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Jackrabbit tennis adds seven
Courtesy: SDSU Sports Info
Release: 05/30/2008
South Dakota State head tennis coach Don Hanson announces the addition of four women and three men who indicated their plans to enroll at SDSU next fall and participate in the Jackrabbit tennis program.
The four women include Katie Elifson of Minneapolis, Minn., Bethany Goeden of Pierre, S.D., Megan McDougall of Piedmont, S.D., and Bryna Nasenbeny of Aurora, Ill.
Katie Elifson
A home schooled student, Elifson played on the Minneapolis South High School’s varsity team as an eighth grader, playing No. 1 singles for three or those years and earning all-city honors in four of them.
Elifson also received the Greater Twin Cities Tennis Association scholarship for three years to play tennis indoors during the off-season.
In addition to her tennis skills, Elifson also competes in boys baseball as a pitcher.
Bethany Goeden
A three-year varsity letterwinner for the Lady Govs, Goeden won the Eastern South Dakota (ESD) conference singles title twice and the conference doubles title once. In addition to her conference titles, she also won a state title in singles and in doubles.
More than just a tennis player, Goeden competed in volleyball and in track and field for the Lady Govs.
Goeden plans to major in athletic training at SDSU.
Bryna Nasenbeny
Named the 2007 Most Valuable Player by the Naperville Sun, Nasenbeny joins the Jacks with a United State Tennis Association (USTA) rank of 47 in the Midwest and a 248 rank in the nation. A four-time Illinois State Tournament qualifier, she earned all-state honors three times and garnered a three-star rating by tennisrecruiting.net with a 15-8 record in USTA competition.
Nasenbeny holds the Waubonsie Valley High School records for most matches won in a season with 33 and most matches won in a career with 111, earning her three MVP awards from the IHSA.
In addition to her tennis skills, Nasenbeny played percussion in her high school band for four years and is a member of the National Honor Society.
She plans to major in art education at SDSU, and hopes to one day teach high school art.
Megan McDougall
A Piedmont native, McDougall played tennis at Sturgis High School for six year, five of them on the varsity squad. She won the class AA consolation championship as a sophomore, placed ninth in Flight 1 singles as a junior and placed sixth as a senior.
McDougall trains at the Tennis Center of the Black Hills during the off-season, and a number of USTA tournaments in the summer. She also attended the Nike Tennis Camp at the University of Wyoming in 2007.
In addition to playing tennis, McDougall lettered in golf, where she placed 13th as a junior and 14th as a senior at the state tournament. She also played the saxaphone in the jazz and symphonic bands and earned all-state honors in band and choir.
Academically, she earned academic all-conference in both tennis and golf all four years of high school, graduated with highest honor in the top one percent of her class with a 4.089 GPA, was named a Regent’s Scholar and is a member of the National Honor Society.
The three men joining the Jacks include Alex Lauseng of Pierre, S.D., Justin Pyle of Thief River Falls, Minn., and Matt Gower from Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Alex Lauseng
A Pierre native, Lauseng earned five varsity letters for the Governor’s tennis team. He also played legion baseball and hockey in Pierre, where he served as the assistant captain of the Capitals varsity hockey team from 2007-08.
More than just an athlete, Lauseng graduated from Pierre Riggs High School with a 4.0 GPA and plans to major in engineering at SDSU.
Justin Pyle
Pyle joins the Jackrabbits from Thief River Falls, Minn., where he played on the varsity tennis team for five years. He took over No. 1 singles at the end of his freshman season and continued to improved throughout high school, winning the section 8A singles title as a junior and as a senior. He dropped only two games in section play as a junior and four as a senior, but settled for the state Class A consolation champion in each year.
Dom Rosetto
Rosetto comes to SDSU all the way from Tasmania, Austrailia, where he attends the prestigious St. Patricks in Launceston. He holds a national ranking of 250 among the senior men –– which includes some of the top players in the world –– and holds a No. 4 rank in the state of Tasmania.
Rosetto currently competes at challenger events all around Australia.
