‘It was a great day of tennis’: Jaguars roll past S.E. Polk on their Senior Night

Ankeny Centennial’s Gabby Mixdorf waits at the net as teammate Talia Baca serves the ball during their No. 3 doubles match against visiting Southeast Polk on Wednesday. They helped the Jaguars to an 11-0 victory on their Senior Night. (Photo by Dan Holm)

It was a banner Senior Night for the Ankeny Centennial girls’ tennis team.

The Jaguars rolled to an 11-0 victory over visiting Southeast Polk in a CIML Conference meet on Wednesday. They won all 11 matches in straight sets to keep the Rams winless.

“It was a great day of tennis with everyone in the lineup getting a win!” said Centennial coach Alli Gustafson. “I was proud of how everyone stepped up and adjusted their play based on their opponent. It was great to celebrate and honor all of our seniors tonight!”

Centennial improved to 4-2 in the league and 6-3 overall. Southeast Polk’s records dropped to 0-7 and 0-8.

**Ankeny Centennial’s Mayci Rasmus hits a backhand return while teammate Mary Faidley looks on during their No. 4 doubles match on Wednesday. They posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory. (Photo by Dan Holm)**

The Jaguars will host a conference meet against fourth-ranked Waukee Northwest on Thursday. The Wolves (4-3, 7-3) are coming off a 6-2 loss at No. 1 Dowling Catholic on Tuesday.

Here are the match-by-match results from Wednesday’s meet:

Centennial 11, S.E. Polk 0

Singles–S. Peterson beat Dao, 6-2, 6-2; Yuan beat Ciesielski, 6-1, 6-2; Baca beat Kenney, 6-1, 6-3; Benkufsky beat Bartels, 6-2, 6-2; Lofgren beat Berkey, 6-1, 6-2; Mixdorf beat Bouchard, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles–S. Peterson-Lofgren beat Dao-Kenney, 6-2, 6-4; Yuan-Benkufsky beat Ciesielski-Bartels, 6-0, 6-2; Baca-Mixdorf beat Berkey-Bouchard, 6-0, 6-1; Faidley-Rasmus beat Christensen-Shields, 6-1, 6-2; Sterling-Bhat beat Wetmore-Cech, 6-2, 6-2.