VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Knights knocked off the Hi-Liners in their last away EDC match of the season. Valley City will have the remaining 3 EDC contests at home next week.
Results: VC always listed first.
VC 3
GFC 6
Singles
- Breck Sufficool lost to Madi Stauss 6-2, 6-2
- Olivia Ingstad defeated Sydnee Lemieux 7-6(3), 7-5
- Abby Martineck defeated Magdalene Spicer 6-4, 6-0
- Abby Redfearn defeated Gianna Blue 6-3, 6-4
- Alyssa Thomsen lost to Jennifer Wang 6-1, 6-1
- Ella Olson lost to Lauren Tran 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
- Sufficool/Ingstad lost to Stauss/Spicer 5-7, 7-6(12), 6-0
- Martineck/Redfearn lost to Lemieux/Blue 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Thomsen/Trinity Nelson lost to Stella Blue/Alli Wilhelm 6-3, 6-3
Coach Matt Nielson sharing his thoughts after the match, “Grand Forks Central clipped us 6-3. We have been touting our doubles all season, but today we didn’t capitalize on opportunities. We were up a set at both #1 and #2 doubles but did not seal the deal. In tennis, the ability to just play the next point to win and not think about the outcome is paramount. I couldn’t be prouder of how our team finished today in singles. We were down 5-0 going into the last four matches and we were able to win three of them as a team. Breck, Olivia, Abby, and Abby all learned from their doubles and incorporated it into their singles. All four were hitting with confidence. All four were playing to win. All four were in the moment. Those four singles were amazing to watch!”
Next action is non-conference at home on Friday with a 9am 3-2 match against Dickinson followed by 11am vs Mandan. Saturday, the entire state converges on Fargo for the illustrious Sheyenne Invitational at nine different court locations in Fargo.