SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson’s Allison Ding survived and advanced at the 47th MSHSAA Girls Tennis Championships on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
Ding went 2-1 in the Class 1 singles bracket to earn a spot in Saturday’s finals.
In a hard-fought opening round match, Duchesne’s Mary Beckemeier edged Ding 3-6, 7-6, 10-8.
In the consolation round, Ding defeated Lutheran South’s Emma Peper 6-1, 6-0. In the consolation quarterfinals, Ding beat Harrisonville’s Morgan Evans 7-5, 6-4 to stay alive in the tourney.
On Saturday, Ding will take on Kennett’s Anelle Harris in the consolation semifinals.
MOUNT VERNON DOUBLES TEAMS COMPETE
Mount Vernon had two doubles teams competing in Class 1.
Both squads won opening round matches.
Mount Vernon’s Isabella Mosley and Allison Schubert defeated Trenton’s Astrid Soriano and Lydia Leinger 6-3, 6-2, while Brooke Loftus and Jessah Anderson defeated Bishop LeBlond’s Emily Weddle-Payton Netten 6-4, 6-3.
In the quarterfinals, Clayton’s Riley Reeves-Riley Zimmerman beat Loftus-Anderson 6-2, 6-3 and North County’s Lucy Pace-Katelynne Jones topped Mosley-Schubert 6-4, 6-1.
In the consolation quarterfinals, Bolivar’s McKinley Hedges-Brynley Waters defeated Mosley-Schubert 6-3, 6-3 and Willow Springs’ McKylie Cox-Madisyn Perkins topped Loftus-Anderson 6-4, 7-5.
