Otter Girls Edge Prowlers 4-3
The Fergus Falls girls’ tennis team hosted Thief River Falls in a home dual on Friday morning. “We knew going into this match that we would have a tough day on our hands, and we sure did,” commented Head Coach Jamie Lill. “In the end, the Otters narrowly took the match 4-3 in dramatic form.”
Bella Abrahams. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Kaia Ness. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Layla Zosel. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Today's team match was an awesome win for our girls. It took everybody doing their part to earn the four points we needed to get the W. Most of the matches played out in fairly routine fashion. Isabella Abrahams, Ali Bradenberg and the doubles team of Hannah Anderson and Kaia Ness fell in straight sets. Ruby Ellison, Layla Zosel and the doubles team of Dillyn Lill and Carsyn Lill won in straight sets, leaving the team score at 3-3 with our first doubles duo of Hattie Fullhart and Ashtyn Lill still on the court.
Hattie Fullhart. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Today was a really great day for Otter tennis. We earned a fantastic team victory over a tough Thief River Falls team. This took a total team effort and everybody filling their roles to get this big win. This is the first time in my 12 seasons that we have come out on top in a TRF match-up. The girls should be pumped and excited to take this win into another busy week next week when we have four road matches on the calendar.
The Otters next hit the court on Tuesday, September 5 at 4:30 at St. Cloud Tech.
Ruby Ellison. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Carsyn and Dillyn Lill. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Ashtyn and Hattie dropped their first set 6-3 this morning. The pair was a bit flat and came up against a very solid doubles team from TRF. After dropping the first set, Ashtyn and Hattie made a couple strategic adjustments that helped them hang in the match. The girls knew the team match was still undecided and used that to fuel them at 3-4 in the second set. The girls buckled down, cleaned up their errors and earned the second set 6-4, forcing a full third set.
The third set started very back-and-forth as was consistent all day for these two. Hattie and Ashtyn were up 4-3, before dropping a couple games in a row and finding themselves down 4-5. The girls really dialed in and battled to earn the next 3 games and win their match 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 while also capturing that 4th deciding point to earn the team victory.
Ashtyn Lill. PHOTO by JULIE NELSON
Singles:
1. Avery Skaar (TRF) defeated Isabella Abrahams (FF) 6-1, 6-2.
2. Ruby Ellison (FF) defeated Braylee Wienen (TRF) 6-3, 6-1.
3. Layla Zosel (FF) defeated Sam Rodahl (TRF) 6-3, 6-3.
4. Jerlyn Lunsetter (TRF) defeated Ali Bredenberg (FF) 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles:
1. Hattie Fullhart/Ashtyn Lill (FF) defeated Piper Greene/Brianne Ellison (TRF) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
2. Anna Lunsetter/Kaitlyn Kruse (TRF) defeated Hannah Anderson/Kaia Ness (FF) 6-3, 6-4.
3. Dillyn Lill/Carsyn Lill (FF) defeated Mackezie Lee/Olivia Schuster (TRF) 6-4, 6-1.
