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Jaguars fall to Johnston in regional final; S.E. Polk ousts Hawkettes

May 21, 2019 by Dan Holm

Ankeny Centennial’s Jordyn Gustafson hits a forehand return during her victory over Johnston’s Dasha Svitashev in a Class 2A regional team tournament on Monday at Johnston. The Jaguars dropped a 5-1 decision to Johnston in the regional final. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Both the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial girls’ tennis squads were eliminated from regional team competition on Monday.

The Jaguars posted a 5-2 victory over Waukee in a Class 2A regional semifinal at Johnston before falling to the host Dragons, 5-1, in the final. They finished the season with an 8-5 record.

“We played competitive matches,” said Centennial coach Ryan Petersen. “Jordyn Gustafson had a great win at No. 2 singles. We played them tight in the games we lost, but it was just Johnston’s day.”

Gustafson defeated Dasha Svitashev in a matchup of state doubles qualifiers. At last week’s regional tournament, Svitashev and teammate Julia Heil topped Gustafson and Tayler Bloom in the doubles final.

“Although it was disappointing our team didn’t advance, it was definitely a good win for me and it was a great way to end the season going into state,” said Gustafson. “It will definitely boost my confidence going into the state tournament next week.”

Gustafson’s sister, Alli, will also be heading to the state tournament in singles. She lost to defending state champion Cari Naanep of Johnston on Monday.

The state tournament will be held on May 29-30 in Bettendorf.

Ankeny Centennial’s Claudia Guan gets ready to serve the ball during the Jaguars’ loss to Johnston on Monday. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Ankeny, meanwhile, suffered a 5-2 loss at Southeast Polk in another Region 2 semifinal. The Hawkettes finished with a 6-9 record.

Reilly Johnson and Lydia Blatt each won their singles matches for Ankeny. The Hawkettes needed to sweep the doubles in order to advance, but Southeast Polk got a three-set win at the No. 2 spot to seal the victory.

Here are the match-by-match results:

S.E. Polk 5, Ankeny 2

Singles–Vannoy (SEP) beat Weber, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7; O’Donnell (SEP) beat Penningroth, 3-6, 7-5, 10-8; Veldhuizen (SEP) beat Sommerfeld, 6-0, 6-1; Wheeler (SEP) beat Luther, 6-0, 4-6, 10-7; R. Johnson (A) beat Doyle, 6-1, 6-0; Blatt (A) beat Rupert, 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles–Vannoy-Wheeler (SEP) beat Sommerfeld-Luther, 0-6, 6-0, 10-0.

Southeast Polk then lost to Dowling Catholic, 5-0, in the regional final. The Maroons will play Johnston on Tuesday at Ankeny at 3 p.m. in the opening round of the state tournament.

Filed Under: Girls' Tennis, Hawks, Jaguars Tagged With: Featured, Jordyn Gustafson, Ryan Petersen

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