Girls tennis roundup: Sartell cruises past Willmar in 8AA

Tom Elliott, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Oct. 5—SARTELL — The Willmar girls tennis team fell 7-0 to Sartell in a Section 8AA match on Tuesday at Sartell Middle School.

Willmar, the 10th seed in the south sub-section, lost every point in straight sets. Sartell, the seventh seed in the south, advances to play at 9:30 a.m. Thursday against Annandale, the South's No. 2 seed. There also is another round of play scheduled for Thursday, with all matches at the Sta Fit Fitness Center in Sartell.

Willmar, which was 0-11 in the Central Lakes Conference, finishes the season with an 0-14 dual meet record. The Cardinals still have the Section 8AA individual tournament, which begins Oct. 15 at Sta Fit.

Sartell, which went 3-8 in conference play, is 4-12 overall.

The seeds in South Sub-Section 8AA are: the No. 1 St. Cloud Crush, No. 2 Annandale, No. 3 Rocori, No. 4 Little Falls, No. 5 Foley, No. 6 Becker, No. 7 Sartell, No. 8 Sauk Rapids, No. 9 Big Lake and No. 10 Willmar.

In North Sub-Section 8AA, Bemidji got the top seed, followed by No. 2 Perham/New York Mills, No. 3 Thief River Falls, No. 4 Moorhead, No. 5 Alexandria, No. 6 Fergus Falls, No. 7 Detroit Lakes and No. 8 East Grand Forks.

The state Class AA tournament is Oct. 25-28 at the University of Minnesota's Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

Singles

(1) Sarah Weno, S, def. Adali Laidlaw 6-3, 6-3 ... (2) Charlotte Lau, S, def. Emmie Larson 6-4, 6-3 ... (3) Olivia Marek, S, def. Lizzy Hoffmann 6-1, 6-1 ... (4) Addy Bultema, S, def. Jenna Hisken 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

(1) Addison Burns/Violet Steil, S, def. Addison Malone/Kennedy Mara 6-1, 6-0 ... (2) Emily Crandall/Tia Leen, S, def. Heidi Kath/Abby Hisken 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 ... (3) Greta Crandall/Morgan Gefre, S, def. Katelyn Garberding/Aubrey Peterson 6-2, 6-0

Staples-Motley swept the four singles points to edge Minnewaska in a non-conference match late Monday in Glenwood.

There were three three-set matches.

At No. 2 singles, the Cardinals' Ronnie Noska beat Alia Randt 4-6, 6-4, 10-5. No. 3 singles, Staples-Motley's Georgia Kruchten emerged victorious with a 6-1, 6-7 (2), 10-3 win over Olivia Daneilson.

At No. 2 doubles, the Lakers' Grace Jensen and Zoey Elwood beat Corinne Olson and Maddison Perius 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-7.

Singles

(1) Lauren Rutten, SM, def. Megan Thorfinnson 6-0, 6-0 ... (2) Ronnie Noska, SM, def. Alia Randt 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 ... (3) Georgia Kruchten, SM, def. Olivia Danielson 6-1, 6-7 (2), 10-3 .. (4) Elizabeth Digiovanni, SM, def. Jayda Kolstoe 6-3, 6-0

Doubles

(1) Olivia Bleick/Sydney Dahl, M, def. Amy Rollins/Kenzie Erickson 7-6 (4), 6-1 ... (2) Grace Jensen/Zoey Elwood, M, def. Corinne Olson/Maddison Perius 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-7 ... (3) Katy Vold/Avarie Uhde, M, def. Heidi Zimmerman/Jaida Holst 6-4, 6-2