Luverne tennis edges Pipestone, stays perfect

The Luverne Cardinals’ tennis team improved to 9-0 with a 4-3 victory over Pipestone Area on Thursday, May 6, in Pipestone.
Luverne’s top singles player, Pierce Cunningham, defeated Tony Wacker in straight sets. Cunningham won the first set 6-0 and then picked up a 6-1 second-set victory to win the match.
Griffen Jarchow defeated Will Rops in a back and forth first set 6-4. The second set was all Jarchow, who picked up a 6-0 victory to win the match for the Cardinals.
Luverne’s Chance Tunnissen and Lucas Zupp played a competitive three-set match.
Tunnissen won the first set 7-6. Zupp answered back by winning the second set 6-2. Zupp edged Tunnissen in the third set 11-9.
In doubles action, the duo of Blake Frahm and Ben Jarchow defeated Pipestone’s Cole Paulson and Isaac Stilas 6-4 and 6-1.
Luverne’s Jayson Rops and John Miller won their match in straight sets. The Cardinal duo defeated Pipestone’s Cody Norberg and Chase Wilson 6-1 and 6-2 to help the Cardinals pick up the 4-3 victory.
The tennis team will be back home on Thursday, May 13, when they play host to Vermillion.
The Cardinals will then wrap up the week by traveling to St. James on Saturday, May 15.