Across the seven brackets of tennis tournaments for this weekend’s 59th annual Watercade celebration, the city of Litchfield was well represented — and, at the end of the weekend, Litch claimed two titles.
The father-son duo of Donovan and Josh Prahl won the 13-team Men’s A Doubles Tournament, the deepest field of any of the seven competitions last weekend, while Litchfield’s Josh Leseman captured the Men’s A Singles crown.
The Prahls defeated Jack Litzau and John Paulsen, of Litchfield, 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round of the tournament to move on to the quarterfinals, where the duo faced Jordan and Jonathan Green, of Litchfield.
The father-son team dispatched of the Green brothers easily, again 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the semifinals, where the Prahls faced Weseman and Josiah Puckett, of Grove City, and beat Weseman and Puckett 6-4, 6-4.
In the doubles final, the Prahl father-son duo defeated the Puckett brother duo — Karl Puckett, of Great Falls, Mont. and Tim Puckett of Fishers, Ind. — in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4 to capture the Men’s A Doubles crown.
Althouh he and his partner lost to the Prahls in doubles Weseman tore through the Men’s A Singles Tournament: Weseman didn’t lose a set and dropped only 12 games across his three wins.
Jordan Haack, of Elk River, was similarly dominant in the Men’s Open Singles Tournament: after a first-round bye, Haack beat Jarod Swoboda 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals and Ben McKimm 6-2, 6-2 in the finals to capture first place.
In the Men’s Open Doubles Tournament, Joe Meier, of Hutchinson, and Andrew Paulsen, of Inver Grove Heights used a first-round bye to advance to the semifinals where they had no trouble, winning 6-2, 6-2, before beating Vern Larsen, of Darwin, and Tim Magnuson, of Blaine, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
Maroney takes women’s singles title
On the women’s side, Kailey Maroney, of Montevideo, won her quarterfinal and semifinal matches in straight sets before facing St. Cloud’s Lisa Dobbelaere in the final.
Maroney and Dobbelaere had an epic final match, with Dobbelaere dominating the opening set 6-1.
But Maroney battled back to tie the match in the second set, beating Dobbelaere 6-4 to force a third and final set.
Maroney continued her strong play in the final set, outlasting Dobbelaere 7-5 to capture the women’s singles title 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Watkins’ Alissa Holmgren and Delano’s Kelly Rensink won the women’s doubles title, defeating Litchfield’s Shanna Kinny and Laney Huhner 6-1, 6-2 to take first; and the team of Hutchinson’s Joe Meier and Maple Grove’s Colleen McCollaugh won the mixed doubles tournament, beating Montevideo’s Jared Saue and Kailey Maroney 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
Results
Watercade Tennis Tournaments
July 9-11
Men’s Open Singles Tournament
Quarterfinals: Jared Swoboda, Willmar, def. Cole Eischens, Willmar, 6-2, 6-0; Drew Corneil, Litchfield, def. Grant Williams, Cannon Falls, 6-4, 6-2; Ben McKimm, Hutchinson, def. Josh Prahl, Litchfield, 6-3, 7-5; Jordan Haack, Elk River, bye.
Consolation semifinals: Cole Eischens, bye; Josh Prahl def. Drew Corneil, 6-4, 6-4.
Semifinals: Jordan Haack def. Jarod Swoboda, 6-0, 6-0; Ben McKimm, def. Drew Corneil, 6-4, 6-4.
Consolation final: Josh Prahl def. Grant Williams 8-4.
Final: Jordan Haack, def. Ben McKimm, 6-2, 6-2.
Men’s A Singles Tournament
Quarterfinals: Josh Weseman, Litchfield, def. Hunter Fischer, Spicer, 6-3, 6-0; Peyton Fischer, Spicer, Ilya Gutman, Marshall, 6-2, 6-2; Will Fischer, Spicer, def. Michael Gutman, Marshall, 6-1, 6-1; Joshua Proehl, Spicer, def. Colin McKimm, Hutchinson, 7-5, 3-6, 10-8.
Consolation semifinals: Hunter Fischer def. Ilya Gutman 8-4; Colin McKimm def. Michael Gutman 8-3.
Semifinals: Josh Weseman def. Peyton Fischer 6-2, 6-2; Will Fischer def. Joshua Proehl 7-6, 6-1.
Consolation final: Hunter Fischer def. Colin McKimm 8-4.
Final: Josh Weseman def. Will Fischer 6-3, 6-2.
Men’s Open Doubles Tournament
Quarterfinals: Joe Meier, Hutchinson/Andrew Paulsen, Inver Grove Heights, bye; Ryan Kadelbach, Litchfield/Brian Rousslang, Monticello def. Alex Messner, Hutchinson/Ben McKimm, Hutchinson 6-2, 6-2; Dave Corneil, Litchfield/Drew Corneil, Litchfield def. Tim Puckett, Fishers, Ind./Karl Puckett, Great Falls, Mont. 6-7, 6-4, 13-11; Vern Larsen, Darwin/Tim Magnuson, Blaine, bye.
Consolation semifinals: Messner/McKimm, bye; Puckett/Puckett, bye.
Semifinals: Meier/Paulsen def. Kadelbach/Rousslang 6-2, 6-2; Larsen/Magnuson def. Corneil/Corneil 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation final: Messner/McKimm def. Puckett/Puckett, 8-7.
Final: Meier/Paulsen def. Larsen/Magnuson 6-3, 6-2.
