Radniecki wins a pair at tournament

Photo by Jason Groth
Violet Radniecki won a pair of matches during last week’s Highway 10 tournament.

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Perham/New York Mills tennis team competed in an early season Highway 10 Queens of the court on Tuesday. The tournament featured Staples-Motley, New London-Spicer, Rocori, Little Falls, Wadena-Deer Creek and Detroit Lakes, as well as the Yellowjackets. The Yellowjackets took fourth place in the tournament. 

Photo by Chad Koenen
Sam Pederson returns a shot during last week’s match in Perham.

Perham/NY Mills first and second singles players Kaia Anderson and Alayna Moe split their two matches of the day, while third singles player Violet Radniecki went 2-1 as she defeated Staples-Motley’s Jaida Holst 8-5 and Rocori’s Olivia Schreifels 8-0 in her opening two matches of the day. She dropped her last match against Little Falls’ Elsie Ballou by a score of 6-2. 

Fourth singles player Autumn Branchaud also went 2-1 for the Yellowjackets as she won her first and third match, while dropped an 8-3 match to Kaylee Perius of Staples-Motley. 

The first doubles team of Aubry Zimmerman and Morgan Smith split their two matches, while the second doubles team
of Grace Wangler and Samantha Pederson went 1-2. 

At third doubles Miley Anderson and Lucy Wallgren split their matches after falling to Wadena-Deer Creek in their first match by a score of 8-3, before sweeping Detroit Lakes by a score of 8-0. 

In addition to the tournament, the Yellowjackets competed in a triangular in Bemidji on Thursday and a match against Detroit Lakes on Friday. 

TOURNAMENT TEAM RESULTS: Staples-Motley- 14; New London-Spicer- 13; Rocori- 11; Perham-New York Mills- 9; Little Falls- 8; Wadena Deer-Creek- 6; Detroit Lakes- 4

SINGLES- No. 1- Lauren Rutten (SM) def Kaia Anderson 8-0, Kaia Anderson (P-NYM) def Anna Askelson 8-1; No. 2- Charlotte Lau (S) def Alayna Moe 8-5, Alayna Moe (P-NYM) def Charlie Snyder 8-6; No. 3- Violet Radniecki (P-NYM) def Jaida Holst 8-5, Violet Radniecki (P-NYM) def Olivia Schreifels 8-0, Elise Ballou (LF) def Violet Radniecki 6-2; No. 4- Autumn Branchaud (P-NYM) def Brooke Glauvitz (8-1), Kaylee Perius (SM) def Autumn Branchaudm 8-3, Autumn Branchaud (P-NYM) def Brooke Hennen 5-2

DOUBLES- No 1.- Delaney Hanson-Jadyn Proehl (NLS) def Aubry Zimmerman-Morgan Smith 8-2, Aubry Zimmerman-Morgan Smith (P-NYM) def Haily McDuffee-Alexis Nelson 8-6; No. 2- Grace Wangler-Samantha Pederson (P-NYM) def Avery Klabunde-Jaycie Sliper 8-5, Kenzie Erickson-Heidi Zimmerman (SM) def Grace Wangler-Samantha Pederson 8-6, Brooke Litke-Myla Ballou (LF) def Grace Wangler-Samantha Pederson 8-1; No. 3- Genevieve Pinnella-Chlose Leeseberg (WDC) def Miley Anderson-Lucy Wallgren 8-3, Miley Anderson-Lucy Wallgren (P-NYM) def Abby Cummings-Paige Lindberg 8-0