FAIRMONT — A week for the Fairmont girls tennis history books.

The Cardinals rallied for a pair of extended doubles victories to complete a 7-0 nonconference dual-meet sweep over the United South Central Rebels on Saturday morning in Fairmont.

“We can finally relax a little and take a deep breath,” Fairmont head coach Eric Johnson said half-jokingly after his netters capped a six-day scheduling gauntlet with five consecutive victories, including three shutouts. “That’s what happens when you get rained out and you have to get those matches played before the upcoming (sectional) seedings.”

The Cardinals opened the week by posting back-to-back 7-0 wins over Pipestone and River Valley on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Fairmont then edged Big South Conference rival St. Peter by a 4-3 decision Thursday and outslugged Maple River in a rare Friday afternoon clash, 5-2.

Ironically, Fairmont (14-7) plays another rescheduled dual meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in New Ulm to close out the regular season.

“We’ve been playing consistent tennis, and now we just need to work on some little things in practice before the section starts,” said Johnson.

Singles players Claire Nemmers and Lauren Green staked Fairmont to a quick 2-0 lead on the team ledger over USC Saturday on the strength of straight-set wins.

Nemmers utilized a potent combination of power and finesse to produce back-to-back 6-0 set wins over Daylyn Huper at the No. 1 position before Lauren Green joined her Cardinal teammate in the winner’s circle only seconds later.

Lauren Green recorded a pivotal service break at 5-2 in her opening set against Sarah Mantor at fourth singles before the Rebel netter answered with a break of her own. Green, however, rallied to reel off seven straight wins to close out her 6-4, 6-0 victory.

Bergen Senf and Lauren Davis fended off USC’s Alyson Swanson and Lauren Zebro during the second set of their No. 1 doubles match to inch Fairmont within one team tally of a victory. Senf and Davis coasted to a 6-1 opening-set triumph before holding serve against Swanson and Zebro through the second set’s first nine games.

Davis’ baseline coverage and Senf’s quick-reflex play at the net helped the Cardinals’ tandem close out a 6-4 second-set win for a 3-0 team lead.

“Bergen and Lauren played more consistently today. Definitely a positive match for them,” said Johnson.

Third singles player Maggy Totzke then sealed Fairmont’s fifth team win of the week by downing USC’s Trinity Seedorf, 6-3, 6-0. After clinging to a 3-2 first-set lead, Totzke shifted into a higher gear to pocket 9 of the next 10 games to earn the key point.

Ellie Hernes and Emily Hagen rebounded from a 6-2 first-set loss to the Rebels’ Kelsie Chapman and Olivia Schwartz to rally for a three-set win.

Hernes and Hagen clicked for a 6-1 second-set win before breezing to a 6-0 decision in the third set at No. 2 doubles.

Briana Joseph then outslugged the Rebels’ Delaney Weber at second singles, 6-3, 6-2, to extend Fairmont’s team lead to 6-0. Joseph rallied from early deficits in both sets — 2-1 in the first and 1-0 in the second — to collect another team tally.

“Briana earned a quality win over a good player with a lot of varsity experience today,” said Johnson.

Libby Totzke and Anika Haugen, however, had the crowd on the edge of the bleachers when the Cardinals’ No. 3 doubles team forced a supertiebreaker in place of a third full set with the team outcome already determined.

USC’s Maya Zebro and Elizabeth Romano squeezed by Totzke and Haugen in an opening-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (8-6), before the Fairmont tandem rallied for a 7-5 second-set victory.

With their teammates collected around them, Totzke and Haugen eventually outlasted Zebro and Romano in an extended segment 21-19 — 11 points beyond the usual 10.

“That’s definitely the longest tiebreaker I’ve seen at the high school level,” said Johnson. “You have to give USC’s doubles credit for staying in the match for that long.

“Both doubles teams hit some nervy points and went for the big shots at times, and Libby and Anika managed to pull off a good win for us.”