GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- With a total of 4.5 hours with seven girls on one tennis court and one outdoor practice on three tennis courts, the Hi-Liners played their first tennis match at Grand Forks. Valley City was unable to take a match from a very tough Grand Forks Red River team falling 9-0

 

 

VC 0

RR 9

Singles:

1.  Reagan Ingstad lost to Shaelyn Johnson 6-3, 6-3
2.  Cali Halgrimson lost to Brooke Kennelly 6-7(8), 7-5, 10-7
3.  Hannah Aberle lost to Anna Caoili 6-0, 6-2
4.  Hannah Dockter lost to Isabel Krogh 6-3, 1-6, 10-4
5.  Hope Peterson lost to Kassidy Johnson 6-4, 6-3
6.  Maisie Leick lost to Claire Huebner 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

1.  Ingstad/Halgrimson lost to S.Johnson/Kennelly 6-1, 6-4
2.  Aberle/Dockter lost to Krogh/K.Johnson 6-2, 6-3
3.  Kayla Triebold/Haley Jensen lost to Caoili/Lilli Pokrzywinski 6-0, 6-1

 

Coach’s Comments

We had many positives from our first match.  Reagan and Cali played some high quality doubles in the second set of their match, taking over the net and having a high intensity along with both playing some inspired singles.  Hannah Dockter came back to win a second set after dropping the first by playing consistent.

Hope Petersen was really moving the ball around on her opponent and giving her fits.  And I believe it was Hope, Maisie, Kayla, and Haley’s first indoor match ever in girls tennis.  It was a great day to get more court time and experience.

As it is the first match without much court time, we do have a long ways to go this season to get to our peak.  Anticipation, footwork, and racquet preparation need some work across the board.  Also – we need to attack at the net instead of just hitting balls back.  Its early in the season, we will work together to improve!