BROOKINGS – The Bobcats defeated Milbank 6-3 in a girls’ tennis dual Saturday morning at Hillcrest Tennis Courts.
Brookings won five of the six singles matches.
Jane Ardry cruised past Jodi DeVaal 8-1 at No. 1.
Abby Enevoldsen was an 8-6 victor over Halli Essington in the No 2 match. Kia Witt topped Rhianna Cantine 8-2 at No. 3.
Marina Du beat Hattie Muellenbach 8-4 at No. 5 and Skylor Ness dropped Alexis Ninneman 8-2 in the No. 6 match.
Du and Ness capped 2-0 performances by toppling Muellenbach and Ninneman 8-2 in the No. 3 doubles match.
Brookings’ match versus Yankton was rained out after singles play, where all six matches were won by the Gazelles.
The Bobcats (4-16) return to action at the Eastern South Dakota Conference Tournament on Thursday at 8 a.m. in Aberdeen.
BROOKINGS 6, MILBANK 3
Singles
No. 1 – Jane Ardry, B, def. Jodi DeVaal, 8-1
No. 2 – Abby Enevoldsen, B, def. Halli Essington 8-6
No. 3 – Kia Witt, B, def. Rhianna Cantine, 8-2
No. 4 – Rhianna Welberg, M, def. Dhwani Kharel, 8-3
No. 5 – Marina Du, B, def. Hattie Muellenbach, 8-4
No. 6 – Skylor Ness, B, def. Alexis Ninneman, 8-2
Doubles
No. 1 – DeVaal/Essington, M, def. Ardry/Enevoldsen, 8-6
No. 2 – Cantine/Welberg, M, def. Witt/Kharel, 8-1
No. 3 – Du/Ness, B, def. Muellenbach/Ninneman, 8-2
Junior Varsity
Singles: Tristina Ting, B, def. Abby Michels, 8-1; Isha Hooda, B, def. MacKenzie Michels, 8-6.
BROOKINGS 6, MILBANK 3
Singles
No. 1 – Anne Knoff, Y, def. Jane Ardry, 8-0
No. 2 – Josephine Krajewski, Y, def. Abby Enevoldsen, 8-3
No. 3 – Olivia Tennant, Y, Kia Witt, 8-2
No. 4 – Maddie Binder, Y, def. Dhwani Kharel, 8-0
No. 5 – Peyton Tramp, Y, def. Marina Du, 8-1
No. 6 – Maggie Schaefer, Y, def. Skylor Ness, 8-1
Doubles
** Cancelled due to rain
Junior Varsity
Singles: Brenna Becker, Y, def. Tristina Ting, 8-4; Aurora Papstein, Y, def. Isha Hooda, 6-1.