The Ankeny girls’ tennis squad cruised to a 5-0 victory over visiting Des Moines East in the quarterfinals of a Class 2A regional team tournament on Saturday morning.
The Hawkettes swept five of the six singles matches in straight sets and held a commanding lead at the No. 5 spot when the meet was halted.
“It was an awesome day for the girls!” said Ankeny coach Katie Owens. “We played them tough!”
Ankeny raised its record to 3-11. The Scarlets finished the season at 1-6.
The Hawkettes will play at Valley (13-0) in the semifinal round on Wednesday at 1 p.m. It will be a rematch of the season opener on Aug. 12 at Valley, which was won by the Tigers, 11-0.
Here are the match-by-match results from Saturday’s meet:
Ankeny 5, Des Moines East 0
Singles: North beat Saegdara, 6-0, 6-0; Doyle beat Say Wah, 6-0, 6-1; Dietrich beat Valadez, 6-0, 6-0; Vlad beat A. Castle, 6-0, 6-2; Blume led K. Castle, 6-0, 5-2; Hutchinson beat Moo, 6-0, 6-2.