South Dakota State Tournament Results
Sioux Falls Lincoln won its sixth straight boys' state tennis championship during the South Dakota State High School Tournament May 16-18.
Split between Brandon and Sioux Falls, the tournament had 24 participating teams and crowned champions over six flights of singles and three flights of doubles. Lincoln's dominant performance included championships in five of the six flights of singles and two of the three flights of doubles.
Team Results:
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (SFL) - 689
2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman (SFO) - 613
3. Rapid City Stevens (RCS) - 395
4. Sioux Falls Washington (SFW) - 376.5
5. Brandon Valley (BRV) - 376
Individual Results
Singles
Flight #1
First Place: Sam Dobbs (SFL) def. Cade Damgaard (SFO) 6-2, 6-4
Third Place: Jamison Pfingston (RCS) def. Tory Shafer (SFW) 10-4
Flight #2
First Place: Gage Gohl (SFL) def. Wil McDowell (SFO) 6-4, 6-2
Third Place: Michael Tang (RCS) def. Chris Harris (SFW) 10-6
Flight #3
First Place: Rahul Giri (SFL) def. Dawson Segrist (RCS) 6-0, 6-3
Third Place: Michael Yousef (SFO) def. Davis Shafer (SFW) 10-6
Flight #4
First Place: Zach Ridl (SFO) def. Cole Sawatzke (YAN) 6-4, 6-2
Third Place: Evan Talcott (BRV) def. Landon DeBoer (SFL) 10-8
Flight #5
First Place: Rocky McKenzie (SFL) def. Kade Moffitt (SFO) 6-1, 6-1
Third Place: Gage Becker (YAN) def. Grant Judson (PIR) 10-7
Flight #6
First Place: Gavin Schmit (SFL) def. Gabe Dally (SFO) 6-0, 6-1
Third Place: Nick Gregoire (YAN) def. Luke Leingang (PIR) 10-5
Doubles
Flight #1
First Place: S. Dobbs/G. Gohl (SFL) def. C. Damgaard/W. McDowell 6-4, 7-6(5)
Third Place: J. Pfingston/D. Segrist (RCS) def. T. Shafer/C. Harris (SFW) 10-3
Flight #2
First Place: M. Yousef/Z. Ridl (SFO) def. J. Frantzen/E. Talcott (BRV) 7-6(2), 6-0
Third Place: R. Giri/L. DeBoer (SFL) def. D. Shafer/N. Morgans (SFW) 10-7
Flight #3
First Place: R. McKenzie/G. Schmit (SFL) def. G. Becker/N. Gregoire (YAN) 7-5, 6-1
Third Place: K. Moffitt/G. Dally (SFO) def. A. Henson/D. Johnson (BRV) 10-7
- Sioux Falls Lincoln, South Dakota High School Tennis Tournament Champions
- Sioux Falls O'Gorman, South Dakota High School Tennis Tournament Second Place
- Rapid City Stevens, South Dakota High School Tennis Tournament Third Place
- South Dakota boys tennis player hits a forehand during the state tournament
- South Dakota boys state tournament participant hits a backhand
- State tournament competitor serves the ball
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