Staples-Motley opens tennis season with 3 wins

CLARA CITY -- Kim Mosack, who lost only one set all day while winning all three of her singles matches, helped the Staples-Motley girls' tennis team defeat Redwood Valley 6-1, Sauk Centre 7-0 and Maccray 6-1 in the Maccray Invitational Saturday.

All three S-M doubles teams also went undefeatedef.

Staples-Motley 6, Redwood Valley 1

Singles

No. 1 -- Jacque Peterson (S-M) def. Kate Maland 3-6, 6-2, (8-6). No. 2 -- Jenna Vogel (S-M) def. Linda Gans 6-4, 6-1. No. 3 -- Alecia Prins (RV) def. Emma Pipek 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. No. 4 -- Kim Mosack (S-M) def. Abby Rivard 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

No. 1 -- Rose Milles-Nicki Hoffmann (S-M) def. Karissa Rothmeier-Kristin Malecha 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 -- Emily Burrows-Amanda DiGiovanni (S-M) def. Amanda Jacobson-Amanda Malecek 6-4, 6-1. No. 3 -- Christi Halverson-Jenni Mueller (S-M) def. Kristina Schneider-Channing Johnson 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).

Staples-Motley 7, Sauk Centre 0

Singles

No. 1 -- Jenna Vogel (S-M) def. Lindsay Welle 6-2, 6-2. No. 2 -- Emma Pipek (S-M) def. Jenna Roberg 6-0, 6-1. No. 3 -- Kim Mosack (S-M) def. Dana Bromenshenkel 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 -- Bri Orth (S-M) def. Megan Frericks 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles

No. 1 -- Rose Milless-Nicki Hoffmann (S-M) def. Mary Herckenhoff-Anna Schumacher 6-2, 6-2. No. 2 -- Amanda DiGiovanni-Emily Burrows (S-M) def. Shantell Kuhlmann-Allison McDonald 6-2, 6-3. No. 3 -- Becca Nordell-Amy Freeman (S-M) def. Amy Hinteen-Holly Kuhlmann 4-6, 6-3, 7-0.

Staples-Motley 6, Maccray 1

Singles

No. 1 -- Molly Dammann (M) def. Jacque Peterson 6-3, 7-5. No. 2 -- Emma Pipek (S-M) def. Holli Wubben 6-0, 6-1. No. 3 -- Kim Mosack (S-M) def. Melissa Gustafson 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 -- Bri Orth (S-M) def. Christine Cunhs 2-6, 7-5 (7-6), 7-5.

Doubles

No. 1 -- Rose Milless-Nicki Hoffmann (S-M) def. Allie Winter-Megan Donnen 6-1, 6-1. No. 2 -- Amanda DiGiovanni-Emily Burrows (S-M) def. Claire Janisch-Jenny Zieslts 6-2, 6-0. No. 3 -- Becca Nordell-Amy Freeman (S-M) def. Allier Meyer-Lindsay Grossing 6-0, 5-7, 7-4.

Aitkin 6, Hermantown 1

Aitkin 4, Crosby-Ironton 3

AITKIN -- Anchored by singles players Brittany Johnson and Emily Walz, who were both 2-0 on the day, the Aitkin Gobblers girls' tennis team downed the Hermantown Hawks 6-1 and the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 4-3 Tuesday.

Aitkin 6, Hermantown 1

Singles

No. 1 -- Brittany Johnson (A) def. Kayla Johnson 6-1, 6-1. No. 2 -- Emily Walz (A) def. Maren Bergquist 6-1, 6-1. No. 3 -- Amy Lammers (A) def. Jade Winters 6-1, 6-0. No. 4 -- Svea Lingren (A) def. Jean Rodvold 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1 -- Andrea Palmer-Emily Gustafson (H) def. Megan Lundberg-Emily O'Neil 6-4, 6-3. No. 2 -- Katrina Schwartz-Bethany Beck (A) def. Megan Olson-Jennifer Olson 6-1, 6-0. No. 3 -- Jessica Storlie-Brenda Smith (A) def. Dani Amborn-Whitney Lucas 6-1,6-1.

Aitkin 4, Crosby-Ironton 3

Singles:

No. 1 -- Britanny Johnson (A) def. Megan Beseres 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. No. 2 -- Emily Walz (A) def. Kate Gaffney 7-6 (8-6), 7-5. 3. Angie Gaviglio (C-I) def. Amy Lammers 6-1, 6-2. No. 4 -- Beth Stokman (C-I) def. Svea Lindgren 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Doubles

No. 1 -- Amy Lueck-Crystal Graf (C-I) def. Megan Lundberg-Emily O'Neil 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. No. 2 -- Katrina Schwartz-Bethany Beck (A) def. Hanni Johnson/Betsy Wehesler 7-6 (9-7), 6-3. No. 3 -- Danielle Sterling-Brenda Smith (A) def. Brita Johnson-Farrah Steinke 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 6-1.

Overall -- A 3-2. Next meet -- Aitkin hosts Aitkin Invitational 9 a.m. Friday.

St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Pierz 2

SAUK RAPIDS -- The No. 1 team of Nicolette Weber-Becky Korf and the No. 3 team of Kaitlyn Jensen-Nicole Kasper won doubles matches for the Pierz Pioneers in a 5-2 loss to St. Cloud Cathedral Tuesday.

Singles

No. 1 -- Melissa Kampa (SC) def. Amanda Tschida 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 -- Abbey Lentner (SC) def. Emily Stumpf 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; No. 3 -- Kelly Freese (SC) def. Susan Kimman 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 -- Jessica Harstad (SC) def. Rachel Maurer 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Nicolette Weber-Becky Korf (P) def. Dianna Heim-Jill Feichtinger 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 -- Vicki Smith-Meredith White (SC) def. Renee Korf-Kristine Gruber 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 -- Kaitlyn Jensen-Nicole Kasper (P) def. Kelly Hanish-Michelle Lentzen 7-6 (7-1), 6-1

Overall -- P 1-3. Next meet -- Pierz at Osakis quadrangular Thursday.