Prep Girls Tennis: New York Mills wraps up busy week at home with West Central Area

The New York Mills girls tennis team wrapped up a busy opening week at home against West Central Area in a Prairie Conference dual meet on Friday.

But first, the young Lady Eagles participated in the Osakis Qaudrangular during the season opener on August 22, winning just one match.

New York Mills was forced to forfeit the third doubles matches, but it it didn’t stop them from being competitive on the courts despite being shorthanded.

“We had a very busy week of tennis and played competively in each event. We are a bit younger and less experienced this season and right now we are a couple of players short of a full line up.” Lady Eagle head coach Gary Bach said. “However, the team is enthusiastic and determined to improve their skills and give their best effort every match.”

Vicky Selander posted the Lady Eagles’ lone win in the quadrangular with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Morris Area’s Kjersa Anderson at No. 3 singles during the opener, which was won by the Tigers by a score of 6-1.

Melrose and Osakis scored 7-0 victories over New York Mills to wrap up the event, although the Lady Eagles’ doubles team of Jenna Esala and Krista Guldseth nearly scored a victory over the Dutchmen. The duo dropped a super-tiebreaker to Melrose’s Michaela Worms and Emily Hellermann at No. 1 doubles by a score of 6-4, 4-6 (8-10).

Next up for New York Mills was the Highway 10 Tournament co-hosted by Staples-Motley and Wadena-Deer Creek on Wednesday, August 24. Two players place high for the Lady Eagles, who finished eighth in the eight-team tournament with eight points.

Selander was the highest Lady Eagle placer with a runner-up finish at No. 3 singles. The sophomore topped Sartell/St. Stephen’s Brooke Radi 3-6, 7-5 (10-3) in their singles opener on the Wadena-Deer Creek courts. She dispatched Abby Wegscheid of Wadena-Deer Creek 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals but fell to Alexa Hoffarth of Osakis in the championship match by a score of 3-6, 0-6.

New York Mills’ Jenna Esala also opened the tournament with a victory. The senior won her No. 1 singles opener 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 over Elese Sjogren of Sartell/St. Stephen, but dropped her next two matches to finished fourth.

Abby Salo defeated Mackayla Olsen of Stewartville 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to finish in 7th place at No. 4 singles to round out the Lady Eagles team scoring.

Three of the four singles matches went extra sets as the Lady Eagles nearly picked up their first win of the season during Friday’s 5-2 Prairie Conference loss to West Central Area.

Esala dispatched the Knights Jasmyn Sutton in two sets at No. 1 singles, while Abby Salo picked up a 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 victory over the Knights’ Vessa Bumgardner at fourth singles. Lady Eagles’ No. 2 singles player Krista Guldseth won her first set, but fell in the next two sets. Selander rebounded from a 5-7 first set loss at No. 3 singles to win the second set (6-4) before eventually bowing in the third set, 5-7.

New York Mills (0-4) travels to Perham at 12 p.m. Wednesday for a quadrangular with Perham, Thief River Falls and Roseau.

New York Mills at Osakis Quadrangular on August 22
New York Mills vs. Morris Area
Tigers 6, Lady Eagles 1
Singles
No. 1—Krista Mig (MA) over Jenna Esala 6-4, 6-2
No. 2—Megan Wagner (MA) over Krista Guldseth 6-2, 6-2
No. 3—Vicky Selander (NYM) over Kjersa Anderson 6-3, 6-2
No. 4—Shelby Marthaler (MA) over Emily Blomberg 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1—Carly Guillickson/Darcy Aronson (MA) over Kristin Kane/Abby Salo 6-2, 6-2
No. 2—Kaitlin Vogel/EmilyMoser (MA) over Jordin Roberts/Kori Salo 6-1, 6-1
No. 3—Forfeit to Morris Area

