W-DC comes back to win

PERHAM -- After losing to Perham in the Mid-State Conference tournament Sept. 15, the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines showed some mental toughness and came back to defeat Perham Tuesday by a score of 4-3.

Leading the way for the wolverines was Beth Hemming who, after beating Jenny Teeley, pushed her season record to an impressive 10-4. The deciding match fell into the hands of Becky Miller and Mikaela Hutson who after losing the first set 3-6 came back to win the next two 6-4, 6-3 for the victory.

W-DC 4, Perham 3

Singles

No. 1 -- Netessa Pettit (WD) def. Molly Poulson 6-0, 6-2; No. 2 -- Michelle Wien (P) def. Erika Haman 6-0, 6-4; No. 3 -- Beth Hemming (WD) def. Jenny Teeley 7-5, 6-4; No. 4 -- Sarah Leverson (WD) def. Ashley Schmidt 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles

No. 1 -- Becky Miller-Mikaela Hutson (WD) def. Danielle Tesch-Chelsea Hepola 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; No. 2 -- Dominique Seifert-Reyna Riewer (P) def. Jennifer Taves-Bridgette Wynn 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 -- Mary Wieczorek-Katie Krueger (P) def. Monica Kraemer-Brianne Peterson 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

Conference --WDC 2-3. Overall --WDC 5-6. Next meet --Wadena-Deer Creek at West Central Area 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

St. Cloud Tech 7, Little Falls 0

ST CLOUD -- The St. Cloud Tech Tigers girls' tennis team slid by the Litlle Falls Flyers with ease winning 7-0 in a Central Lakes Conference match Tuesday.

Singles

No. 1 -- Courtney Hover (SCT) def. Rachel Loscheider 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 -- Jessica Nyberg (SCT) def. Maggie Cotton 6-2, 6-0; No. 3 -- Britt Penninton (SCT) def. Elizabeth Brisk 6-1, 6-0; No. 4 -- Melissa Lisbon (SCT) def. Jessica Peterson 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Gwen Pennington-Kelly Pearson (SCT) def. Shanna Bach-Nicki Olson 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 -- Michelle Nyberg-Rachel Kay (SCT) def. Kate Fogle-Shelby Swenson 6-2, 6-3; No. 3 -- Lindsey Kripper-Chelsea Ferbrook (SCT) def. Christina Saari-Heather Rakow 6-3, 6-4

Conference -- LF 2-6. Overall -- LF 4-11. Next meet -- Little Falls at Sartell 4:30 p.m. Thursday.