Courtesy: SDSU Sports Info
Release: 05/30/2008
South Dakota State head tennis coach Don Hanson announces the addition of four women and three men who indicated their plans to enroll at SDSU next fall and participate in the Jackrabbit tennis program.
The four women include Katie Elifson of Minneapolis, Minn., Bethany Goeden of Pierre, S.D., Megan McDougall of Piedmont, S.D., and Bryna Nasenbeny of Aurora, Ill.
Katie Elifson
A home schooled student, Elifson played on the Minneapolis South High School’s varsity team as an eighth grader, playing No. 1 singles for three or those years and earning all-city honors in four of them.
Elifson also received the Greater Twin Cities Tennis Association scholarship for three years to play tennis indoors during the off-season.
In addition to her tennis skills, Elifson also competes in boys baseball as a pitcher.
Bethany Goeden
A three-year varsity letterwinner for the Lady Govs, Goeden won the Eastern South Dakota (ESD) conference singles title twice and the conference doubles title once. In addition to her conference titles, she also won a state title in singles and in doubles.
More than just a tennis player, Goeden competed in volleyball and in track and field for the Lady Govs.
Goeden plans to major in athletic training at SDSU.
Bryna Nasenbeny
Named the 2007 Most Valuable Player by the Naperville Sun, Nasenbeny joins the Jacks with a United State Tennis Association (USTA) rank of 47 in the Midwest and a 248 rank in the nation. A four-time Illinois State Tournament qualifier, she earned all-state honors three times and garnered a three-star rating by tennisrecruiting.net with a 15-8 record in USTA competition.
Nasenbeny holds the Waubonsie Valley High School records for most matches won in a season with 33 and most matches won in a career with 111, earning her three MVP awards from the IHSA.
In addition to her tennis skills, Nasenbeny played percussion in her high school band for four years and is a member of the National Honor Society.
She plans to major in art education at SDSU, and hopes to one day teach high school art.
Megan McDougall
A Piedmont native, McDougall played tennis at Sturgis High School for six year, five of them on the varsity squad. She won the class AA consolation championship as a sophomore, placed ninth in Flight 1 singles as a junior and placed sixth as a senior.
McDougall trains at the Tennis Center of the Black Hills during the off-season, and a number of USTA tournaments in the summer. She also attended the Nike Tennis Camp at the University of Wyoming in 2007.
In addition to playing tennis, McDougall lettered in golf, where she placed 13th as a junior and 14th as a senior at the state tournament. She also played the saxaphone in the jazz and symphonic bands and earned all-state honors in band and choir.
Academically, she earned academic all-conference in both tennis and golf all four years of high school, graduated with highest honor in the top one percent of her class with a 4.089 GPA, was named a Regent’s Scholar and is a member of the National Honor Society.
The three men joining the Jacks include Alex Lauseng of Pierre, S.D., Justin Pyle of Thief River Falls, Minn., and Matt Gower from Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Alex Lauseng
A Pierre native, Lauseng earned five varsity letters for the Governor’s tennis team. He also played legion baseball and hockey in Pierre, where he served as the assistant captain of the Capitals varsity hockey team from 2007-08.
More than just an athlete, Lauseng graduated from Pierre Riggs High School with a 4.0 GPA and plans to major in engineering at SDSU.
Justin Pyle
Pyle joins the Jackrabbits from Thief River Falls, Minn., where he played on the varsity tennis team for five years. He took over No. 1 singles at the end of his freshman season and continued to improved throughout high school, winning the section 8A singles title as a junior and as a senior. He dropped only two games in section play as a junior and four as a senior, but settled for the state Class A consolation champion in each year.
Dom Rosetto
Rosetto comes to SDSU all the way from Tasmania, Austrailia, where he attends the prestigious St. Patricks in Launceston. He holds a national ranking of 250 among the senior men –– which includes some of the top players in the world –– and holds a No. 4 rank in the state of Tasmania.
Rosetto currently competes at challenger events all around Australia.
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