The Luverne tennis team opened the season on Friday, April 9, in Luverne against Fairmont.
Under first-year head coach Lucas Larson, the Cardinals defeated Fairmont 6-1.
In St. James on Saturday, April 10, the Cardinals defeated St. James in doubles action 3-2.
LHS 6, Fairmont 1
Luverne’s No. 1 singles player Pierce Cunningham kicked off his season in impressive fashion. Cunningham defeated Ameya Komaragiri 6-0 in the first set and 6-0 in the second set.
Griffen Jarchow won his match in three sets. Jarchow won the first set 6-3, and then dropped the second set 6-3. Jarchow won the third set 10-3 to pick up the victory.
Chance Tunnissen won his match in two sets. Tunnissen won the first set 6-4, and then won the second set 6-1 to pick up the victory for the Cardinals.
Blake Frahm and Ben Jarchow, Luverrne’s top doubles team won their opening-match of the season. The duo won the first set 6-4 and then took the second set 6-2 to pick up the victory.
Ethan Nath and Logan Ommen won their match 2-0. They won the first set 6-0 and then took the second set 6-1.
Jayson Rops and Kyle Ferguson won their match in straight sets. The duo won the first set 6-1 and the second set 6-0.
LHS 3, St. James 2
Griffen Jarchow and Cunningham defeated their opponents in straight sets. The duo won the first set 6-0 and the second set by the same score.
Ben Jarchow and Frahm won their match 2-0. They won the first set 7-5 and the second set 6-3.
Rops and Miller won a back-and-forth match 2-1. The Cardinals’ duo dropped the first set of the match 6-4. Rops and Miller bounced back to win the second set 6-2 to force a third set.
In the third set it was Rops and Miller coming out on top, winning the pivotal third set 10-7.
The Cardinals will be back in action on Saturday, April 17, when they head to Granite Falls to take on Yellow Medicine East.