Kernels beat Aberdeen, fall to S.F. Washington in tennis triangular

Mitchell split a pair of matches in a high school tennis triangular Monday at Hitchcock Park in Mitchell.

The Kernels beat Aberdeen Central 6-3 but fell to Sioux Falls Washington 9-0.

“We started out playing really well in singles against Aberdeen,” said Mitchell assistant coach Chad Larson, who was acting as head coach Monday in place of the absent Pat Moller. “The boys came out with a lot of confidence and they were very focused and determined. They hit a lot of quality shots.”

No. 1 Jacob Cersosimo, No. 3 Taylor Moore, No. 4 Kanin Nelson, No. 5 Tate Crago and No. 6 Alex Hegg each picked up singles wins for Mitchell, which has won 6 of 11 matches this season. The Kernels are also 2-3 in Eastern South Dakota Conference play.

The No. 3 doubles team of Beau Brown and Brenden Lehr had a 10-7 win against Aberdeen. No other doubles team was able to pick up a win Monday.

“We struggled in doubles, but we’re going to continue to work on that in practice, so by the end of the season we can be stronger in area,” Larson said.

Larson said Sioux Falls Washington is a state-champion contender this season.

“They’re experienced, and last year they were the runner-up at the state tournament,” he said. “This year, they’ve beaten O’Gorman, who was the state champion last season, so they’re the real deal.”

Larson said the No. 2 singles match of Brown vs. Dobby O’Donnell was especially entertaining. O’Donnell won 11-9.

“Beau was up against one of the best in his flight this year,” Larson said. “I’m proud of his effort. He plays hard every match and expects to win every time he goes out there.”

Mitchell plays at 4 p.m. Brookings today in a dual against the Bobcats for its next action.

Mitchell 6, Aberdeen 3

Singles: No. 1 Jacob Cersosimo (MIT) def. Aaron Lorenz 10-7; No. 2 Joey Crompton (AC) def. Beau Brown 10-8; No. 3 Taylor Moore (MIT) def. Alex Grandbois 10-8; No. 4 Kanin Nelson (MIT) def. Adam Zimmerman 10-5; No. 6 Alex Hegg (MIT) def. Dillon Prissel 10-2. JV: Brenden Lehr (MIT) def. Justin Hofer 8-0; Gray Determan (MIT) def. Matt Hollan 8-2; Ryan Solberg (MIT) def. Eric DeBoer 9-7; Landon Pooley (MIT) def. Dayton Worth 8-5; Tannon Tople (AC) def. Ross Yeo 9-7.

Doubles: No. 1 Aaron Lorenz and Joey Crompton (AC) def. Cersosimo and Moore 10-8; No. 2 Alex Grandbois and Dan DeBoer (AC) def. Nelson and Hegg; No. 3 Beau Brown and Brenden Lehr (MIT) def. Matt Melemseter and Adam Zimmerman 10-7. JV: Justin Hofer and Dillon Prissel (AC) def. Tate Crago and Gray Determan 9-8 (7-5); Ryan Solberg and Landon Pooley (MIT) def. Matt Hollan and Eric DeBoer 8-4; Tannon Tople and Dayton Worth (AC) def. Ross Yeo and Koln Thie 8-2; Bohdi Schultz and Dayton Worth (AC) def. Reagan Brandon and Cooper Voigt 8-4.

Sioux Falls Washington 9, Mitchell 0

Singles: No. 1 Connor Tieszen (SFW) def. Jacob Cersosimo 10-0; No. 2 Dobby O’Donnell (SFW) def. Beau Brown 11-9; No. 3 Scott Miller (SFW) def. Taylor Moore 10-1; No. 4 Dillon Zastrow (SFW) def. Kanin Nelson 10-6; No. 5 Luke Haffeman (SFW) def. Tate Crago 10-4; No. 6 Nate Ackert (SFW) def. Alex Hegg 10-1. JV: Elliot Hartwig (SFW) def. Brenden Lehr 8-4; Jony Ross (SFW) def. Gray Determan 9-7; Ryan Solberg (MIT) def. Kyle McKee 8-2; Ethan Elbers (SFW) def. Landon Pooley 8-2; Ben Schroeder (SFW) def. Ross Yeo 8-1; Ethan Elbers (SFW) def. Regan Brands 8-0; Kyle McKee (SFW) def. Cooper Voigt 8-3; Elliot Hartwig (SFW) def. Ryan Solberg 6-1; Ben Schroeder (SFW) def. Landon Pooley 6-0; Ross Yeo (MIT) def. Kyle McKee 7-6 (7-4).

Doubles: Connor Tieszen and Dobby O’Donnell (SFW) def. Jacob Cersosimo and Taylor Moore 10-1; No. 2 Scott Miller and Luke Haffeman (SFW) def. Kanin Nelson and Alex Hegg 10-2; No. 3 Nate Ackert and Dillon Zastrow (SFW) def. Beau Brown and Brenden Lehr 10-5. JV: Tate Crago and Gray Determan (MIT) def. Elliot Hartwig and Jony Ross 8-5.

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