Patriots sweep Crosby-Ironton

CROSBY - The Pequot Lakes Patriots swept the Crosby-Ironton Rangers Thursday to improve to 5-1 in the Mid-State Conference.

In singles, Megan Lenz improved to 18-7, Angela Villella is 22-2 and Tricia Villella is 16-7. In doubles, Cori Lundmark is 19-6 and Kirstie Harmdierks 20-5.

Pequot Lakes 7, Crosby-Ironton 0

Singles

No. 1: Megan Lenz (PL) def. Ashley Barutt 6-1, 6-0

No. 2: Angela ViIllela (PL) def. Vanessa Hudrlik 6-0, 6-0

No. 3: Jasmine Nordby (PL) def. Shannon Lundgren 6-1, 6-0

No. 4: Tricia Villella (PL) def. Meredith Silgen 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1: Kirstie Harmdierks-Cori Lundmark (PL) def. Heather Robinson Mariah Craig 6-1, 6-1

No. 2: Katelyn Schmidt-Kaycee Nelson (PL) def. Savanah Fore-Alice Bertram 6-2, 6-1

No. 3: Maggie Clement-Johanna Heidmann (PL) def. Jessica Lundstrom-Brittany Metsa 6-1, 6-0

Conference: PL 5-1. Overall: PL 14-4. Next: W-DC at Pequot Lakes 4 p.m. Thursday, C-I at W-DC Lions Invite Oct. 3.

Aitkin wins tournament

PINE CITY - Aitkin's Nicole Beneke, Anna Browning and Tori Sundholm took all-conference honors in singles as did the Gobblers' doubles team of Allie Carlson-Kaitlyn Davies in the Two Rivers Conference tournament Thursday.

The Pierz doubles team of Jayme Sczublewski-Erin Gritzmacher defeated Aitkin's Carlson-Davies 6-2, 6-2 for the championship and the only all-conference honors for Pierz. Carlson-Davies are 19-2 for the season.

Aitkin won the tournament with 29 points and Pierz was third. All-conference honors went to the top four singles players and the top four doubles teams.

In singles, Beneke was runner-up, losing the championship match to Shauna Jahnz of Pine City 6-4, 6-2. Browning and Sundholm qualified for the third-place match, which wasn't played as all team points went to Aitkin and dusk was approaching.

Pierz's Cassie Banick was 2-2 and received honorable mention all-conference.

Team scores: Aitkin 29, Pine City 25, Pierz 8

Next meet: Aitkin at Brainerd 3:30 p.m. Monday; Pierz hosts Becker 4:15 p.m. Monday.

St. Cloud Tech 4, Staples-Motley 3

STAPLES - Staples-Motley narrowly lost to St. Cloud Tech 4-3 Thursday.

The Cardinals almost swept all three doubles matches, but the No. 3 duo of Savanna Hill-Annie Gillespie lost a nail-biter 5-7, 7-5, 10-7.

Skye Coughlin-Emma Koskiniemi won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles and Caitlyn Robinson-Ashley Lisson took the No. 2 match 6-2, 7-6.

Mikayla Wing was the lone singles winner for the Cardinals, winning 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 at No. 3.

Singles

No. 1: Parul Kapoor (SCT) def. Abby Edin 6-2, 6-1

No. 2: Rachael Zwiener (SCT) def. Andrea Koskiniemi 6-2, 6-3

No. 3: Mikayla Wing (SM) def. Kristin Wurm 6-4, 4-6, 12-10

No. 4: Leah Wurm (SCT) def. Annie Kautto 7-5, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1: Skye Coughlin - Emma Koskiniemi (SM) def. Sam Grimmer - Katie Haus 6-2, 6-1

No. 2: Caitlin Robinson - Ashley Lisson (SM) def. Abbey Mix - Micky Moran 6-2, 7-6

No. 3: Sam Bowman - Greta Zimmerman (STC) def. Savanna Hill - Annie Gillespie 5-7, 7-5, 10-7

Overall: SM 9-5. Next meet: Staples-Motley at Litchfield tournament Saturday.

Parkers Prairie 4, Wadena-Deer Creek 3

WADENA - Andrea Jensen, Macy Hartman and Paige Hartman won singles matches and almost helped Wadena-Deer Creek pull off its first win of the season but the Wolverines fell 4-3 to Parkers Prairie Thursday.

Singles

No. 1: Brenna Warren (PP) def. Haley Anderson 6-0, 6-1

No. 2: Andrea Jensen (WDC) def. Jakki Sjobeck 6-4, 6-2

No. 3: Macy Hartman (WDC) def. Ellen Dauphinais 6-2, 6-0

No. 4: Paige Hartman (WDC) def. Amber Suchy 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1: Kelsey Warren - Kayla Sjobeck (PP) def. Sam Holweger - Jessica Rinkel 6-4, 6-3

No. 2: Katherine Wippler - Mackenzine Thompson (PP) def. Molly Barrett - Anna Meltzer 6-4, 6-1

No. 3: Brittany Shircliff - Renee Warren (PP) def. Michelle Weber - Ashley Carlson 6-1, 6-4

Next meet: Wadena-Deer Creek hosts Perham 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.