VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – After losing to the #5 seed Red River in the opening round, the #4 Hi-Liners beat West Fargo and then had a state qualifying match against the #3 seed Grand Forks Central.  VC always listed first in results.

State Qualifier:

#4 Valley City 4

#3 GF Central 1

1S. Olivia Ingstad lost to Madi Stauss 6-4, 6-2

2S. Abby Martineck defeated Sydnee Lemieux 6-3, 6-0

3S. Georgia Zaun defeated Lauren Tran 6-1, 6-2

1D. Breck Sufficool/Abby Redfearn defeated Magdalene Spicer/Jennifer Wang 6-2, 6-2

2D. Kailee Nielson/Alyssa Thomsen defeated Gianna Blue/Stella Blue 6-2, 6-2

Coach’s Thoughts: “Girls EDC Team Tournaments always have a flair for the ridiculousness. Grand Forks Central held the tiebreaker of VC and Red River for the #3 seed.  In the first round, we(#4) lost to Red River(#5) in a tight 3-2 decision.  We worked our way through the back draw to then play Central to state qualify.  We showed up in a big way and dominated the match winning 4-1.”

Next action is the individuals tournaments is Friday and Saturday in Fargo with everyone playing at 9am.  Breck and Olivia earned the #5 seed while Abby and Abby the #10 in doubles.  In the singles draw, Kailee were seeded #7 seed while Georgia the #9.  Alyssa is also in the singles draw. “I can confidently say this would be the first time in Hi-Liner history that six players are seeded in the individuals tournaments.” Coach matt Nielson. Top 8 in singles and doubles make it to state.