Little Falls wins first match of season

ST. CLOUD -- Little Falls captured its first win of the season Tuesday with a 4-3 Central Lakes Conference victory over St. Cloud Apollo.

Ashley Koester and Ashley Czech scored wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles for the Flyers.

Little Falls' Laura Yorek-Sara Peterson battled back to win in three sets at No. 3 doubles with a 7-1 tie-breaker win.

Little Falls 4, St. Cloud Apollo 3

Singles

No. 1 -- Ashley Koester (LF) def. Nicole Koester 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 --Ashley Czech (LF) def. Kristi Reisdorf 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 -- Christina Linder (SCA) def. Emily Kampa 6-1, 6-1; No. 4 -- Bo LaFountaine (SCA) def. Kayla Holste 3-6, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Izzy Anderson-Carrie Peterson (LF) def. Brianne Haug-Kaitlyn Undersander 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 -- Meghan Schwegman-Rachel Henning (SCA) def. Sam Koester-Allysa Huck 6-2, 6-0; No. 3 -- Laura Yorek-Sara Peterson (LF) def. Phuong Tran-Tara Dykema 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)

Next meet -- LF hosts Alexandria 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Pierz 5, Mora 2

MORA -- The Pierz tennis team, led by Kaitlyn Jensen's three-set win at No. 2 singles and a win from the No. 1 doubles team of Katie Sczublewski-Sam Gritzmacher, gave the Pioneers a 5-2 win over the Mora Mustangs in non-conference action Tuesday.

Singles

No. 1 -- Kristen Sczublewski (P) def. Kassie Norby 7-5, 6-2; No. 2 -- Kaitlyn Jensen (P) def. Mara Parson 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 3 -- Mel Waytashek (P) def. Emily Paulson 6-0, 6-3; No. 4 -- Kayla Kapsner (P) def. Sarah Parson 7-6 (7-4), 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Katie Sczublewski-Sam Gritzmacher (P) def. Nikki Osterdyk-Becci Osterdyk 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 -- Kelli Dahlin-Megan Mork (M) def. Lori Seppelt-Kaari Jensen 6-4, 6-2; No. 3 -- Katie Dahlin-Emerald Reeves (M) def. Bethany Fischer-Amy Durheim 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 8-6

Overall -- P 10-3. Next meet -- Pierz at Brainerd 4:30 p.m. Friday.

W-DC 4, Aitkin 3

WADENA -- The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines tennis team came away with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Aitkin Gobblers Thursday with three singles wins, headed by No. 1 player Ana Oliveira.

W-DC sealed its victory with a win from its No. 1 doubles team of Shelby Paavola-Beth Anderson.

Aitkin received two doubles victories and a singles win from Kelsey Klucas, who improved her record to 14-2.

Singles

No. 1 -- Ana Oliveira (WDC) def. Emily Eisenbraun 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 -- Sarah Timm (WDC) def. Kari Johnson 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 -- Katie Anderson (WDC) def. Alice Browning 6-1, 6-3; No. 4 -- Kelsey Klucas (A) def. Meagan Packer 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Shelby Paavola-Beth Anderson (WDC) def. Mandy Whipps-Jaime Landsverk 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 --Lori Hughes-Becky Lammers (A) def. Melissa Quincer-Courtney Bernu 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 --Sarah Ibanez-Lauren Eno (A) def. Katy Kraemer-Elizabeth Quincer 7-6, 8-6, 6-1

Conference -- WDC 1-1. Overall -- WDC 5-5. Next meet -- WDC at Staples-Motley 3 p.m. Thursday.