Pierz shines at Pine City

PINE CITY - The Pierz Pioneers captured three titles and Pequot Lakes and Aitkin each tallied one at the John Eberhart girls' tennis invitational Friday.

Cassie Banick (No. 3 singles), Jayme Sczublewski (No. 4 singles) and the No. 2 doubles team of Jenny Gritzmacher-Kelsey Schlicting all won titles.

Megan Lenz and Angela Villella netted the No. 1 doubles title by finishing 4-0.

Aitkin's No. 3 doubles team of Ellen Raushel-Elizabeth Mattson won three matches to claim its title.

Singles

No. 1: 2-Hanna Christianson (C-I) 2-1, 3-Kelsey Klucas (Aitkin) 2-1, 4-Kayla Kapsner (Pierz) 1-2, 7-Sarah Thomas (Pequot Lakes)1-2

No. 2: 2-Alice Browning (A) 2-1, 6-Kaitlyn Risness (CI)1-2, 7-Hayley Bujalski (Prz) 2-2

No. 3: 1-Cassie Banick (Prz) 3-0, 2-Nicole Beneke (A) 2-1, 5-Molly Sand (CI) 2-1, Molly Peterson (PL) 0-3

No. 4: 1-Jayme Sczublewski (Prz) 3-0, 2-Molly Burman (A) 2-1, 4-Carol Mester (PL) 1-2, Kayla Minarich (CI) 0-3

Doubles

No. 1: 1-Megan Lenz-Angela Villella (PL) 4-0, 4-Liz Johnson-Emily Johnson (CI) 1-2, 6-Lauren Eno-Allie Carlson (A) 1-2, Kaari Jenson-Rochelle Langer (Prz) 1-2

No. 2: 1-Jenny Gritzmacher-Kelsey Schlicting (Prz) 3-0, 2-Kirstie Harmdierks-Lori Lundmark 3-1, 6-Heather Robinson-Kayla Sorben (CI)1-2, 7-Kristi Cummings-Karma Wasserzieher 1-2

No. 3: 1-Ellen Raushel-Elizabeth Mattson (A) 3-0, 4-Erin Gritzmacher-Kara Kasper (Prz) 1-1 and Mary Waytashek-Emma Janson 0-1, 7-Katelyn Schmidt-Tricia Vlillella (PL) 1-2, Crosby-Ironton 0-2