Bemidji sweeps road triangular against Moorhead, Fergus Falls with 5-2 wins
Sep. 8—MOORHEAD — The Bemidji High School girls tennis team gave itself some breathing room on Friday in Moorhead.
The Lumberjacks defeated both Moorhead and Fergus Falls in a triangular, beating both teams by scores of 5-2.
Bemidji's doubles teams were perfect, winning all six matches they contested. Against Moorhead, top pair Maddie Jensen and Elena Peterson won 6-2, 6-0. No. 2 duo Kendal Midboe and Sam Wood won 6-3, 6-2, and No. 3 team Megan Berg and Ruby McKeon prevailed 6-0, 6-2.
Lilly Caron and Abby Myhrer picked up Bemidji's singles victories against Moorhead. Caron held down the No. 3 spot with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-2 win, while Myhrer triumphed 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4.
Against Fergus Falls, it was more of the same — with one exception. All players mentioned above picked up another victory except Myhrer, who swapped with Ridley Karger at No. 4 singles. Karger notched a 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-0 triumph to ensure Bemidji (12-3) earned its fifth win.
Bemidji 5, Moorhead 2
Singles
No. 1: Anderson (MHD) def. Eli. Peterson 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: Glatt (FF) def. Rupp 6-1, 6-0
No. 3: Caron (BHS) def. Anderson 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-2
No. 4: Myhrer (BHS) def. Dreessen 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1: Jensen/Ele. Peterson (BHS) def. Hogland/Watson 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Midboe/Wood (BHS) def. Follingstad/Kelly 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: Berg/McKeon (BHS) def. Gilbertson/Anderson 6-0, 6-2
Bemidji 5, Fergus Falls 2
Singles
No. 1: Abrahams (FF) def. Eli. Peterson 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: Zozel (FF) def. Rupp 6-2, 6-2
No. 3: Caron (BHS) def. Zosel 7-5, 6-3
No. 4: Karger (BHS) def. Ness 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1: Jensen/Ele. Peterson (BHS) def. Fullhart/A. Lill 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: Midboe/Wood (BHS) def. Anderson/Stephan 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
No. 3: Berg/McKeon (BHS) def. D. Lill/C. Lill 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
