CAPE GIRARDEAU — Saxony Lutheran hosted the Class 1, District 1 individual tournament on Thursday, Oct. 9, at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
In singles action, Saxony Lutheran’s Katya Rust defeated teammate Hannah Pruitt 6-2, 3-6 (15-15) to finish third behind Kennett’s Claire Bean, a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Potosi’s Chloe Rowe.
Bean knocked off Rust in the semifinals, securing a 6-0, 6-0 victory, while Pruitt lost to Rowe, 6-2, 6-3.
Both Rust and Pruitt — who finished fourth — earned All-District honors. In doubles action, Saxony Lutheran’s Sadie Elmore and Emiliana Keller defeated Fredericktown’s Emilee Collins and Jazara Catchings 6-2, 6-0 in the second round before falling 6-2, 6-3 to Kennett’s Emory Kamper and Olivia Rebstock.
In the team tournament, Saxony Lutheran drew the third seed and played the 6th seed Fredericktown on the SEMO campus on Tuesday.
