By Becky Walz,
Decorah senior Annalise Skrade picked up a win over Adria Neymeyer of Aplington-Parkersburg 6-4 and 6-1 in singles action Tuesday. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
The Decorah girls tennis team walked onto the courts ready to play on Tuesday. Knowing that Aplington-Parkersburg would provide tough competition, and they embraced the challenge, ultimately defeating A-P, 9-0.
Decorah dominated all around, but in singles focus, consistency, and smart shot selection secured wins for all players. At No. 1, winning 6-4, 6-1, Annalise Skrade wore her opponent down with steady groundstrokes and serving. Evon Leitz, at No. 2 singles, played aggressively securing a quick win 6-1, 6-2; and the same can be said of Olivia Huinker at No. 4 singles who earned a “double bagel,” defeating her opponent 6-0, 6-0 with consistent and well-placed groundstrokes. At No. 3, Haley Gossman battled her way to victory after losing the first set 3-6; Gossman’s determination and competitive nature were on full display as she won the second set 6-2 and the third set tie-breaker 10-5. At No. 5 singles, Camryn Holland defeated her opponent 6-2, 6-0, and at No. 6, Jenna Hartz won 6-1, 6-0.
In doubles, the No. 1 duo of Skrade/Gossman battled to a 7-5 first set victory after being down 3-0. Great communication and net play ultimately secured a quick second set (6-1) and match win. At No. 2, Leitz/Huinker dominated the first set winning 6-0 and worked through a temporary momentum switch to secure a 6-4 second set and match win. Klaara Short and Jaidynn Duvel, struggled in their first set, losing 2-6, but then, with pure hustle and excellent net play dominated the second set, winning 6-0, and claiming a match win in a third set tiebreaker (10-5) in No. 3 doubles.
This Saturday, Decorah will travel to Waverly, Iowa, for the conference tournament. Other schools in attendance will be Charles City, Oelwein, Clear Lake, Osage and Waverly Shell-Rock. The girls will play round-robin singles and doubles against those in their same position. All singles matches are a total of 10 games, meaning each singles player will play a total of 40 singles games throughout the day. All doubles matches are a total of 12 games, which means each doubles player will play a total of 48 games. Girls playing both singles and doubles will play 88 games in one day. The conference team and individual position champion will be determined by total number of games won.
Decorah 9, A-P 0
Singles: No. 1 Annalise Skrade (Dec) defeated Adria Neymeyer (A-P) 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 Evon Leitz (Dec) defeated Courtnee Alberts (A-P) 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 Haley Gossman defeated Peyton Klooster (A-P) 3-6, 6-2, (10-6); No. 4 Olivia Huinker (Dec) defeated Ellen Waller (A-P) 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 Camryn Holland (Dec) defeated Megan Bruns (A-P) 6-2, 6-0; No. 6 Jenna Hartz (Dec) defeated Holly Haugstad (A-P) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles: No. 1 Skrade/Gossman (Dec) defeated Neymeyer/Alberts (A-P) 7-5, 6-1; No. 2 Leitz/Huinker (Dec) defeated Waller/Klooster (A-P) 6-0, 6-4; No. 3 Klaara Short/Jaidyn Duvel (Dec) defeated Bruns/Bella Buseman (A-P) 2-6, 6-0, (10-5)
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