Results from Friday, October 4th Individual Section Tournament for the River Valley Girls:
Singles Round 1:
#2 seed Taylor Berkner (River Valley) received a first-round bye
#5 seed Brissa Hernandez (River Valley) def. Ella Wubbena (Fairmont) 6-0, 7-6 (2)
Singles Round 2:
#2 Taylor Berkner (River Valley) def. Lily DeBlieck (Redwood) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Tabitha Barkowsky (Maple River) def. #5 Brissa Hernandez (River Valley) 6-1, 6-2
Taylor Berkner advances to the Second Day of play as part of the Final Four that will take place on Wednesday, October 9th.
Brissa Hernandez is eliminated in Round 2
Doubles Round 1:
#4 Emelia Klanderud/Alison Slama (Fairmont) def. Jillian Mays/Selene Krohnfeldt (River Valley) 6-2, 6-1
#3 Grace Hanson/Carol Schrader (Blue Earth) def. Chloe Okerman/Dani Junker (River Valley) 6-0, 6-1
Both Doubles Teams for River Valley were eliminated in Round 1 of play.
Coach Comment:
I was very proud of the way all of our girls competed today!
First off, our doubles team of Dani Junker and Chloe Okerman, both Freshman, fought hard against a top seed out of Blue Earth. These two should hopefully be back in the future so this was a great learning experience for them.
Our doubles team of Selene Krohnfeldt (9th) and Jillian Mays (12th), played some of the best tennis I’ve seen out of them but didn’t manage to knock off two great players out of Fairmont. Congratulations to Jillian Mays on a fantastic career with the River Valley Wildcats. We will miss her!
Brissa Hernandez (12th) received the #5 seed and took care of business in the first round. She received a tough draw in the second round and played a great player out of Maple River, eventually losing in two sets. Brissa will forever be remembered as one of the most talented and decorated players in River Valley tennis history.
Taylor Berkner (11th) received the #2 seed and a first round bye before defeating Lily DeBlieck out of Redwood in the second round. Taylor’s season continues on Wednesday as she will play in the Final Four with an opportunity to go to State.
Day Two
Taylor Berkner wins her first matchup 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in an exciting three-set battle against Elizabeth Shores of Saint James.