Xavier Girls Tennis

Xavier girls take 2nd at 1A tennis

ANKENY - The Xavier Saints finished second at the Class 1A girls tennis tournament in Ankeny Saturday.

The Saints nipped Ballard, 5-4, in a marathon match in the semifinals. The Saints then lost to Waterloo Columbus, 5-0, in the finals.

Allison Jasper, Claire Bouchard and Katie Neumeyer won their singles matches against Ballard.

SEMIFINALS

Xavier 5, Ballard 4

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Xavier girls take 3rd at state tennis

ANKENY - Claire Bouchard, Jeanne Bouchard and Allison Jasper of Xavier finished third at the Class 1A state tennis tournament Friday in Ankeny.

The Bouchard sisters placed third in the state doubles competition and Jasper finished third in singles.

The Bouchard sisters lost to Micayla Taylor and Grace Blomstedt of Red Oak, 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals. They defeated Olivia Fain and Lauren McManus of Waterloo Central in a tiebreaker, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8, for third place.

Jasper lost to Kate Walker of Red Oak, 6-2, 6-3, in the semifinals. She defeated Lily Hamilton of Grinnell in a tiebreaker, 7-5, 5-7, 10-6, for third place.

Xavier twins, Jasper in state semifinals

Xavier's twin sister duo of Claire and Jeanne Bouchard, along with teammate Allison Jasper, advanced to the semifinals on Thursday in Class 1A state girls tennis tournament at Ankeny.

The Bouchards had a tough road to the semifinals. In the first round, they needed a first-set tiebreaker win before pulling away in the second set to win 7-6, 6-1 over Creston/Orient Macksburg's Caitlin McIlravy and Sydney Dunphy.

Three sets were needed for the twins to advance through the quarterfinals against Ryan Petievich and Hanna Schoning of Spirit Lake/Okoboji. The Bouchards prevailed, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

They will meet Red Oak's Micayla Taylor and Grace Blomstedt in a 10 a.m. semifinal match.

Jasper, the No. 3 seed, had a much easier time advancing to the semifinals. She lost just three games in wins over Osage's Amber Schwarting (6-0, 6-0) and Haley Schneiderman of Aplington-Parkersburg (6-1, 6-2).

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Xavier girls win opener in state tennis

MUSCATINE - The Xavier Saints blanked Burlington Notre Dame, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the girls Class 1A state tennis tournament in Muscatine Wednesday.

Allison Jasper clipped Stephanie Willis, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 1 singles.

Claire Bouchard, Katie Neumeyer, Megan D'mello and Nina Marquardt also won their singles matches for the Saints.

Xavier advances to the semifinals of the Class 1A state tournament June 6 in Ankeny. Ballard and Waverly-Shell Rock also have reached the semifinals. LeMars plays Waterloo Columbus Thursday for the final spot.

XAVIER 5, BURLINGTON NOTRE DAME 0
Singles

1. Allison Jasper (X) def. Stephanie Wills, 6-3, 6-1
2. Jeanne Bouchard (X) vs Jenna Stewart (did not finish)
3. Claire Bouchard (X) def. Carly Hoyer, 7-5, 6-1
4. Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Cheyenne Bolding, 6-3, 6-1
5. Megan D'mello (X) def. Courtney Cooper, 6-0, 6-0
6. Nina Marquardt (X) def. Madison Fry, 6-1, 6-1