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Area Girls Tennis: Cardinals hold off Rangers on home court

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STAPLES — Lauren Rutten and Allison Knosalla won in singles for the Staples-Motley Cardinals who edged the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 4-3 in a Mid-State Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Also winning for the Cards were their top two doubles teams of Jenna Dvorak-Haley Cichos and Georgia Kruchten-Rose Han.

Posting wins for C-I were Sydney Roberts and Margaret Silgen in singles and the doubles team of Natalja Tauzell-Isabelle Vignieri.

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Staples-Motley 4, Crosby-Ironton 3
Singles
No. 1: Lauren Rutten (SM) def. Monica Stokman 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: Allison Knosalla (SM) def. Ella Lewandowski 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Sydney Roberts (CI) def. Kenzie Erickson 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Margaret Silgen (CI) def. Nicki Carter 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1: Jenna Dvorak-Haley Cichos (SM) def. Emma Stokman-Teresa Goodwin 6-1, 6-4
No. 2: Georgia Kruchten-Rose Han (SM) def. Bella Sablan-Ellen Silgen 7-5, 6-1
No. 3: Natalja Tauzell-Isabelle Vignieri (CI) def. Amy Robins-Corinne Olson 6-0, 6-0
Overall: SM 6-4, CI 7-5. Next: CI TBA; SM at Osakis 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1.

Little Falls 4, Aitkin 3

AITKIN — Julie Vetch and Hailey McDuffee posted a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles for the Little Falls Flyers who defeated the Aitkin Gobblers 4-3 in a Granite Ridge Conference meet Tuesday, Sept. 29.

It was the second win in a row for the Flyers after starting the season 0-7. Aitkin drops to 0-10 despite getting wins from Macy Paulbeck, Madi Lehrer and the No. 2 doubles team of Sofie Ryan-Bree Voller.

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Little Falls 4, Aitkin 3
Singles
No. 1: Beth Ahlin (LF) def. Grace Janzen 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: Macy Paulbeck (A) def. Tory Gottwaldt 6-4, 6-0
No. 3: Ashley Haggen (LF) def. Emma Skaj 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Madi Lehrer (A) def. Claire Kimman 7-6 (3), 6-2

Doubles
No. 1: Julia Vetch-Hailey McDuffee (LF) def. Ashlyn Berg-Katelyn Welle 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
No. 2: Sofie Ryan-Bree Voller (A) def. Brenna Magee-Erin Mckinnley 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Karina Welle-Alexis Vonberg (LF) def. Sonia Faust-Alex Brucker 6-4, 6-3
Overall: LF 2-7, A 0-10. Next: Aitkin at Little Falls 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1.

Pine City 6, Pierz 1

PIERZ — Rylee Kapsner and Morgan Pohlkamp posted a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles for the only Pierz point in the Pioneers’ 6-1 loss to the Pine City Dragons in a Granite Ridge Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Pine City 6, Pierz 1
Singles
No. 1: Lydia Adams (PC) def. Val Gall 7-5, 6-3
No. 2: Ella Sell (PC) def. Maddie Andrea 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Addison Sell (PC) def. Megan Gritz 6-1, 6-0
No. 4: Lily Struss (PC) def. 6-0, 6-3

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Doubles
No. 1: Kaitlyhn Miller-Madisen Berglund (PC) def. Maddie Gall-Marybeth Tautges 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Allison Unverzagt-Sophia Lahti (PC) def. Kenna Otte-Britney Schommer 6-1, 6-0
No. 3: Rylee Kapsnder-Morgan Pohlkamp (Prz) def. Malia Mikuska-Claire Emmons 6-3, 6-4
Overall: Prz 6-4. Next: Pierz at Pine City 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1.
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