Cardinals win twice to advance at subsection

COLLEGEVILLE - The Staples-Motley Cardinals notched two more wins to their season as they eliminated Wadena-Deer Creek 6-1 and Sauk Centre 7-0 Monday in the West Subsection 6-1A girls' tennis tournament at St. John's University.

The Cardinals won all eight singles matches to advance to face Osakis in the Section final.

Staples-Motley 6 , Wadena-Deer Creek 1

Singles

No. 1: Abby Edin (SM) def. Kelley Johnson 6-1, 6-0; No. 2: Skye Coughlin (SM) def. Brittany Anderson 6-0, 6-2; No. 3: Andrea Koskiniemi (SM) def. Haley Anderson 6-2, 6-1; No. 4: Kelly Hagenson (SM) def. Macy Hartman 6-0, 2-6, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1: Julia Shock-Ashley Lisson (SM) def. Katie Anderson-Jessica Rinkel 7-5, 6-2; No. 2: Andrea Jensen-Elizabeth Quincer (WDC) def. Liz Willgohs-Caitlin Robinson 7-5, 3-6, 7-5; No. 3: Hallie Denning-Savanna Hill (SM) def. Rachel Richter-Sam Holwleger 6-1, 6-4

Staples-Motley 7, Sauk Centre 0

Singles

No. 1: Abby Edin (SM) def. Laura Hintzen 6-3, 6-2; No. 2: Skye Coughlin (SM) def. Christina Zimmermann 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 : Emma Koskiniemi (SM) def. Krystal Heinen 6-4, 6-2; No. 4: Andrea Koskiniemi (SM) def. Kady Buschette 6-1,6-2

Doubles

No. 1: Julie Schock-Ashley Lisson (SM) def. Stephanie Anderson-Chelsea Donnay 6-2, 6-2; No. 2: Liz Willgohs-Caitlin Robinson (SM) def. Samantha Ritter-Amy Zimmermann 6-3, 6-2; No. 3: Hallie Denning-Savanna Hill (SM) def. Meghan Duchene-Leah Middendorf 6-2, 7-5

Overall: WDC 6-13. Next meet: Staples-Motley vs. Osakis in Section 6-1A final at Courts Plus in Fargo, N.D., 8 a.m. Monday; Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Section 6-1A individual tournament at Collegeville 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Pequot Lakes 6, Pine City 1

SARTELL - Jasmine Nordby dropped just one game for her No. 4 singles victory to help the Pequot Lakes Patriots eliminate Pine City 6-1 in the first round of the Subsection 2, Section 7-1A girls' team tennis playoffs.

The Patriots swept the doubles to improve to 17-4 and advance to the Section 7-1A semifinals.

"Last time we played Pine City we won a close 4-3 game," said Pequot head coach Monica Sergent. "Today was a great improvement. We just want to carry that momentum through the tournament."

Singles

No. 1: Maren Buschmann (PC) def. Megan Lenz 5-7, 2-6; No. 2: Angela Villella (PL) def. Shauna Jahnz 7-5, 6-3; No. 3: Sarah Thomas (PL) def. Erin Pangerl 6-0, 6-2; No. 4: Jasmine Nordby (PL) def. Katie Bramer 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1: Kirstie Harmdierks-Cori Lundmark (PL) def. Kayla Weiss-Sarah Borich 6-4, 6-4; No. 2: Katelyn Schmidt-Tricia Villella (PL) def. Karrie Hughes-Nicole Sebastian 3-6, 6-4, 6-0; No. 3: Molly Peterson-Kaycee Nelson (PL) def. Briana Long-Jamie Dickey 6-7, (3-7), 6-3, 7-5

Overall: PL 17-4. Next meet: Pequot Lakes in Section 7-1A semifinals at Virginia Saturday 9 a.m.

Pierz 4, Foley 3

PIERZ - The No. 2 doubles team of Kayla Kapsner-Mary Waytashek battled back from a 2-5 third-set deficit to win their match 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 and lead the Pierz Pioneers past the Foley Falcons 4-3 Monday in the first-round of the Subsection 2, Section 7-1A team tennis playoffs.

Pierz swept the double and picked up a No. 2 singles victory from Rochelle Langer to advance to the section tournament.

Singles

No. 1: Bethany Gapinski (F) def. Hayley Bujalski 6-2, 7-5; No. 2: Rochelle Langer (Prz) def. Hannna Kantos 6-4, 6-2; No. 3: Emily Margretle (F) def. Cassie Banick 6-2, 6-3; No. 4: Nicole Gapinski (F) def. Nicole Block 6-0, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1: Kaari Jensen-Jayme Sczublewski (Prz) def. Alisha Kantor-Emma Dunning 6-3, 6-3; No. 2: Kayla Kapsner-Mary Waytashek (Prz) def. Emily Lenore Popp 3-6, 6-1, 7-5; No. 3: Kara Kasper-Erin Gritzmacher (Prz) def. Alexa Herbst-Chelsea Studenski 6-4, 6-3

Overall: Prz 14-6. Next meet: Pierz in Section 7-1A tournament at Virginia 11:30 a.m. Saturday.