New York Mills vs. Melrose
Dutchmen 7, Lady Eagles 0
Singles
No. 1—Haily Brinkman (M) over Vicky Selander 6-2, 6-1
No. 2—Grace Brang (M) over Abby Salo 6-1, 6-2
No. 3—Tina S. over Kristin Kane 6-1, 6-2
No. 4—Jailyn Brinkman (M) over Jordin Roberts 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1—Michaela Worms/Emily Hellermann (M) over Jenna Esala/Krista Guldseth 4-6, 6-4 (10-8 super tiebrkr)
No. 2—Kayla V./Christine Wiechman over Emily Blomberg/Kori Salo 6-1, 6-1
No. 3—Forfeit to Melrose

New York Mills vs. Osakis
Silverstreaks 7, Lady Eagles 0
Singles
No. 1—Taylor Kraemer (O) over Jenna Esala-NYM 6-1 6-2
No. 2—Alex Anderson (O) over Krista Guldseth-NYM 6-1 6-1
No. 3—Angie Bowman (O) over Kristin Kane-NYM 6-2 6-1
No. 4—Alexa Hoffarth (O) over Emily Blomberg-NYM 6-1 6-1

Doubles
No. 1—Sabrina Zimmel/Tonya Hetland (O) over Vicky Selander/Abby Salo 6-1, 6-3
No. 2—Janna Juntunen/Lauren Silbernick (O) over Jordin Roberts/Kori Salo 6-1, 6-1
No. 3—Forfeit to Osakis

New York Mills at Highway 10 Tournament on August 24
New York Mills Results
Singles
No. 1—Jenna Esala (NYM) defeated Elese Sjogren (Sartell) 7-6 (9-7) 6-1; Gabrielle Steinhoff (Stewartville) defeated Esala 6-1, 6-4; Alex Anderson(Osakis) defeated Esala 6-3, 6-0; 4th place

No. 2— India Fritz (DL) defeated Krista Guldseth (NYM) 6-2, 2-6 (10-3); Aditi Hindka (Sartell) defeated Guldseth 7-6 (7-5), 2-6 (10-8); Sarah Najjar (WDC) defeated Guldseth; 8th place

No. 3—Vicky Selander (NYM) defeated Brooke Radi (Sartell) 3-6, 7-5 (10-3); defeated Abby Weigscheid (WDC) 6-3, 6-2; Alexa Hoffarth (Osakis) defeated Selander 6-3, 6-0; 2nd place

No. 4— Hannah Szech (Osakis) defeated Abby Salo (NYM) 6-4, 6-4; Desiree Isola (WDC) defeated Salo 6-1, 6-1; Salo defeated Mackayla Olsen (Stewartville) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6); 7th place

Doubles:
No. 1— Janna Juntunen/Lauren Silbernick-(Osakis) defeated Kristin Kane/Emily Blomberg (NYM) 6-1, 6-0; Scruggs/Snipes (Stewartville) defeated Kane/Blomberg; Hannah Jacobson/Ashley Carlson (WDC) defeated Kane/Blomberg 7-5, 6-2; 8th place

No. 2— Walker/Barthalme (Stewartville) defeated Jordin Roberts/Kori Salo (NYM) 6-1, 6-2; Marie Hunt/Elise Kallevig (WDC) defeated Roberts/Salo 6-0, 6-0; Benscoter/MaGuire(DL) defeated Roberts/Salo 6-0, 6-0; 8th place

No. 3— (no NYM entry)

New York Mills vs. West Central Area on August 26
Knights 5, Lady Eagles 2
Singles
No. 1—Jenna Esala (NYM) over Jasmyn Sutton 6-1, 6-2
No. 2—Carlie Loeks (WCA) over Krista Guldseth 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 3—Alayna MacLaughlin (WCA) over Vicky Selander 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
No. 4—Abby Salo (NYM) over Vessa Bumgardner 5-7, 6-1, 7-5

Doubles:
No. 1—Krista Paulson/Lauryn McLaughlin over Vicky Selander/Abby Salo-NYM 6-3 6-4
No. 2—Savanna Westrom/Regan Biss over Jordin Roberts/Kori Salo-NYM 6-0 6-0
No. 3—Forfeit to WCA

Junior High Matches
Singles
Jewelle Boe (NYM) over Emily Mickelson 6-4
Brittney Rrandt over Mallory Weber (NYM) 6-2

Doubles
Boe/Weber (NYM) over Randt/Aanerud 7-6 (7-5)