River Valley 2, Sibley East 5
Singles:
- No. 1: Taylor Berkner (RV) def. Morgan Haggenmiller (Sibley East) 6-2, 6-3
- No. 2: Brissa Hernandez (RV) def. Tessa McCracken (Sibley East) 6-2, 6-1
- No. 3: Macey Thoele (Sibley East) def. Jillian Mays (RV) 6-1, 6-2
- No. 4: Amelia Odenthal (Sibley East) def. Selene Krohnfeldt (RV) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles:
- No. 1: Taylor Moos/Addie Cowell (Sibley East) def. Chloe Okerman/Dani Junker (RV) 6-2, 6-3
- No. 2: Emma Lenertz/Kylah Olson (Sibley East) def. Alisyn Danielson/Morgan Arsndorf (RV) 6-2, 6-0
- No. 3: Emily Dose/Lydia Harmon (Sibley East) def. Reagan Moody/Tori Matter (RV) 6-1, 6-2
Coach Comment:
It was a competitive matchup against Sibley East to end our regular season play. Taylor and Brissa had some convincing wins at 1st and 2nd singles but we struggled in other positions. We were without a portion of our normal varsity lineup but I’d like to give a shoutout to Reagan Moody and Tori Matter for stepping into a tough spot and performing well as a 3rd Doubles team that rarely played together this year.
The First Round of the team section tournament was Monday, 9/30. We received the #6 seed and we traveled to face the #3 Blue Earth team.
Monday, 9/30 (Team Section Playoffs):
River Valley Co-op (GIRLS) vs. Blue Earth – 2-5
Singles:
- No. 1: Taylor Berkner (RV) def. Grace Hanson (Blue Earth) 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
- No. 2: Brissa Hernandez (RV) def. Addison Prescher (Blue Earth) 6-4, 6-4
- No. 3: Abbey Lorenz (Blue Earth) def. Jillian Mays (RV) 6-1, 6-2
- No. 4: Abigail Greff (Blue Earth) def. Tori Matter (RV) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
- No. 1: Carol Schrader/Erin Prescher (Blue Earth) def. Chloe Okerman/Dani Junker (RV) 6-2, 6-0
- No. 2: Grace Schavey/Brooklyn Rosenau (Blue Earth) def. Bronwyn Sorenson/Alisyn Danielson (RV) 6-0, 6-0
- No. 3: Mckinley Hanson/Katelyn Storbeck (Blue Earth) def. Delaney Rex/Morgan Arsndorf (RV) 6-1, 6-0
Coach Comment:
It was a good matchup against a tough Blue Earth team on their home courts. Taylor and Brissa got us two solid victories, including a thrilling tiebreaker between Taylor and Grace Hanson at 1st singles. However, we were unable to get points elsewhere in the lineup against some very good 3rd and 4th singles players and a stacked doubles lineup. I want to congratulate Coach Spencer Monson from Blue Earth on the victory! It was a great team season for our squad. In the offseason and throughout next year we will continue to focus on building up our younger and more inexperienced players. We are super excited to have a very solid foundation to work with following this season. In the past, we had worried about simply having the numbers to field a competitive team but with 23 this year and only graduating 2 seniors, that gives us a positive outlook for the program’s future.