ATLANTIC — The Panthers came away with a second-place finish Wednesday in Atlantic, tying Lewis Central with 19 points. Clarinda was the tournament winner, scoring 30 points.
“Today was a great day for our girls to tie for second place at the Atlantic tournament,” coach Kevin Cooper said. “It was the first tournament for four of our girls, so it was nice to them to get to experience that.”
Creston’s No. 1 doubles team, senior Sasha Wurster and junior Hollynn Rieck, won two bouts to advance to the finals where they fell to Council Bluff Abraham Lincoln’s Tori Hansen and Lilly Bates.
In the first round, Wurster and Rieck defeated JV’s Brady Wagner and Ellie Butler 6-0, 6-1. They advanced to face Audubon’s senior duo of Grace Zaiger and Samantha Warnaca 6-0, 6-1. In the finals, they lost 6-2, 7-5.
In No. 1 singles, Creston senior Ava Adamson defeated athletes from Lewis Central and Atlantic on her way to the finals.
In round one, Adamson defeated senior McKenzie Morris of Lewis Central 6-3, 6-2. In round two she took down Atlantic’s Lily Willrich 6-1, 6-0. The finals were between Adamson and Clarinda senior Riley Nothwehr. Clarinda took the win 6-0 6-0, Adamson taking silver.
“Ava played very good today, she just faced a great opponent in the championship. She has the toughest job for us, playing number one night in and night out,” Cooper said. “She faces potential state qualifiers each night. I was so happy for her to get second place at this tournament.”
In No. 2 doubles, Creston freshmen Shaylee Coen and Marlee Stalker fell 6-1, 6-2 in round one to Harlan’s Rebekah Christensen and Catherine Fah. In the second round, the pair lost 6-1, 6-3 to Audubon’s Rachel Rynearson and Makenna Nichols. In the seventh-place match, Coen and Stalker defeated Abraham Lincoln’s Lexie Nelson and Rylan Stokes 4-6, 6-2,10-8.
Sophomore Kennedy Strider competed in No. 2 singles, placing sixth. She began with an 6-0, 6-0 loss to Clarinda senior Hannah Higgins. In the next round she defeated Taryn O’Brien 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the fifth-place match. There, she was topped by Audubon senior Alice Adams 6-0, 6-0.
The Panther girls return home Monday to host Clarinda.
Results
No. 1 SinglesFirst Place: Riley Notwehr (Clarinda)Second Place: Ava Adamson (Creston)Third Place: Naia Ojeda (Harlan)Fourth Place: Lily Willrich (Atlantic)Fifth Place: Briley Belnap (Audubon)Sixth Place: Eliot Powers (CBAL)Seventh Place: McKenzie Morris (Lewis Central)Eighth Place: Shauna Anderson (JV)
No. 2 SinglesFirst Place: Hannah Higgins (Clarinda)Second Place: Jacobi Harter (Atlantic)Third Place: Avary Mass (Lewis Central)Fourth Place: Abbie Eichelberger (CBAL)Fifth Plaace: Alice Adam (Audubon)Sixth Place: Kennedy Strider (Creston)Seventh Place: Alexa Powers (Harlan)Eighth Place: Taryn O’Brien (JV)
No. 1 DoublesFirst Place: Tori Hanson/Lilly Bates (CBAL)Second Place: Sasha Wurster/Hollynn Rieck (Creston)Third Place: Taylin Walter/Ellie Cole (Clarinda)Fourth Place: Grace Zaiger/Samantha Warnaca (Audubon)Fifth Place: Addisyn McNeal/Liv Allely (Lewis Central)Sixth Place: Brady Wagner/Ellie Butler (JV)Seventh Place: Anastacia Kay/Chloe Swensen (Harlan)Eighth Place: Dani Bennett/Adi Freund (Atlantic)
No. 2 DoublesFirst Place: Alivia Higgins/Riley Notwehr (Clarinda)Second Place: Reese Meaike/Macie Meaike (Lewis Central)Third Place: Rebekah Christensen/Catherine Fah (Harlan)Fourth Place: Margaret McCurdy/Olivia Jensen (JV)Fifth Place: Rachael Rynearson/Makenna Nichols (Audubon)Sixth Place: Aubrey Winford/Aunika Darrow (Atlantic)Seventh Place: Shaylee Coen/Marlee Stalker (Creston)Eighth Place: Lexie Nelson/Rylan Stokes (CBAL)
Team Standings
1 Clarinda 30
2 Creston 19
2 Lewis Central 19
4 Audubon 17
4 CBAL 17
6 Atlantic 16
6 Harlan 16
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