Xavier Girls Tennis

Jasper, DeWees net spots in state meet

WATERLOO - Allison Jasper and Kylie DeWees of Xavier had to play each other in the championship match of the Class 1A regional tennis tournament Thursday, but it had a happy ending.

Both girls advanced to the state tournament June 5-6 at the University of Iowa.

Jasper defeated DeWees, 6-1, 6-3, in the finals after both players won three straight matches in the preliminary rounds. The champion and runner-up both advance to the state meet, so they had a friendly match knowing they were both winners.

The Xavier doubles teams of Claire Bouchard/Jeanne Bouchard and Emma Deignan/Katie Neumeyer won their opening-round matches but fell in the second round.

SINGLES

First round

Allison Jasper (X) def. Jalena Jaggi (Grundy Center), 6-1, 6-1

Kylie DeWees (X) def. Paige Betsluis (Independence), 6-0, 6-2

Second Round

Jasper (X) def. Julia Wickham (Western Dubuque), 6-0, 6-1

DeWees (X) def. Jenny Neumann (Western Dubuque), 6-2, 6-0

Third Round

Jasper (X) def. Emily Martin (South Tama), 6-0, 6-3

DeWees (X) def. Ellen Swartz (South Hardin), 6-0, 7-5

Championship

Jasper def. DeWees, 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES

First Round

Claire Bouchard/Jeanne Bouchard (X) def. Kathleen Bevans/Josie Vandersall(Mt. Vernon), 6-0, 6-1

Emma Deignan/Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Meghan Saak/Mel Holmeister (Grundy Center), 6-1,6-0

Second Round

Gabby Greco/Maggie Weber (Waterloo Columbus) def. Bouchard/Bouchard, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Tori Applegate/Madison Baack (South Tama) def. Deignan/Neumeyer, 7-6, 6-4

Metro players net MVC tennis honors

Brady Anderson of Linn-Mar and Vale Caro of Prairie have been named Athletes of the Year on the Mississippi Valley Conference all-star tennis teams in the Valley Division.

Jackson Hoyt (Washington), Tim Paulson (Linn-Mar), Kyle D'mello (Xavier) and Jacob Donald (Jefferson) joined Anderson as first-team selections on the boys first-team honor squad.

Magui Caro (Prairie), Lilly Hartman (Washington), Hannah Sherman (Washington) and Jessica Pedersen (Kennedy) joined Vale Caro on the girls first-team honor squad.

Chris Wundram of Linn-Mar was named the Valley Division Coach of the Year for the boys. Scott Leggat of Prairie was named the Valley Division Coach of the Year for the girls.

SECOND TEAM

Metro Only

BOYS: Ian Schweiger (Washington), Trevor McCann (Linn-Mar), Parker Muller (Washington), Quinn Jamrock (Kennedy).

GIRLS: Ellie Anderson (Linn-Mar), Rina Moore (Washington), Allison Jasper (Xavier), Claire Bouchard (Xavier).

HONORABLE MENTION

Metro Only

BOYS: Connor Anthony (Prairie), Blake Larsson (Prairie), Oliver Hammond (Washington), Dane Van Antwerp (Washington), Ben Curley (Xavier), Christopher Schirm (Xavier), Ben Myers (Linn-Mar), Kyle Brendes (Linn-Mar), Zach Denny (Jefferson), Nate Weger (Jefferson), Jimmy Cunningham (Kennedy), Kyle Butler (Kennedy).

GIRLS: Bri Kalous (Prairie), Michelle Grenn (Prairie), Jennifer Greif (Washington), Kelly King (Washington), Kylie DeWees (Xavier), Jeanne Bouchard (Xavier), Jamie Wantock (Linn-Mar), Anna Schlueter (Linn-Mar), Kylie Jonas (Jefferson), Mary Korch (Jefferson), Hanna Krivit (Kennedy), Evann Martin (Kennedy).

Xavier girls roll in regional tennis

The Xavier girls tennis team won both of its matches in the Class 1A regional tournament at Xavier Saturday.

The Saints will host Western Dubuque in the regional finals May 24, with the winner advancing to the Class 1A state tournament.

Xavier blanked Oskaloosa, 5-0, in the opening round Saturday and defeated Davenport Assumption, 5-1, in the regional semifinals.

Allison Jasper, Claire Bouchard, Jeanne Bouchard, Emma Deignan and Katie Neumeyer won both of their singles matches for the Saints.

Xavier 5, Oskaloosa 0

1. Kylie DeWees (X) def. Kailey Scharff, 6-1, 6-2

2. Allison Jasper (X) def. Jamie Stewart, 6-0, 6-3

3. Claire Bouchard (X) def. Bethany Rowley, 7-5, 7-5

4. Jeanne Bouchard (X) vs. Abbie Meyer, 7-6, 2-3 (did not finish)

5. Emma Deignan (X) def. Morgan Holle, 6-2, 6-1

6. Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Asli Bayram, 6-2, 6-2

Xavier 5, Davenport Assumption 1

1. Haley Resnick (A) def. DeWees, 6-1, 6-0

2. Jasper (X) def. Jamie White, 6-3, 6-2

3. C.Bouchard (X) def. Stephanie Bush, 6-3, 6-1

4. J.Bouchard (X) def. Elizabeth Bush, 7-5, 5-7, 10-6

5. Deignan (X) def. Monica Copeland, 7-6, 6-1

6. Neumeyer (X) def. Katherine Crosby, 7-6, 6-1

Xavier girls clipped by City High

Claire Bouchard and Katie Neumeyer won their singles matches for the Xavier Saints Thursday in a 6-3 loss to Iowa City High in a Mississippi Valley Conference tennis meet at the Xavier courts.

Neumeyer and Emma Deignan won their match at No.3 doubles.

Iowa City High 6, Xavier 3

Singles

1. Eve Small (IC) def. Kylie DeWees, 10-0

2. Innes Hiesasmiz (IC) def. Allison Jasper, 10-3

3. Claire Bouchard (X) def. Susanna Gianola, 10-4

4. Kit Finley (IC) def. Jeanne Bouchard, 10-5

5. Lucy Wagner (IC) def. Emma Deignan, 10-6

6. Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Amelia Prybil, 10-3

Doubles

1. Small/Hiesasmiz (IC) def. DeWees/Jasper, 10-0

2. Gianola/Finley (IC) def. Bouchard/Bouchard, 10-6

3. Neumeyer/Deignan (X) def. Wagner/McCoy, 10-2