Mitchell tennis goes 1-2 over the weekend

HURON — The Mitchell High School girls’ tennis went 1-2 at a quadrangular Saturday.

Brandon Valley beat Mitchell 7-2 and Mitchell beat Huron 9-0 before losing to Aberdeen Central 9-0.

Mitchell has a record of 5-4 and 3-4 in the Eastern South Dakota Conference. The Kernels have played all the teams in the ESD, according to coach Pat Moller, and now know where they stand in the conference.

“We are right in the middle of the pack,” he said. “We haven’t played anybody that we can’t beat, other than Aberdeen.”

Besides Aberdeen and Brandon Valley, Mitchell has lost to Watertown and Yankton in the ESD.

“We aren’t that far below Watertown, Brandon Valley and Yankton,” Moller said. “We are competitive in the ESD.”

Kendra Cersosimo won a singles match against Brandon Valley and went 2-1 at the quadrangular.

“Kendra had a good day and asserted herself as the team leader in that third spot,” Moller said.

Mitchell plays Thursday at Sioux Falls Washington.

Brandon Valley 7, Mitchell 2

Singles

No. 1: Erin Buse (BV) def. Amanda Hegg 9-8 (7-4).

No. 2: Hayley Naasz (BV) def. Courtney Wells 8-0.

No. 3: Kendra Cersosimo (M) def. Haley Ruin 8-5.

No. 4: Hanna Matschelknaus (BV) def. Kayla White 9-8 (7-5).

No. 5: Hayle Thomas (BV) def. Chelsea Kracht 8-4.

No. 6: Erin Spanton (BV) def. Abby Yahne 8-3.

Doubles

No. 1: Buse/Naasz (BV) def. Hegg/Cersosimo 8-6.

No. 2: Wells/White (M) def. Rubin/Thomas 8-0.

No. 3: Matschelknaus/Marso (BV) def. Kracht/Smith 8-4.

JV: Spanton/Sadler def. Grabenstein/Yahne 8-6.

Mitchell 9, Huron 0

Singles

No. 1: Amanda Hegg (M) def. Halle Halbkat 8-5.

No. 2: Courtney Wells (M) def. Erin Isackson 8-0.

No. 3: Kendra Cersosimo (M) def. Michelle Johnson 8-3.

No. 4: Kayla White (M) def. Sierra Goergen 8-1.

No. 5: Chelsea Kracht (M) def. Claire Hoogland 8-6.

No. 6: Grace Grabenstein (M) def. Alison Fenski 8-1.

Doubles

No. 1: Hegg/Cersosimo (M) def. Halbkat/Isackson 8-4.

No. 2: Wells/White (M) def. Johnson/Goergen 8-3.

No. 3: Kracht/Smith (M) def. Hoogland/Fenski 8-6.

JV: Grabenstein/Yahne (M) def. Hedblom/Cripe 8-0.

Aberdeen 9, Mitchell 0

Singles

No. 1: Hannah Brenden (A) def. Amanda Hegg 8-0.

No. 2: Jenna Strohfus (A) def. Courtney Wells 8-1.

No. 3: Sam Kinder (A) def. Kendra Cersosimo 8-6.

No. 4: Kristen Hanson (A) def. Kayla White 8-2.

No. 5: Diana Peck (A) def. Chelsea Kracht 8-0.

No. 6: Erica Hanson (A) def. Grace Grabenstein 8-2.

Doubles

No. 1: Brenden/Hanson (A) def. Hegg/Cersosimo 8-4.

No. 2: Strohfus/Peck (A) def. Wells/White 8-3.

No. 3: Kinder/Hanson (A) def. Kracht/Smith 8-6.

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