Pierz holds off W-DC with key doubles triumph

PIERZ -- By securing a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 3 doubles the tandum of Kaari Jensen and Kayla Kapsner helped the Pierz Poineers fend off the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 4-3 in non-confernece girls' tennis.

Kristin Sczublewski, Mel Waytashek and Heidi Hoheisel grabbed the other victories for Pierz.

Katie Anderson won at No. 2 singles for W-DC with the Wolverines No. 1 and 2 doubles teams also winning.

Pierz 4, Wadena-Deer Creek 3

Singles

No. 1 -- Kristin Sczublewski (P) def. Sarah timm 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 -- Katie Anderson (WDC) def. Kaitlyn Jensen 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 -- Mel Waytashek (P) def. Megan Packer 6-3, 6-2; No. 4 -- Heidi Hoheisel (P) def. Katy Kraemer 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 -- Beth Anderson-Shelby Paavola (WDC) def. Katie Sczublewski-Sam Gritzmacher 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 -- Melissa Quincer-Courtney Bernu (WDC) def. Lori Seppelt-Bethany Fischer 7-5, 6-2; No. 3 -- Kaari Jensen-Kayla Kapsner (P) def. Ann Brakefield-Elizabeth Quincer 6-0, 6-0

Overall -- Prz 6-1. Next meet -- Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Pierz hosts Mora and Pequot Lakes Thursday.

Pequot drops

three matches

PARK RAPIDS -- Kayla Lenz improved to 10-0, but the Pequot Lakes Patriots dropped all three matches in the Park Rapids quadrangular Tuesday.

Pequot lost to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 4-3, Crookston 6-1 and Park Rapids 4-3.

Megan Lenz improved to 9-1 by winning two of her three matches and Tera Peterson also won two of three matches for Pequot.

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 4, Pequot Lakes 3

Singles

No. 1 -- Kayla Lenz (PL) def. Sam Holtz 8-0; No. 2 -- Traci Pesta (LPGE) def. Joanna Larson 8-4; No. 3 -- Tera Peterson (PL) def. Melissa Rasmussen 8-2; No. 4 -- Megan Lenz (PL) def. Jenna Atkinson 8-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Alex Aho-Michelle Laumeyer (LPGE) def. Molly McBrien-Cati Blowers 8-3; No. 2 -- Michelle Rett-Nikki Ecklund (LPGE) def. Chelsey Chorson-Hailee Anderson 8-1; No. 3 -- Aimee Clasemann-Mellissa Klinkhammer (LPGE) def. Cori Lundmark-Kirstie Harmzierks 8-6

Crookston 6, Pequot Lakes 1

Singles

No. 1 -- Kayla Lenz (PL) def. Amy Zurke 8-1; No. 2 --Amanda Schlenker (C) def. Joanna Larson 8-3; No. 3 -- Crystal Engebretson (C) def. Tera Peterson 8-2; No. 4 -- Molly Simmons (C) def. Megan Lenz 8-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Rachel Erickson-Danielle Casper (C) def. Molly McBrien-Cati Blowers 8-0; No. 2 -- Jann Coquette-Brittany Morris (C) def. Chelsey Chorson-Hailee Anderson 8-2; No. 3 -- Andrea Lariviere-Allison Cuchmeier (C) def. Cori Lundmark-Kirstie Harmzierks 8-5

Park Rapids 4, Pequot Lakes 3

Singles

No. 1 -- Kayla Lenz (PL) def. Lauren Knuttila 8-2; No. 2 -- Alison Utke (PR) def. Joanna Larson 8-2; No. 3 -- Tera Peterson (PL) def. Jena Pike 8-6; No. 4 -- Megan Lenz (PL) def. Danielle Kent 8-5

Doubles

No. 1 -- Amy Luther-Lindsey Czeczak (PR) def. Molly McBrien-Cati Blowers 8-1; No. 2 -- Jenny Grazalin-Megan Yliniemi (PR) def. Chelsey Chorson-Hailee Anderson 8-2; No. 3 -- Holly Roetke-Jody Ryan (PR) def. Cori Lundmark-Kirstie Harmzierks 9-8 (7-4)

Conference -- PL 1-3. Overall -- PL 3-7. Next meet -- Pequot Lakes at Pierz 1:15 p.m. Thursday.

Rocori 6, Little Falls 1

LITTLE FALLS -- The duo of Izzy Anderson and Carrie Peterson defeated Amy Moschkav and Kaila Hennen to earn the Little Falls Flyers only victory in a 6-1 Central Lakes Conference loss to Rocori Tuesday.

Singles

No. 1 -- Lizzi Feldhege (Roc) def. Emily Kampa 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 -- Anna Taft (Roc) def. Laura Yorek 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 -- Lindsey Schmitt (Roc) def. Sara Peterson 6-0, 6-1; No. 4 -- Alyse Grelson (Roc) def. Sammi Koester 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Allison Decker-Amber Schriefels (Roc) def. Ashley Koester-Ashley Czech 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 -- Izzy Anderson-Carrie Peterson (LF) def. Amy Moschkav-Kaila Hennen 6-4, 5-7, (6-4); No. 3 -- Bethany Donlin-Nikki Hennen (Roc) def. Alyssa Huck-Kayla Holste 6-4, 7-6

Conference -- LF 0-1. Overall -- LF 0-7. Next meet -- Little Falls at Princeton 4 p.m. Thursday.

Cardinals take two

DETROIT LAKES -- Abby Eden won both her matches including a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Detroit Lakes' Greta Imholte as the Staples-Motley Cardinals defeated DL 6-1 and Moorhead 5-2 Tuesday in non-conference girls' tennis.

The No. 1 doubles team of Amy Freeman and Kristi Halverson also won both their matches.

Staples-Motley 6,

Detroit Lakes 1

Singles

No. 1 -- Katie Edin (SM) def. Jamie Johnson 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 -- Abby Edin (SM) def. Greta Imholte 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 -- Jana Ganus (SM) def. Maggie Myggeto 6-3, 6-1; No. 4 -- Jena Beug (DL) def. Miranda Milless 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Amy Freeman-Kristi Halverson (SM) def. Jamie Blackburn-Tera Sprague 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; No. 2 -- Sara Dezell-Brittany Miller (SM) def. Leah Lenke-Chelsey Wirtz 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 -- Julia Schock-Skye Coughlin (SM) def. Justine Anderson-Danie Schmoll 6-7, (6-8), 6-3, 6-0

Staples 5, Moorhead 2

Singles

No. 1 -- Diana Sicard (SM) def. Tara Hjalmquist 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 -- Edin (SM) def. Cathryn Nelson 6-2, 6-3; No. 3 -- Megan Kimball (MD) def. Coughlin 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 -- Emma Hughey (MD) def. Miller 4-6, 6-4, 4-6

Doubles

No. 1 -- Freeman-Halverson (SM) def. Justie Aretl-Lauren Enervold 6-3, 7-6, 7-1; No. 2 Schock-Ganus (SM) def. Jessie Michelson-Katie Kne 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 --Megan Mejhal-Milless (SM) def. Kati Kregger-Jenna Miller 6-2, 7-6, 7-4

Overall -- S-M 2-0. Next meet -- Staples-Motley at Pequot Lakes Friday.