Gobblers blank Perham

CROSBY - Alice Browning didn't surrender a single game as she won her No. 2 singles match 6-0, 6-0 to help blank the Aitkin Gobblers over the Perham Yellowjackets 7-0 in a season-opening dual meet Tuesday.

Nicole Beneke also had little trouble at No. 3 singles, winning 6-1, 6-2 for the Gobblers.

Aitkin 7, Perham 0

Singles

No. 1: Kelsey Klucas (A)

def. Abbi Paulseth 6-3, 6-4

No. 2: Alice Browning (A) def. Ali Pesch 6-0, 6-0

No. 3: Nicole Beneke (A)

def. Mariah Muer 6-1, 6-2

No. 4: Molly Burman (A)

def. Amy Pawlowske 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1: Lauren Eno-Allie Carlson (A) def. Maria Lindberg-Whitney Delaney 6-1, 7-5

No. 2: Karma Wasserzieher-Kristi Cummings (A) def. Becca Huebsch-Emily Wargler 7-5, 6-1

No. 3: Elizabeth Mattson-Ellen Raushel (A) def. Danielle Brenk-Megan Shipman 6-2, 6-2

Overall: A 1-0. Next: Aitkin at C-I 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Pierz 5,

St. Cloud Apollo 2

PIERZ - The Pierz Pioneers girls' tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to pick up a 5-2 win over the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles Tuesday.

Pierz's Cassie Banick won in straight sets at No. 4 singles while the No. 2 doubles team of Jenny Gritzmacher and Kara Kasper and the No. 3 team of Jayme Sczublewski and Erin Gritzmacher gave up just one set each in their wins.

Singles

No. 1: BriAnn Anderson (SCA)

def. Kayla Kapsner 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3

No. 2: Kelsey Schlicting (P)

def. Kristi Reisdorf 6-2, 6-0

No. 3: Hayley Bujalski (P)

def. Nosima Omar 6-1, 6-0

No. 4: Cassie Banick (P)

def. Marya Johnson 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1: Bo LaFountaine-Megan Schwegman (SCA) def. Kaari Jensen-Rochelle Langer 6-3, 6-2

No. 2: Jenny Gritzmacher-Kara Kasper (P) def. Kat Understandes-Rachel Henning 6-0, 6-1

No. 3: Jayme Sczublewski-Erin Gritzmacher (P) def. Nicole Koester-Bri Hagg 6-0, 6-1

Overall: Prz 1-0. Next: Prz hosts Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine City 9 a.m. Thursday.

St. Cloud Tech 5,

Pequot Lakes 2

PEQUOT LAKES - Angela Villella won handily at No. 2 singles as she beat St. Cloud Tech's Natasha Seliski 6-0, 6-1, but it was the Tigers who came away with the team victory, winning 5-2 over the Patriots in a non-conference tennis meet Tuesday.

The No. 1 Pequot Lakes doubles team of Kirstie Harmdierks and Cori Lundmark picked up the other Patriot victory, winning their match in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Singles

No. 1: Parul Kapoor (SCT)

def. Megan Lenz 6-1, 6-0

No. 2: Angela Villella (PL)

def. Natasha Seliski 6-0, 6-1

No. 3: Abby Nix (SCT) def. Sarah Thomas 6-2, 6-3

No. 4: Rachel Zwiener (SCT) def. Tricia Villella 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1: Kirstie Harmdierks-Cori Lundmark (PL) def. Hannah Zwiener-Kayla Machenhaupt 6-3,3-6, 6-4

No. 2: Kristin Wurm-Sammy Grimmer (SCT) def. Katelyn Schmidt-Jasmine Nordby 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

No. 3: Shae Ebert-Samantha Hurrle (SCT) def. Carrol Meister-Kaycee Nelson 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)

Overall: PL 0-1. Next: PL at Perham triangular 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.