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A strong finish allowed the Ankeny Centennial girls’ tennis team to defeat visiting Waukee, 7-4, on Tuesday at the Prairie Ridge courts.
The Jaguars trailed, 4-3, before sweeping the last four doubles matches. They lifted their overall record to 4-2.
“The girls played great against a tough Waukee team,” said Centennial coach Ryan Petersen. “Our teamwork in doubles and coaching and encouraging each other in between points was a huge factor tonight.”
Centennial won the No. 1 and 3 doubles matches to take a 5-4 lead. The No. 4 doubles team of Ellie Bryan and Karlie Kaiser then won a third-set super-tiebreaker to seal the victory.
“The girls are pumped,” Petersen said. “We always have tight matches with Waukee.”
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The two teams split the six singles matches. Alli and Jordyn Gustafson both won their matches for the Jaguars, and so did Tayler Bloom.
Here are the match-by-match results:
Centennial 7, Waukee 4
Singles–A. Gustafson won, 6-2, 6-2; J. Gustafson won, 6-1, 6-3; Bloom won, 6-0, 7-6; Guan lost, 6-1, 7-6; Nemmers lost, 6-2, 6-1; Bendezu lost, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles–A. Gustafson-J. Gustafson won, 6-1, 7-5; Bloom-Guan won, 6-2, 6-1; Bendezu-Ryan won, 6-4, 6-1; Bryan-Kaiser won, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6; Bockart-Schultz lost, 3-6, 6-1, 10-4.