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Shenandoah’s Sun runner-up at state tennis

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May 29th, 2022 by admin

Shenandoah’s Le Yuan Sun finished as the runner-up at the Class 1A State Girls Tennis Tournament on Saturday. She defeated Catherine Straus of Spirit Lake in the semifinals 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. Then in the finals Sun dropped a 6-2, 6-3 match to Ella Tallett of Xavier.

Also in singles play Coryl Matheny of Glenwood picked up a 7th place medal. Matheny defeated Tess Paton of Fairfield 6-2, 6-4 in second round consolations. Then in the consolation semifinal Matheny lost to Sophia Fain of Columbus Catholic 6-2, 6-4. Then in the 7th place match Matheny defeated Mary Rolfstad of Assumption 7-5 7-6. Lanee Olsen of Lewis Central was knocked out in second round consolations by Sophia Fain 6-2, 6-0.

In 1A Doubles play St. Albert’s Landy Miller and Allison Narmi defeated Clarinda’s Taylor Cole and Mayson Hartley 6-3, 6-3 in the fifth place match, bringing a couple more medals to Hawkeye Ten players.

Cole and Hartley knocked out Merced Ramirez and Tessa Rolenc of Red Oak 6-4, 6-0 in the consolation 2nd round. They then beat Gracie Goad and Natalee Hartman of Marion 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fifth place match.

Miller and Narmi beat Alexis and Oasis Opheim of Lewis Central 6-2, 6-3 in the consolation 2nd round. They then defeated Presley Blommers and Lucy Roach of Oskaloosa 0-6, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9) to reach the fifth place match.