The Luverne Cardinals fell in the section semifinals to Blue Earth Area, 6-1, on Thursday, Oct. 8.
The lone victory for the Cardinals came on the doubles side of things. Jacey Smith and Olivia Wieneke won their match in straight sets. The duo won the first set 7-5 and the second set by the same score.
In singles action, Elise Jarchow pushed her opponent to the brink.
Jarchow dropped the first set 6-0. She bounced back by winning the second set 6-4. The senior dropped the third set 6-1.
United South Central match on Monday, Oct. 12
The Cardinals fell in the third-place match on Monday, Oct. 12, at home to United South Central, 4-3.
In doubles, Liz Kelm and Brynn Thier won their match in straight sets. They took the first set, 6-2, and won the second set 7-6.
On the singles side of things, Mia Wenzel won her match in three sets. Wenzel won the first set 6-4. She then dropped a back-and-forth second set 7-5 before winning the third set 6-3 to take the match.
Ainslie Robinson won her match in straight sets. Robinson won the first set 6-2 and the second set 6-4.
Luverne -0, Blue Earth Area- 7
Singles:
No. 1 - Tea Armstrong, BEA, def. Roz Oye, LHS, 6-1, 6-2.
No. 2 - Marissa Benz, BEA, def. Elise Jarchow, LHS, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1.
No. 3 - Arika Howard, BEA, def. Ainslie Robinson, LHS, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 4 - Addison Armstrong, BEA, def. Mia Wenzel, LHS, 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles:
No. 1 - McKenna Dutton and Kylie Rosenau, BEA, def. Lauren Ver Steeg and Solveig Tofteland, LHS, 6-1, 6-2.
No. 2 - Olivia Wieneke and Jacey Smith, LHS, def. Britt Howard and Lyndsey Borris, BEA, 7-5, 7-5.
No. 3 - Cali Beyer and Olivia Dutton, BEA, def. Liz Kelm and Brynn Thier, LHS, 6-3, 6-1.
Luverne Senior High - 3,
USC - 4
Singles
No. 1 - Delaney Weber, USC def. Roz Oye, LHS, 6-2; 6-0.
No. 2 - Alyson Swanson USC, def. Elise Jarchow, LHS, 6-3, 7-5.
No. 3 - Ainslie Robinson, LHS, def. Kelsie Chapman, USC , 6-2, 6-4.
No. 4 - Mia Wenzel, LHS,def. Elizabeth Romano, USC - 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
Doubles:
No. 1 - Macy Zebro and Maya Zebro, USC, def. Lauren Ver Steeg and Solveig Tofteland, LHS,4-6, 6-4, 6-3.