LAKEVILLE, M.N. (VCTA) – The Valley City 18U Intermediate Junior Team Tennis (JTT) team competed in the recent USTA Sectional Championship held in Lakeville MN on July 23-25th, 2021. The coed team had to play two matches this summer in order to quality for the sectional competition. Over the three day event in 90+ degree heat, the VC 18U team finished in the top 8 of 34 teams, qualifying for championship bracket play on the final day. Teams included players from ND, SD, MN and WI, which are all part of the USTA Northern section.
Below are the match scores for the Sectional Championships shown in total games won, that consisted of boys/girls singles, boys/girls doubles and mixed doubles:
Pool play:
VC over Red Roosters(Hibbing MN): 26-18
VC lost to The Dirty Deuces (Eau Claire WI): 17-25
VC beat Basham 2 (Rogers MN): 31-14
VC over Fred Wells 2 (St. Paul MN): 20-16
Championship play:
VC over Shining Stars (Minnetonka MN): 25-15
VC lost to Fargo 1 (Fargo ND): 21-31
The event ended the JTT summer season and the team was coached by Erik and Susan Kringlie, sponsored by the Valley City Tennis Association.
The Valley City 18U Intermediate JTT team members that competed at the Sectional Championships:
Feature photo:
Back L-R: Coach Susan Kringlie, Breck Sufficool, Alex Rogelstad, Kai Kringlie, Treylan Cope
Front L-R: Phoebe Olson, Drew Potratz, Olivia Ingstad, Maisie Leick
