Xavier's Allison Jasper and Prairie's Jessica Pedersen advanced to the state tennis singles semifinals on Thursday as did the Washington doubles team of Vale and Magui Caro.
Jasper, playing in the 1A tournament at the University of Iowa, defeated Emily Jurgensen of Ballard, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round and downed Emily Ahlers of LeMars, 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. She will meet defending state champion Haley Resnick of Davenport Assumption in Friday's semifinals.
Xavier's Kylie DeWees won her first set against Boone's Emma Rose before she was forced to retire from the tournament due to injury.
In Class 2A at Ames, Pedersen will meet West Des Moines Valley's Chloe Jefferies in the semifinals. Pedersen downed Sioux City North's Becca Aleynik, 6-4, 6-4 followed by a 6-1, 6-4 win over Kayla Kuethe of Waukee, 6-1, 6-4
The Caro sisters from Prairie will meet MVC rivals Megan Jans and Brittany Langland of Iowa City West in the semifinals after a pair of wins, including a three-set triumph over Washington's Lilly Hartman and Rina Moore. The Warrior duo came back with a consolation-round win and will play again on Friday.
Here's a look at all Metro results from both Ames and Iowa City.
CLASS 2A
At Ames High School
SINGLES
FIRST ROUND
Jessica Pedersen, Cedar Rapids Prairie def. Becca Aleynik, Sioux City North, 6-4, 6-4
Judith Fan, Ames def. Kelly King, Cedar Rapids Washington 6-1, 6-1
Katie Melbourne, Pleasant Valley def. Hannah Sherman, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-2, 6-2
Kayla Kuethe, Waukee, def. Ellie Anderson, Linn-Mar, 6-1, 6-0
QUARTERFINALS
Jessica Pedersen, Cedar Rapids Prairie def. Kayla Kuethe, Waukee, 6-1, 6-4
CONSOLATION FIRST ROUND
Kelly King, Cedar Rapids Washington, def. Maddie Trow, Urbandale 6-0, 6-4
Ellie Anderson, Linn-Mar, def. Hannah Sherman, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-3, 6-2
CONSOLATION SECOND ROUND
Kayla Kuethe, Waukee def. Kelly King, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-4, 6-0
Abby Bergsten, Lewis Central, def. Ellie Anderson, Linn-Mar, 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
FIRST ROUND
Lilly Hartman/Rina Moore, CR Washington, def. Sam Roemer/Sarah Roemer, Norwalk, 6-2, 6-1
Vale Caro/Magui Caro, CR Prairie def. Karianna Grindberg/Emily Knight, Fort Dodge, 6-0, 6-2
SECOND ROUND
Vale Caro/Magui Caro, CR Prairie def. Lilly Hartman/Rina Moore, CR Washington, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
CONSOLATION QUARTERFINALS
Lilly Hartman/Rina Moore, CR Washington def. Rikki Thiede/Kali Lange, SE Polk, 6-2, 6-2
CLASS 1A
At University of Iowa
SINGLES
FIRST ROUND
Allison Jasper, Cedar Rapids Xavier def. Emily Jurgensen, Ballard, 6-1, 6-2
Emma Rose, Boone def. Kylie DeWees, Cedar Rapids Xavier, 4-6 (retired)
QUARTERFINALS
Allison Jasper, Cedar Rapids Xavier def. Emily Ahlers, LeMars, 6-4, 6-0
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