The Mitchell girls' tennis team mixed it up on Saturday.
The Kernels split their home triangular with Spearfish and Yankton at Hitchcock Park. Mitchell defeated Spearfish 7-2 and lost to Yankton 5-4.
The Kernels were without one player against Yankton, while Sammy Pooley sat out with a minor elbow issue. That allowed coach Pat Moller to shuffle his lineup around against the familiar foe.
"We just wanted to mix it up a little bit," Moller said. "Since it was the third time we played them."
Avery Larson played the No. 1 singles match in place of Pooley. Larson lost 10-3 against Anne Knoff.
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"She battled Anne Knoff hard and came up a little short at the end," Moller said. "It was a good opportunity for her."
Larson was also paired with senior Kaihlen Smith in the No. 1 doubles match. It was Smith's last home match of her career.
"It was kind of nice to see her play with Avery at No. 1 doubles; kind of play at the top there," Moller said. "She has worked hard all year long and has really been playing well lately. It was kind of a fun day to mix things up a little bit in all our singles and doubles."
The Kernels won four of the six singles match, while winning all the doubles matches against Spearfish.
The Kernels will play in a triangular today in Huron against Huron and Aberdeen Roncalli.
Yankton 5, Mitchell 4
Singles
No. 1: Anne Knoff (Y) def. Avery Larson (M), 10-3
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No. 2: Josephine Krajewski (Y) def. Kaihlen Smith (M), 10-4
No. 3: Madison Bohlen (M) def. Sophie Kouri (Y), 10-6
No. 4: Olivia Tennant (Y) def. Sarah Zimmerman (M), 10-1
No. 5: Ashley Jones (M) def. Anna Kokesh (Y), 10-6
No. 6: Maddie Binder (Y) def. Bailey Roden (M), 10-6
Doubles
No. 1: Knoff/Krajewski (Y) def. Smith/Larson (M), 10-8
No. 2: Bohlen/Zimmerman (M) def. Kouri/Tennant (Y), 10-3
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No. 3: Jones/Roden (M) def. Binder/Brenna Becker (Y), 10-5
Mitchell 7, Spearfish 2
Singles
No. 1: Sammy Pooley (M) def. Maren Smith (S), 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: Larson (M) def. Anne-Marie Rolando (S), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3: Sierra Hauff (S) def. Kelsey Dahme (M), 3-6, 6-1, 10-2
No. 4: Kaihlen Smith (M) def. Shawnda McDaniel (S), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Ashley Jones (M) def. Elaina Sparrow (S), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Ella Hancock (S) def. Bohlen (M), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1: Pooley/Larson (M) def. Maren Long/Rolando (S), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2: Dahme/Smith (M) def. Hauff/McDaniel (S), 6-3, 6-0
No. 3: Jones/Bohlen (M) def. Sparrow/Hancock (S), 6-3, 6-3
