2025 Iowa High School Girls Tennis Season Highlights
The 2025 Iowa high school girls tennis season concluded with the state singles and doubles tournament on May 31, showcasing a mix of triumphs and disappointments for the participants. Only four competitors emerged as champions, two from the singles events and two doubles teams. Let’s explore the highlights of this thrilling finale.
Class 2A Championships
In Iowa City, Ankeny’s Kira Smith dominated the Class 2A singles competition, achieving victory over Sescie Haan from Clinton in straight sets. Remarkably, Smith was undefeated throughout the entire tournament, not conceding a single set. Her stellar performance has cemented her status as a top player in both singles and doubles play this season. North Scott’s Madelyn Jepsen secured third place by defeating Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Lily Holland with a 2-1 score.
Meanwhile, in the doubles section of the Class 2A tournament, the partnership of Grace Frye and Juju Mauro from Dowling Catholic also claimed the championship. The senior duo managed to outplay the Wolves’ sophomores Mia Deines and London Taylor in a straight-set match. Iowa City West’s pairing of Sasha Postnikov and Marie Stier clinched third place, triumphing over Dowling’s Payton Blume and Mady Pierron in another straight-sets performance.
Class 1A Championships
In parallel action across in Waterloo, Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Gabriella Fleming added to her school’s success by clinching the Class 1A singles title. Fleming, a sophomore, maintained her unbeaten streak through the tournament, defeating Waterloo Columbus’s Kate Holton in straight sets. This victory marked her second consecutive state championship, further celebrating a remarkable week for Xavier, following the boys’ title wins earlier that week.
Pella senior Claire Smock finished in third place within the Class 1A singles, having bested St. Edmond’s Lauren Gibb.
In doubles for Class 1A, Xavier’s Ruby Smith and Isabel Tobin completed the sweep by securing the championship against Dike-New Hartford’s Izzy Norton and Aidalyn Tott, winning in straight sets while dropping only one set throughout their matches. Decorah’s Grace Huinker and Olivia Huinker took third place, defeating another Dike-New Hartford team, Addy Joslin and Lauren Muller, in their concluding match.
Conclusion
This highlights an exceptional season for Iowa high school girls’ tennis, with title victories that will be remembered in the coming years. The results reflect not just individual talent but also the strength of teamwork among the competitors.
This report has been adapted from the article originally published by the Des Moines Register: Overview of the 2025 Iowa high school girls tennis state championships.
