Lincoln Pius X, Omaha Duchesne Claim State Titles

Over at Woods Tennis Center in Lincoln, Omaha Duchesne claimed the Class B State Championship once again, with Omaha Norris coming in second and Grand Island Central Catholic rounding out the top three. Duchesne’s team won three of the four titles including No. 1 singles. Meena Satpahy defeated Grand Island CC’s Ashlyn Kucera, 6-0, 6-0. Norris’s Crystal Craft came in third.

Norris claimed the No. 2 singles title as Madeline Starr beat McCook’s Joslyn Hammond, 6-3-6-0. Lincoln Christian’s Molly Looper came in third. Starr is one of five seniors on Norris’s team and was proud of her school’s performance.

“It was pretty amazing, it meant the world to me,” Starr said. “I felt like I was going on sheer willpower alone, I wouldn’t give up on any point.”

At No. 1 doubles, Duchesne’s Ina Satpathy and Paulina Gilgenast overcame Norris’s Isabel Havel and Georgia Havel, 6-2-6-4. York’s Erin Case and Natalie Rockenbach came in third.

Duchesne’s Abigail Brester and Bridget Duffy beat Omaha Skutt’s Breanna Skala and Katlyln Nelson, 6-2, 7-5 to claim the state title at No. 2 doubles. York’s Addison Legg and Meaghan Rowe came in third.

TEAM SCORES - CLASS A

Lincoln Pius X 44, Lincoln Southeast 41½, Lincoln Southwest 37¾, Omaha Marian 37.125, Lincoln East 32½, Millard North, 28¼, Elkhorn South 28, Kearney 20.625, Lincoln North Star 16½, Millard West 16¼, Omaha Westside 14½, Papillion-La Vista 12, Fremont 10¼, Columbus 10, Lincoln High 8, Gretna 6, Millard South 6, Grand Island 4, Omaha Bryan 4, Omaha Central 4, Bellevue West 2, Norfolk 2.

TEAM SCORES - CLASS B

Omaha Duchesne 54¼, Norris 43½, Grand Island CC 34½, McCook 32.375, Omaha Skutt 27, York 24½, Elkhorn 21½, Lincoln Christian 19, Adams Central 16, Gering 15.125, Bennington 14¼, Elkhorn North 12¼, Blair 10, Lexington 8, Brownell Talbot/Concordia 6, Hastings 6, Hastings SC 6, Scottsbluff 6, Hershey 4, Kearney Catholic 4, Omaha Gross 4, Omaha Mercy 4, Waverly 4, Ogallala 2, Ralston 2.