The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team clinched its ninth-straight WCC title with a 6-1 victory at home against Sauk Centre last Tuesday night.

The Lakers improved to 8-0 in the conference and 11-6 overall with the latest win.  No other WCC team had less than two losses.

Minnewaska Area was also set to compete in the WCC Individual Tourney at Alexandria, Saturday, but that meet was canceled due to rain and won’t be made up.

Also coming up is the start of the Section 6A Tourney, which is set to begin Thursday.  The Lakers could possibly be seeded third in the 9-team section with Osakis and NLS being the top two seeds.

If Minnewaska Area is seeded fourth or better it would host a match at 4 p.m., Thursday.  The remainder of the Section Team Tourney is set for Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Rogers.

Through the match with Sauk Centre, Addy Heid (14-5) and Rachel Rankin (14-5) currently lead the Lakers in wins, followed closely by Megan Thorfinnson (13-6), Alia Randt (13-6), Katie Sorenson (12-8), Katy Vold (12-7), Olivia Danielson (11-8) and Avarie Uhde (11-8).

Waska 6, Sauk Centre 1

The Lakers clinched their ninth-straight WCC girls tennis title with a 6-1 home win over Sauk Centre last Tuesday night.

Minnewaska Area used a revamped lineup for the win, one that it might use during the section tourney where the Lakers will most-likely be seeded third or fourth.

Olivia Danielson played first singles for the first time and she prevailed 6-3, 6-2, while Rachel Rankin earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at second singles, Addy Heid won 6-1, 6-1 at third singles and Kaylen Blair earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at fourth singles.

The matches were a much closer in doubles as Alia Randt and Megan Thorfinnson won 6-2, 6-0 at first doubles, Katy Vold and Avarie Uhde were victorious by a 6-4, 6-3 score at second doubles and Sauk Centre earned its only point at third doubles where it won a first-set tiebreaker.

at Waska 6, Sauk Centre 1

SINGLES results: 

(1) Olivia Danielson, Min def Abbie Masog 6-3, 6-2  (2) Rachel Rankin, Min def Samantha Gregory 6-1, 6-0  (3) Addy Heid, Min def Ellen Rick 6-1, 6-1  (4) Kaylen Blair, Min def Abigail Anderson-Nyhus 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES results:  

(1)  Alia Randt-Megan Thorfinnson, Min def Addy Hoffman-Ava Friedrichs 6-2, 6-0  (2) Avarie Uhde-Katy Vold, Min def Emma Klaphake-Lydia Peterson 6-4, 6-3  (3) Avery Rieland-Amber Groetsch, SC def Katie Sorenson-Brianna Erickson 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

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