Ruby Ellison did a great job of stepping up into our top slot today, earning a 6-3, 7-5 victory at first singles.  Ruby did a great job of displaying patience on the court today.  She has a great all-around game and simply outlasted her opponent for a big win for our team.  Their 2nd and 3rd singles players were a bit too much for Layla Zosel and Kaia Ness today.  Layla showed great mental toughness after dropping a quick first set to come back and win the second set and force a third set.  It's always impressive to see girls continue to battle even when they are down or things aren't going their way.  Layla and Kaia both showed this today.  Ali Bredenberg got off to a great start and was up 4-1 at 4th singles before her opponent had to retire from the match with an illness.  

Hattie Fullhart and Ashyn Lill took care of business fairly routinely at first doubles, winning 6-1, 6-2.  Hannah Anderson and Clara Stephan showed some great fight in their 2nd doubles match today as well.  They dropped the first set 6-1 but made a great run in the second set before ultimately losing the match in a tie-breaker.   

Our undecided match was our 3rd doubles team of 7th graders Dillyn Lill and Carsyn Lill.  The twins started off strong and earned a quick 6-1 first set against Morgan Stang and Emma Humbert, a pair of seniors for the Spartans.  However, the Spartans upped their game greatly in the second set and began imposing their game much more effectively on Carsyn and Dillyn.  Morgan showed off her strong net presence and began putting away a lot of loose balls and finishing points against the duo.  The set was very back and forth, with the Spartans pulling off the second set 7-5 and forcing a decisive third set.  At this point, we knew the overall match score was tied up at 3-3. The foursome were able to finish two games before the rain became too much and the courts became too slippery to play.   The Otters were able to break Morgan's serve in the first game of the final set and Carsyn held serve in the second game, giving the girls a 2-0 lead in the decisive third set.  This is where things remain until we are able to finish the match, which we are hoping to do next week.  The girls will pick up right where they left off when we can get them back on the court together.  6-1, 5-7, 2-0, Rocori serving.  This partial set will determine which team boasts a 4-3 CLC and section 8AA victory.     

The Otters next scheduled match is Tuesday in Sartell at 4:30.

Singles:
1. Ruby Ellison (FF) defeated Autumn Kron (R) 6-3, 7-5.

2. Allie Faber (R) defeated Layla Zosel (FF) 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

3. Olivia Schreifels (F) defeated Kaia Ness (FF) 6-3, 6-0.

4. Ali Bredenberg (FF) defeated Ava Thelen (R) 4-1 (retired)

Doubles:
1. Hattie Fullhart/Ashtyn Lill (FF) defeated Megan Reitmeier/Emma Jenninges (R) 6-1, 6-2.

2. Lily Humbert/Jada Gueher (R) defeatead Hannah Anderson/Clara Stephan (FF) 6-1, 7-6(1).

3. Dillyn Lill/Carsyn Lill (FF) tied with Emma Humbert/Morgan Stang (R) 6-1, 5-7, 2-0 (rain delay)