Cardinals win tennis tourney

CROOKSTON -- Jacque Peterson and Emma Pipek won individual titles and the Staples-Motley Cardinals captured the team championship in the Crookston tennis tournament Saturday.

Peterson won at No. 1 singles and Pipek at No. 2. Peterson and Pipek raised their season records to 5-1. Kate Eden was third at No. 3 singles, losing for the first time in six matches.

Other Cardinal runners-up were Sheila Noska at No. 4 singles, and the doubles teams of Amanda DiGiovanni-Amy Freeman and Jenny Mueller-Kristi Halverson.

"We had to make several changes Saturday morning with Kim Mosack (injury) and Machele Michels (illness) not being able to play," Cardinals coach Sarah Penfield said. "The girls showed strong resolve in being able to deal with the different lineup and take care of business."

TEAM SCORES -- Staples-Motley 30, Crookston 29, Bemidji 26, Moorhead 15, Park Rapids 13, Thief River Falls 10, East Grand Forks 9, Roseau 8

Singles

No. 1: Jacque Peterson (SM) champion, def. Mollie Sullivan, Bemidji, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4); def Jenny Cole, Roseau, 6-2, 6-4; def Ashley Leister, TRF, 4-6, 6-2, 7-4

No. 2: Emma Pipek (SM) champion, def. Ellie Anderson, MHD, 6-2, 6-2; def. Lindsey Alterpeter, EGF, 7-5, 6-2; def. Amanda Schlenker, Crookston, 6-3, 6-4

No. 3: Katie Edin, third place, def. Courtney Jones, EGF, 6-3, 6-2; lost to Tara Holmquist, MHD, 4-6, 4-6; def. Jenny Grauvalin, PR, 7-5, 6-3

No. 4: Sheila Noska, second place, def. Jena Pike, PR, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5; def Megan Kimball, MHD, 6-4, 6-2; lost to Sarah Fee, Crookston, 3-6, 3-6

DOUBLES

No. 1: Amanda DiGiovanni-Amy Freeman, second place, def. TRF 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; def. MHD 7-5, 6-2; lost to Crookston (Amy Myrold & Laurie Ross) 4-6, 6-7 (4-7)

No. 2: Becca Nordell-Bri Orth, fifth place, lost to Crookston, 3-6, 4-6; def MHD 6-3, 6-4; def Kayla MacLeod-Ashley Roepke (PR) 6-2, 6-3

No. 3: Jenny Mueller-Kristi Halverson, second place, def Roseau 6-2, 6-3; def PR 4-6, 6-3, 7-4; lost to Stacey Lofgren & Jill Smith (Bemidji) 6-7 (5-7), 4-6

C-I wins at Aitkin

AITKIN -- The Crosby-Ironton Rangers tennis team won the Aitkin Quarterbacks Invitational Friday.

Individually, Pierz's Emily Stumpf won the No. 1 singles division. C-I dominated the doubles portion with Betsy Wehseler and Farrah Steinke winning the No. 2 double and Angie Gaviglio and Amelia Erickson winning at No. 3 doubles.

Individual results

No. 1 singles -- Emily Stumpf (P) def. Emily Walz (Aitkin) 6-4, 6-4; Stumpf def. Kate Gaffney (C-I) 6-2, 7-6 (9-7 tb); Stumpf def. Jessica Haugen (Mora) 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 singles -- Susan Kimman (P) def. Emily Eisenbraun (A) 6-2, 6-2; Kimman def. Amy Whiteford (Mora) 4-6, 6-4, (7-2 tb); Britta Johnson (C-I) def. Kimman 6-2, 5-7 (7-4 tb)

No. 4 singles -- Julie Kapsner (P) def. Mandy Whipps (A) 6-4, 7-5; Kapsner def. Vicki Lueck (C-I) 7-5, 6-4; Kapsner def. Kelsi Kent (Mora) 6-3, 6-4

No. 1 doubles -- Kaitlyn Jensen-Melissa Waytashek (P) def. Hanni Johnson-Sarah Kneeland (C-I) 2-6, 6-2, 8-6; Jensen-Waytashek def. Bergren-Richter (Mora) 2-6, 6-3, 9-7; Katrina Schwartz-Emily O'Neil (A) def. Jensen-Waytashek 2-6, 6-4, 7-5

No. 3 doubles -- Lori Seppelt-Nicole Kasper (P) def. Nicole Cook-Ashley Butenhoff (A) 7-6 (7-2 tb), 6-4, 7-5; Seppelt-Kasper def. Wiederhold-Marcinak (Mora) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3 tb); Angie Gaviglio-Amelia Erickson (CI) def. Seppelt-Kasper 6-3, 6-3

Next meet -- C-I at Pierz 2 p.m. Tuesday.