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Kennedy duo 2nd in regional tennis

BETTENDORF -- Linn-Mar's Gabi Botsford finished second in singles and the Kennedy doubles team of Sarah Lasecki and Lindsay Minder were second in doubles Thursday in a Class 2A singles and doubles regional girls tennis tournament.

Rachel Herman of Davenport Central beat Botsford, 7-6(5), 7-5, in the singles final.

Herman ousted the Lions' Ashley Smith, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), in the semifinals. Smith defaulted in the third-place match.

Kennedy's Rachel Gilman was eliminated by Herman in the second round, 6-4, 6-1. She won her first-round match.

Melanie Abzug of Kennedy lost her first-round match.

Bettendorf's Dana Waterman and Ali Grampp downed Lasecki and Minder, 6-2, 6-1, in the doubles final.

The Linn-Mar doubles team of Katie Rakers and Jenna Myers finished third after losing to Waterman and Grampp, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, in the semifinals.

The Linn-Mar doubles team of Mackenzie Luehring and Emily Jones won their first-round match before losing in the second round.

Kennedy's doubles team of Katherine Thompson and Alexa Mitchell won their first-round game, but were beaten by Rakers and Myers in the second round.

The top two finishers in singles and doubles advance to the Class 2A individual state meet at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on May 31 and June 1.

SINGLES

First Round
Abi Gehrls (North Scott) def. Melanie Abzug (CRK), 6-1, 6-0
Rachel Gilman (CRK) def. Hoai Pham (Davenport West), 6-4, 6-1

Second Round
Gabi Botsford (LM) def. Thuy Nguyen (Davenport West), 6-2, 7-5
Ashley Smith (LM) def. Hannah Bankson (Bettendorf), 6-1, 6-0
Rachel Herman (Davenport Central) def. Gilman (CRK), 6-1, 6-0

Semifinals
Botsford (LM) def. Emily Speer (Bettendorf), no scores
Herman (DC) def. Smith (LM), 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)

Third Place
Speer (Bett) def. Smith (LM), default

Championship
Herman (DC) def. Botsford (LM), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5

DOUBLES

First Round
Mackenzie Luehrring/Emily Jones (LM) def. Libby Burken/Samantha Napier (Davenport West), 6-3, 6-2
Katherine Thompson/Alexa Mitchell (CRK) def. Claire Rayburn/Carly Saveraid (DC), 6-0, 6-0

Second Round
Sarah Lasecki/Lindsay Minder (CRK) def. Megan McPherson/Penny Constantinou (Bett), 6-4, 6-1
Emma Shie/Anastazia Zunic (DC) def. Luehring/Jones (LM), 6-2, 6-0
Katie Rakers/Jenna Myers (LM) def. Thompson/Mitchell (CRK), 6-2, 6-2

Semifinals
Lasecki/Minder (CRK) def. Shie/Zunic (DC), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Dana Waterman/Ali Grampp (Bett) def. Rakers/Myers (LM), 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

Third Place
Rakers/Myers (LM) def. Shie/Zunic (DC), 6-2, 6-2

Championship
Waterman/Grampp (Bett) def. Lasecki/Minder (CRK), 6-2, 6-1

 
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