Kernels lose a pair of matches in Brookings

BROOKINGS — The Mitchell High School girls’ tennis team lost a pair of matches Saturday at the Brookings Jamboree.

Mitchell was swept 9-0 by Watertown and was beat by Brookings 8-1.

Mitchell’s No. 1 doubles team of Courtney Wells and Chelsea Kracht picked up the Kernels’ lone win on the day. They beat Brookings Lydia Lucchesi and Emma Lucchesi 8-5.

Wells and Kracht lost in the No. 1 doubles flight against Watertown 9-8 (8-6).

Mitchell moves to 1-3 on the season and is 0-2 in the Eastern South Dakota Conference. The Kernels are in action next when they host a home triangular against Pierre and Yankton starting at noon on Friday.

Watertown 9, Mitchell 0

Singles: No. 1 Mariah Hericks (W) def. Courtney Wells 8-1; No. 2 Rachel Gauger (W) def. Chelsea Kracht 8-2; No. 3 Jonna Bochal (W) def. Grace Grabenstein 8-0; No. 4 Sydney Strait (W) def. Haley Smith 8-3; No. 5 Rachel Kjetland (W) def. Halle Larson 8-1; No. 6 Tatum Dean (W) Emma Keys 8-0.

Doubles: No. 1 Mariah Hericks and Jonna Bochal (W) def. Wells and Kracht 9-8 (8-6); No. 2 Rachel Gauger and Erin Bones (W) def. Grabenstein and Smith 8-2; No. 3 Sydney Strait and Emma Keys (W) def. Larson and Sammie Pooley 8-2. JV: Rachel Kjetland and Jani Moran (W) def. Tatum Dean and Allison Buckley 8-1.

Brookings 8, Mitchell 1

Singles: No. 1 Lydia Lucchesi (B) def. Courtney Wells 8-4; No. 2 Emma Lucchesi (B) def. Chelsea Kracht 8-4; No. 3 Brenna Langland (B) def. Grace Grabenstein 8-6; No. 4 Sarah He (B) def. Haley Smith 8-1; No. 5 Lauri Anderson (B) def. Halle Larson 9-8 (7-5); No. 6 Beth Hildebrant (B) def. Sammie Pooley 6-4; JV: Hannah Eng (B) def. Tatum Dean 6-4.

Doubles: No. 1 Courtney Wells and Chelsea Kracht (M) def. Lydia Lucchesi and Emma Lucchesi 8-5; No. 2 Brenna Langland and Lauri Anderson (B) def. Grabenstein and Smith; No. 3 Sarah He and Beth Hildebrant (B) def. Sammie Pooley and Allison Buckley 8-4.

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