Men’s A Doubles Tournament
Round of 16: Tim Puckett, Fishers, Ind./Karl Puckett, Great Falls, Mont., bye; Brian Rousslang, Monticello/Tyler Rousslang, Monticello def. Drew Sutherland, Litchfield/Bob Fix, Maplewood 6-4, 6-0; Bob Kopplin, Litchfield/Alex Kopplin, Litchfield, bye; Lee Floren, Willmar/John Dobbelaere, St. Cloud def. Bob Schaps, Litchfield/Tom Springer, Litchfield, 7-5, 7-6; Donovan Prahl, Litchfield/Josh Prahl, Litchfield def. Jack Litzau, Litchfield/John Paulson, Litchfield 6-1, 6-2; Jordan Green, Litchfield/Jonathan Green, Litchfield def. Mike Miller, Litchfield/John Carlson, Litchfield 7-5, 3-6, 10-4; Peyton Fischer, Spicer/Will Fischer, Spicer def. Ryan Kadelbach, Litchfield/Wyatt Kadelbach, Litchfield, 6-2, 6-2; Josh Weseman, Litchfield/Josiah Puckett, Grove City, bye.
Quarterfinals: Puckett/Puckett def. Rousslang/Rousslang 6-3, 6-1; Floren/Dobbelaere def. Kopplin/Kopplin 6-7, 6-4, 10-2; Prahl/Prahl def. Green/Green 6-1, 6-2; Weseman/Puckett def. Fischer/Fischer 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation quarterfinals: Sutherland/Fix, bye; Kopplin/Kopplin def. Schaps/Springer, 8-0; Litzau/Paulsen def. Miller/Carlson 8-4; Kadelbach/Kadelbach, bye.
Semifinals: Puckett/Puckett def. Floren/Dobbelaere 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Prahl/Prahl def. Weseman/Puckett 6-4, 6-4.
Consolation semifinals: Kopplin/Kopplin def. Sutherland/Fix 8-6; Litzau/Paulsen def. Kadelbach/Kadelbach 8-1.
Consolation final: Litzau/Paulsen def. Kopplin/Kopplin, 6-4, 6-1.
Final: Prahl/Prahl def. Puckett/Puckett 7-5, 6-4.
Women’s Singles Tournament
Quarterfinals: Lisa Dobbelaere, St. Cloud, def. Caroline Austgen, Woodridge, Ill. 6-0, 6-0; Madison Roepke, Hutchinson, def. Avery Stillwell, Litchfield, 6-1, 6-2; Kailey Maroney, Montevideo, def. Megan Rousslang, Monticello, 6-2, 6-0; Ava Dotzler, Big Lake, def. Alyssa Ross 7-5, 4-6, 10-6.
Consolation semifinals: Caroline Augsten def. Avery Stillwell 8-4; Megan Rousslang def. Alyssa Ross, 8-5.
Semifinals: Lisa Dobbelaere def. Madison Roepke 6-3, 6-0; Kailey Maroney def. Ava Dotzler, 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation final: Caroline Augsten def. Megan Rousslang, 8-5.
Final: Kailey Maroney def. Lisa Dobbelaere 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Women’s Doubles Tournament
Quarterfinals: Alissa Holmgren, Watkins/Kelly Rensink, Delano, bye; Olivia Cornell, Litchfield/Jordyn Swoboda, Willmar def. Julia Pyrlik, Litchfield/Grace Spanos, Litchfield, 6-3, 6-0; Shanna Kinny, Litchfield/Laney Huhner, Litchfield def. Kirah Kessler-Gross, Willmar/Madi Linbo, Willmar 6-1, 6-0; Natalie Amon, Willmar/Amelia Amon, Willmar def. Taylor Dreager, Litchfield/Avery Stillwell, Litchfield, 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation semifinals: Pyrlik/Spanos, bye; Kessler-Gross/Linbo def. Dreager/Stillwell 8-2.
Semifinals: Holmgren/Rensink def. Corneil/Swoboda 6-1, 6-1; Kinny/Huhner def. Amon/Amon 6-1, 6-0.
Consolation final: Kessler-Gross/Linbo def. Pyrlik/Spanos 8-6.
Final: Holmgren/Rensink def. Kinny/Huhner 6-1, 6-2.
Mixed Doubles Tournament
Round of 16: Jack Litzau, Litchfield/Taylar Smith, Litchfield def. Laney Huhner, Litchfield/Dave Huhner, Litchfield 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Quarterfinals: Joe Meier, Hutchinson/Colleen McCollaugh, Maple Grove def. Litzau/Smith 6-0, 6-1; Andrew Paulsen, Inver Grove Heights/Caitlin Paulsen, Inver Grove Heights def. Megan Rousslang, Monticello/Brian Rousslang, Monticello, 7-6, 7-6; Jarod Swoboda, Willmar/Jordyn Swoboda, Willmar def. Josh Prahl, Litchfield/Kennedy Sommerfeld, Litchfield, 4-6, 7-5, 10-2; Jared Saue, Montevideo/Kailey Maroney, Montevideo def. Eric Holmgren, Watkins/Alissa Holmgren, Watkins, 6-4, 6-4.
Consolation semifinals: Rousslang/Rousslang def. Huhner/Huhner 8-4; Holmgren/Holmgren def. Prahl/Sommerfeld 8-4.
Semifinals: Meier/McCollaugh def. Paulsen/Paulsen, 7-5, 6-0; Saue/Maroney def. Swoboda/Swoboda 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation final: Holmgren/Holmgren def. Rousslang/Rousslang 8-0.
Final: Meier/McCollaugh def. Saue/Maroney 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
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