Tennis team drops close match to fifth ranked team
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team played in two triangular meets; against Moorhead and Detroit Lakes on Aug. 28, coming out on top in both with 7-0 wins. They dropped a 4-3 match to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and won 6-1 against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on Sept. 2.
In the match against fifth-ranked Foley, the Cardinals had two matches go to a super-tiebreaker to decide the third set. Sam Schimpp won her tiebreaker at fourth singles, but the doubles team of Kelsie Weite and Bryn Williams lost the other.
Team results
S-M 7, Moorhead 0
Singles: Izabella Edin W 6-0, 6-0; Ashley Smith W 6-3, 6-0; Kelsi Peterson W 6-0, 6-0; Sam Schimpp W 6-0, 6-4
Doubles: Lexi Johnson/Claire Wolhowe W 6-2, 6-1; Katie Benson/Kelsie Weite W 6-0, 6-1; Bryn Williams/Haley Dietman W 5-7, 6-2, (10-6)
S-M 7, Detroit Lakes 0
Singles: Edin W 6-0, 6-0; Smith W 6-4, 6-3; Peterson W 6-0, 6-0; Schimpp W 2-6, 6-2, (10-6)
Doubles: Johnson/Wolhowe W 6-0, 6-4; Benson/Weite W 6-1, 6-1; Williams/Dietman W 6-2, 7-5
S-M 3, Foley 4
Singles: Edin W 6-0, 6-1; Smith L 1-6, 1-6; Peterson W 6-3, 6-4; Schimpp L 6-3, 4-7, (3-10)
Doubles: Johnson/Wolhowe L 2-6, 3-6; Weite/Williams W 6-4, 2-6, (10-6); Anna Willgohs/Dietman L 3-6, 1-6
S -M 6, LP-GE 1
Singles: Edin W 6-4, 6-1; Smith L 1-6, 1-6; Peterson W 6-3, 6-1; Schimpp W 6-2, 6-3
Doubles: Johnson/Wolhowe W 6-1, 6-2; Weite/Williams W 6-0, 6-1; Willgohs/Dietman W 6-2, 6-2