The girls tennis team finishes the regular season 17-3

Lakers win 5 of 7 individual WCC titles

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team closed out the regular season last week with a 7-0 win over Morris Area-WCA at home last Tuesday and at the WCC Individual Tournament in Alexandria on Saturday.

The Lakers finished the regular season with a 17–3 overall record, including a perfect 8–0 record in the WCC, winning their 10th straight conference title.

Montevideo came in second with a 7-1 record, followed by LQP-DB (6-2), Benson-KMS (5-3), Morris Area-WCA (4-4), YME (3-5), Melrose Area and Sauk Center (both 2-6) and MACCRAY (0-8).

The Section 6A Team Tournament starts this week and the Lakers should be a first or second seed. Regardless, the Lakers were scheduled to host a quarterfinal match on Thursday, October 3.

Litchfield and Osakis could also compete for the top seed, while the other teams in the section are BBE, Long Prairie-GE-USA, Melrose Area, NLS, Sauk Center and St. Johns Prep.

The semifinals and championship are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8 in Rogers. The Section 6A individual tournament will take place Oct. 11-17 in Rogers.

The top records for the Lakers entering this year's sectional tournament are Olivia Danielson (25-2) and Rachel Rankin (25-2), but four others have 22-5 records (Megan Thorfinnson, Addy Heid, Katy Vold and Avarie Uhde), one is 20-7 (Alia Randt) and two others have 19 wins (Katie Sorenson and McKenna Uhde).

Waska 7, Morris Area 0

The Lakers clinched their 10th straight WCC title last Tuesday night with a 7-0 victory over Morris Area-WCA. Minnewaska gave up no sets and improved to 17-3 overall and 10-0 in the conference with the win.

Alia Randt (6-0, 6-1), Megan Thorfinnson (6-2, 3-6, 6-0), Olivia Danielson (6-0, 6-1) and Kaylen Blair (6-1, 6-2 ) won first through fourth singles respectively, while the Lakers also had three easy wins in doubles.

Avarie Uhde and Rachel Rankin earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at first doubles, Katy Vold and Addy Heidi prevailed 6-2, 6-3 at second doubles, and Katie Sorenson and McKenna Uhde got just one game against by winning six. -1, 6-0 at third doubles.

WCC individual tournament

The Lakers competed in the WCC Individual Tourney in Alexandria on Saturday and won five of the seven individual titles. Minnewaska Area also won the team title earlier this fall with a perfect 8-0 record.

Winning WCC Championships with 3-0 records were Megan Thorfinnson at second singles, Olivia Danielson at third singles, Avarie Uhde-Rachel Rankin at first doubles, Katy Vold-Addy Heid at second doubles and Katie Sorenson-McKenna Uhde at the third doubles match.

Additionally, Alia Randt went 2-1 at first singles to take second and Kaylen Blair was 2-1 at fourth singles to also take third.

Winning first singles was Brook Lindeman of Montevideo and winning fourth singles was Carlee Axford of Montevideo.

Waska 7, at Morris Area-WCA 0

ONLY results:

(1) Alia Randt, Min defeated Nora Meek 6-0, 6-1 (2) Megan Thorfinnson, Min defeated Lydia Sweep 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 (3) Olivia Danielson, Min defeated Ruby Lhotka 6- 0, 6-1 (4) Kaylen Blair, Min def Maggie Knobloch 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES results:

(1) Avarie Uhde-Rachel Rankin, Min defeated Izabell Hoffman-Grade Hauglie 6-1, 6-1 (2) Katy Bold-Addy Heid, Min defeated Ellen Reed-Heidi Seales 6-2, 6-3 (3) Katie Sorenson-McKenna Uhde, Min def. Lilia Asmus-Allison Nohl 6-1, 6-0

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at the WCC Individual Tournament

Minnewaska Results:

ONLY results:

(1) Alia Randt 2-1 (second place)

(2) Megan Thorfinnson 3-0 (first)

(3) Olivia Danielson 3-0 (first)

(4) Kaylen Blair 2-1 (third)

DOUBLES results:

(1) Avarie Uhde-Rachel Rankin 3-0 (first)

(2) Katy Vold-Addy Heid 3-0 (first)

(3) McKenna Uhde-Katie Sorenson 3-0 (first)

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