Three Cardinals advance to state

FARGO, N.D. - Staples-Motley's Abby Edin captured the singles championship and the Cardinals' Skye Coughlin-Emma Koskiniemi finished second in the Section 6-1A individual tennis tournament Tuesday.

The top two singles players and top two doubles teams advance to the Class 1A state tournament Oct. 24-25.

Edin beat Rachael Grundman of Osakis 6-1, 6-2 for her title.

Coughlin-Koskiniemi lost to Laura Paulson-Alicia Pfeninger of Minnewaska 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match.

S-M's doubles team of Julia Schock-Ashley Lisson and Wadena-Deer Creek singles player Katie Anderson finished third.

Singles

Semifinals

Abby Edin (S-M) def. Alayna Benzinger (Parkers Prairie) 6-0, 6-0

Rachael Grundman (Osakis) def. Katie Anderson (W-DC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Third place

Anderson def. Benzinger 6-0, 6-0

Championship

Edin def. Grundman 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

Semifinals

Skye Coughlin-Emma Koskiniemi (S-M) def. Heather Peyton-Christine Peters (Long Prairie-GE) 6-0, 6-3

Laura Paulson-Alicia Pfeninger (Minnewaska) def. Julia Schock-Ashley Lisson (S-M) 7-5, 6-3

Third place

Schock-Lisson def. Peyton-Peters 2-6, 6-2, 6-2

Championship

Paulson-Pfeninger def. Coughlin-Koskiniemi 6-1, 6-1

Next: Edin, Coughlin, Koskiniemi in Class 1A individual state tournament Oct. 24-25 at Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center, Minneapolis.