The Cardinals edged Sioux Falls Roosevelt by one point and topped Brandon Valley (S.D.) by five points during home matches played Thursday and Tuesday respectively. LHS posted a five-point conference win in Worthington Monday.
Luverne will put its three-match winning streak on the line during home matches against Pipestone-Jasper and Marshall today and Monday respectively.
Luverne 6, BV 1
LHS went 3-0 in doubles play and took two of three singles matches during Tuesday's five-point home win over the Lynx.
All three Cardinal doubles teams dropped the first sets of their matches before rallying to win the next two sets.
Allana and Ashley Gacke were 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 winners over Katy Bly and Mandy Bonander at No. 1, Gabe Van Dyk and Patricia Willers prevailed 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 against Marine Graham and Crystal Selchert at No. 2, and Sarah Lange and Jenny Braa notched a 3-6, 6-3 and 6-1 win over Crystal Meyer and Kelly Bariak at No. 3.
Amanda Aning, Becky Antoine and Rachel Tofteland posted straight set wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles respectively.
Aning topped Abby Erickson by 6-0 and 6-3 scores, Antoine was a 6-0, 6-1 victor over Jessi Wehrkamp, and Tofteland bested Kelly Larson by 7-6 and 6-3 tallies.
BV's Hillary Green handed Lexi Jauert a pair of 6-1 setbacks in No. 4 singles.
Luverne 6, Worthington 1
The Cardinal girls collected their first conference win of the season when they disposed of the Trojans by five points in Worthington Monday.
Luverne swept all three doubles matches and went 3-1 in singles during its winning performance.
After falling 6-4 in the first set against Nadine Wolf and Lindsey Radloff, Luverne's No. 1 doubles team of Allana and Ashley Gacke rebounded to post 7-5 and 6-0 in sets two and three to take their match.
Cardinals Gabe Van Dyk and Patricia Willers nailed down 6-1 and 6-2 wins against Lindsay Stewart and Liz Anderson at No. 2 doubles, and the No. 3 team of Jenny Braa and Sarah Lange won by 6-1 and 6-2 counts against Sarah Liapis and Traci Nelson.
Luverne's Amanda Aning posted a pair of 6-2 wins against Jessica Elsing at No. 1 singles, Becky Antoine was a 6-2, 6-0 victor over Abby Wiltrout at No. 2 and Rachel Tofteland was a 7-6, 6-3 winner against Lisa Jackson at No. 3.
Trojan Lindsay Meier handed Lexi Jauert 6-3 and 6-4 setbacks at No. 4 singles.
Luverne 4, Roosevelt 3
The Cardinals surpassed the .500 mark for the season with a one-point home win over Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
The teams split four singles contests during the match. Luverne went 2-1 in doubles to record the win.
Luverne's doubles victories came from the No. 2 and No. 3 teams.
Gabe Van Dyk and Patricia Willers secured 6-3 and 6-1 wins against Sara Austad and Brynn Minnaert at No. 2. Jenny Braa and Sarah Lange nailed down 6-1 and 6-2 victories over Chelsey Krull and Gina Pulford at No. 3.
Roosevelt's Marin Nordstrom and Carrie Pudenz saddled Allana and Ashley Gacke with a pair of 6-2 setbacks at No. 1 doubles.
Rachel Tofteland and Chelsea Cronin posted Luverne's singles wins at the No. 3 and No. 4 slots.
Tofteland topped Adriaana Hembree by 6-2 and 6-1 counts at No. 3. Cronin was a 7-6, 6-2 victor over Ashley Miller at No. 4.
Roosevelt's Melissa Schager recorded a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win against Amanda Aning at No. 1 singles. Kerri Burkard topped Becky Antoine 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2.