2021 A-R-C Women's Tennis Individual Tournament Set for October 15-16

10/14/2021 10:34:00 AM


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The 2021 American Rivers Conference Women’s Tennis Individual Flighted Singles (A,B,C) and Doubles (A,B) Tournament will take place Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 in Sioux City, Iowa. Play will begin at 9:00 a.m. both days.

The Championships will take place at the following sites:

  • North High School: C-Singles (8 courts)
    • 4200 Cheyenne Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa 51104
  • East High School: B-Singles (6 courts)
    • 3200 S. Cypress St., Sioux City, Iowa 51106
  • West High School: A-Singles (6 courts)
    • 2001 Casselman St., Sioux City, Iowa 51103


This year's tournament, hosted by Buena Vista University, will feature 27 players in the A-flight singles, 30 B-flight singles players, and 39 entries in the C-flight singles. Doubles action will see 13 teams take the court in the A-flight and 35 in the B-flight.

Three of the top four finishers from the 2020 A-Singles flight return to the field for a shot at gold. Simpson’s Anna Wanek returns looking to defend her 2020 gold medal. Luther’s Shelby Cook returns after finishing third last year and Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brooke Sailer finished fourth. Coe’s Madison Schultz will enter this year’s tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, while Sailer enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed, and Cook as the No. 3 seed. Wanek will look to defend her 2020 gold medal as the No. 4 seed.

Cassie Magee of Luther remains in the B-Singles flight in 2021 after finishing runner-up a year ago. Wartburg’s Georgia Nissen also remains in the B-Singles flight in 2021 after a fourth place finish a year ago. Allie Kreider of Central enters in the B-Singles flight in 2021 after finishing 2nd in 2020 at C-Singles. Nebraska Wesleyan’s Ella Ford will be the top-seed in this year’s B-Singles draw. Teammate Crystal Craft and Loras’ Clair Moore are seeded No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

The C-Singles flight will see new faces earning medals in 2021, with the two returning medalists moving up to the B-Singles flight.

In doubles play, Alyssa Lewton of Central will play with a new partner in 2021, Maddie Hartley, but Lewton is no stranger to success in the A-flight, having been a member of the winning team in 2020. Third-place finishers from 2020, Luther’s Sofia Sackett and Lexi Hastings, will return with new partners. Sackett will partner with Ana Olimpio while Hastings partners with Renata Martinez. After only participating in singles a year ago, Simpson’s Wanek will partner with Emily King and take the top-seed in this year’s A-Doubles draw. A member of the 2019 A-Doubles gold medalists, Cook of Luther will partner with Natalia Smith and look for gold as the No. 2 seeds.

After earning gold in the B-Doubles flight last season, Luther’s Jessica Lambo teams with a new partner in 2021. Linnea Wolle and Lambo will chase gold this weekend. Central’s Katie Larson, runner-up finisher in 2020, will team up with Sarah Schirm, who finished in 3rd a year ago. Larson’s teammate from a year ago, Macy Scharff, will partner with Kreider for 2021.

Draws for the 2021 championship can be found on the tournament page. Updated results will be posted to the tournament page throughout the weekend.

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