The Ankeny boys’ and Ankeny Centennial girls’ teams both suffered conference losses on their home courts Thursday.
The Jaguars dropped a 10-1 decision to Waukee. It was their Senior Night.
“We had the chance to celebrate our seniors and recognize all the incredible contributions they’ve made to our program,” said Centennial coach Alli Gustafson.
Kalyani Bhat provided Centennial’s lone win. She won a three-set match at No. 2 singles.
“It was a tough match as our team fell to a strong Waukee squad,” Gustafson said. “Despite the loss, there were several bright moments throughout the meet. One highlight was that Kalyani played a fantastic singles match, battling throughout the entirety of a super-tiebreaker to secure a well-earned win.”
Waukee raised its records to 3-3 in the CIML Conference and 6-3 overall. The Jaguars, who will play a non-conference meet at Fort Dodge on Friday, dropped to 0-6 and 0-8.
The Ankeny boys’ team, meanwhile, suffered a 9-2 loss to Dowling Catholic. The Hawks got singles wins from Dylan Victor at the No. 1 spot and Garrett Weichers at the No. 2 position.
The Maroons improved to 5-1 in the league. Ankeny’s records dropped to 1-5 and 1-6.
Here are the match-by-match results:
GIRLS
Waukee 10, Centennial 1
Singles: Suresh beat Baca, 6-3, 6-4; Bhat (AC) beat Nurre, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8); Stewart beat Hanson, 6-3, 6-0; Mizushima beat Sutherland, 6-4, 6-4; Anbukumar beat Swanson, 6-2, 6-4; Maddy beat Carr, 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles: Suresh-Nurre beat Baca-Bhat, 6-1, 6-0; Stewart-Mullick beat Hanson-Sutherland, 7-5, 7-5; Mizushima-Mineck beat Swanson-Carr, 6-4, 6-1; Anbukumar-Maddy beat Piper-Gorsh, 6-2, 6-4; Waukee (names unavailable) beat Bohnenkamp-Schulz, 6-3, 7-5.
BOYS
Dowling Catholic 9, Ankeny 2
Singles: Victor (A) beat Frye, 6-4, 6-2; Weichers (A) beat Beecher, 6-2, 6-3; Cody beat Schlosser, 2-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-3); Chapman beat Black, 6-2, 6-1; Dessimoz beat Riesberg, 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3); Cownie beat James, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9).
Doubles: Frye-Beecher beat Victor-Weichers, 6-3, 6-3; Cody-Chapman beat Schlosser-Black, 6-0, 6-2; Dessimoz-Flynn beat Riesberg-James, 6-4, 6-0; Cownie-Kneifl beat Geest-Johnson, 6-1, 6-0; O’Neill-Driscoll beat Garcia-Stille, 6-1, 6-0.