GIRLS TENNIS

St. James Area 7, Fairmont 0

ST. PETER – The Fairmont High School girls’ tennis team fell to St. James Area in the Class A Section 2 (check again, I forgot if correct) match on Thursday morning, 7-0, at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.

Emelia Klanderud fell to Keyana Haler 6-3, 6-4. Alison Slama dropped to Elizabeth Shores 6-0, 6-3. Madisyn Peyman lost to Ellie Romsdahl 6-1, 6-1. Finally, for the singles, Ella Wubbena was defeated by Claire Carlson 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In the doubles, Carly Gustafson and Belinda Lutterman couldn’t get past Alivia Romsdahl and Ellie Anderson after falling 6-0, 6-0. Katherine Zelaya and Addison Toothaker were bested by Valeria Aguilar and Maren Bluedorn 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Ella Dresselhaus and Ada Edmundson were topped by Ruby Ciske and Julia Westman 6-1, 6-1.

“Our girls played some of the best tennis of the season and some of them played some of the best tennis of their careers today against a very talented team,” head coach Laura Olsen said following the match. “We are very proud of how hard they fought and how close every match was. There were a lot of games that went to deuce in every match, and the final scores don’t reflect how competitive they were today.”

PREP VOLLEYBALL

TCU 3, Fairmont 1

MONTGOMERY – The Fairmont High School volleyball team dropped to Tri-City United, 20-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-20, on Thursday night in four sets.

Brylee Miller had 13 kills and 11 digs. Jadyn Montgomery had seven kills of her own. Nora Fitzgerald had 11 digs. Lilly Meyers recorded eight kills. Leslie Zarling had 29 set assists.

Fairmont (5-15) plays next Tuesday against Luverne in the Fairmont High School gymnasium at 7 p.m.

MCW 3, Nicollet 0

TRIMONT – The Martin County West High School volleyball team defeated Nicollet in straight sets, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16, in the Trimont Elementary gymnasium on Thursday night.

Maddie Carlson powered the team with 18 kills. Emily Schettler had 26 set assists. Rowan Faber and Courtney Anderson had 26 and 17 digs, respectively. Brynlee Haukoos had 14 digs of her own.

The Mavericks (10-6) will play in a tournament this Saturday at Estherville/Lincoln Central.