6-0.
Rapid City Invitational
Team scores: O’Gorman 292, Rapid City Stevens 229, St. Thomas More 175, Gillette, Wyo. 153, Brandon Valley 94, Sheridan, Wyo. 79, Pierre 75, Spearfish, 75, Rapid City Central 45, Sturgis 14.
Singles: Flight 1 – Jamie Koens (BV) – 7th place. Flight 2 – 5th place match: Taylour Hinshaw (Gil) def. Tasha Nelson (BV) 10-8. Flight 3 – 3rd place match: Denali Raforth (STM) def. Erin Buse (BV) 10-3. Flight 4 – Hayley Naasz (BV) – 7th place. Flight 5 – 3rd place match: Nichole Echrich (STM) def. Haley Rubin 10-5. Flight 6 – Haylee Thomas (BV) – 7th place.
Doubles: Flight 1 – 5th place match: Jami Koens/Tasha Nelson (BV) def. Moyle/Messinger (RCS) 10-8. Flight 2 - 3rd place match: Young/Young (Gil) def. Erin Buse/Haley Rubin 10-5. Flight 3 – 5th place match: Burke/Gusso (Pie) def. Hayley Naasz/Haylee Thomas10-7.
BV 0, O’Gorman 9
Stacked in talent from top to bottom, Sioux Falls O’Gorman blanked Brandon Valley in dual play Aug. 31 at McKennan Park. It was the first team loss of the season for the Lady Lynx.
Despite the fact Brandon Valley came up winless, Gladis said his team played well.
“If you can be happy with a 0-9 loss, I guess this would be it,” he said. “We did look good, but O'Gorman just knows how to close out games and have a confidence in their strokes that we're still looking for. It will come in time for us, though.”
The Knights dominated in both singles and doubles, with Brandon Valley’s biggest threat coming from Hayley Naasz who battled Katie Schwebach to a 7-5 finish in the first set. Schwebach followed up with a 6-0 set win.
“Hayley almost won the first set of her match and really did a great job in the second set as well, even though the score didn't show it much,” Gladis said.
The Lynx coach was also impressed with the play of Erin Buse at No. 3 singles, who lost 6-1, 6-0 to Erin Hoffmann. “She looked awesome,” Gladis said.
Haley Rubin and Buse threatened the Mary Billion and Mary Prouse in No. 2 doubles action but the O’Gorman duo claimed the 6-4, 6-1 victory.
This week, the Lady Lynx host the Brandon Valley Team Invite on Friday and Saturday, with play beginning at 9 a.m. both days. Next week, they’ll travel to Sioux Falls Lincoln on Sept. 13 and Pipestone, Minn., on Sept. 14. Play for both of those matches begins at 4 p.m.
Singles: No. 1) Hannah VanDemark (OG) def. Jami Koens 6-1, 6-2; No. 2) Meg Townsend (OG) def. Tasha Nelson 6-1, 6-0; No. 3) Erin Hoffmann (OG) def. Erin Buse 6-1, 6-0; No. 4) Katie Schwebach (OG) def. Hayley Naasz 7-5. 6-0; No. 5) Jenna Czarnecki (OG) def. Haley Rubin 6-1, 6-0; No. 6) Alexis Kosiak (OG) def. Haylee Thomas 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles: No. 1) Czarnecki/Kosiak (OG) def. Koens/Nelson 6-1, 6-2; No. 2) Mary Billion/Mary Prouse (OG) def. Buse/Rubin 6-4, 6-1; No. 3) Izzy Townsend/Abi Kosiak (OG) def. Naasz/Thomas 6-2, 6-0.
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