FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – On Saturday, the JV went to Fargo for the JV Regional Tournament. They racked up 7 wins on the day.
#1 Singles
Alex Rogelstad defeated James Lanners (North) 8-3
Rogelstad defeated Santiago Buisan (Shanley) 8-6
Rogelstad lost to Joe Carlson (Davies) 8-1
Rogelstad lost to Adien Hoff (Davies) 8-2
#1 Singles
Emmett Olson defeated AJ Carroll (Sullivan) 8-3
Olson lost to Aiden Hoff (Davies) 8-0
Olson defeated James Lanners (North) 6-1
Olson defeated Leighton Heick (Sheyenne) 6-4
Olson lost to Santiago Buisan (Shanley) 6-1
#2 Singles
Miles Taylor lost to Matthew Holtz (Davies) 8-6
Taylor lost to Garnett Anderson (Wahp) 6-1
#3 Singles
Gavin Swenson lost to AJ Kaufman (Sheyenne) 8-4
Swenson lost to Tim Welder (Wahp) 8-4
#4 Singles
Kellen Westman lost to Ethan Stroh (Davies) 9-7
Westman defeated Brandt Aslakson (Sheyenne) 8-6
Westman defeated Jade Biewer (Davies) 8-6
Westman lost to Matthew Propeck (Davies) 8-1
#1 Doubles
Jayden Johnson/Colin Hoff lost to Ryder Ulschmidt/Luke Schielke (Shanley) 8-1
Johnson/Hoff lost to Bray Haiskanen/Ivan Reindle (Unattached) 8-4
#2 Doubles
Jacob Kruger/Matthew Holm lost to Bryce Tiegen/Ted Monari (Unattached) 8-3
Kruger/Holm lost to Ethan Laabs/Corey Mowery (Sheyenne) 8-0
#3 Doubles
Noah Tulp/Jared Burk lost to Tommy Schriner/Issac Schumacher (Davies) 8-2
Tulp/Burk lost to Nick Angus/Jordan Clemenson (Sheyenne) 8-1
Thoughts:
It was the final day of competition for the JV. Thanks to Paul Kolesar, the Davies coach, for organizing this tournament for the JV. It is a great tournament and is appreciated by coaches, players, and parents.
Noah and Jared have improved so much this year. They took 3 games against olde and more experienced kids. They were done by the time I got to Fargo South so I wasn’t able to watch them. I’m sorry fellas. 🙁
Jacob and Matthew played some excellent points in doubles. Matthew works hard at every point while Jacob puts away balls at the net when his opponent hits it to him.
Jayden and Colin were overmatched at #1 doubles, but they didn’t play intimidated. They stepped into their shots and tried to hit their volleys away from their opponents. Nice job gentlemen.
Kellen at #4 singles was a fighter. He lost a tight match in the first round and came back to win two tight matches on the consolation side to make the 5th place match. Kellen has the competitive spirit and is learning on the court. If we add in some more form on his strokes, watch out!
Gavin played two good matches today. He hits solid and always gives it his all. He asks questions and tries to get better. Nice job Gavin.
Singles isn’t Miles’s favorite, but we will need him in the future as a singles player. This tournament was good experience and hopefully a driving factor to continue to play next summer to keep improving.
Alex and Emmett both found success at #1 singles coming away with five wins between the two. Alex made it to the 3rd place match and Emmett to the 5th. Emmett played 5 matches after coming back from an injury at the start of the season that limited his play – great way to fight through it. Alex enacted a game plan against Santiago that worked. He kept hitting it low to the backhand side which lead to Santiago hitting it out or giving Alex a put-a–way. Excellent work Alex.
The JV completed their season. Next action for the Varsity is the play-in match on Monday at home at 4:30pm against West Fargo. Loser’s team season is done. Winner goes to Grand Forks Red River on Tuesday for the first round of the team tournament.