Packer tennis team drops a pair to open season

Published 6:45 pm Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The Austin girls tennis team opened its season with a pair of losses in Owatonna Tuesday. The Packers fell to Mankato West 7-0 and they were edged out by a score of 4-3 to Winona.

Austin (0-2 overall, 0-2 Big Nine) swept all three doubles matches in the loss against the Winhawks as the No. 2 team of Chloe Schmitt and Grace Pazurek battled to win in three sets.

Mankato West 7, Austin 0

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Singles

No. 1 Sydney Douglas (MW) def. Emily Sayles (A) 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 Because Radzak (MW) def. Amy Stoulil (A) 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 Anna Egeland (MW) def. Sarah Bachmeier (A) 6-2, 6-0

No. 4 Elli Kim (MW) def. Maia Irvin (A) 7-5, 3-6, (10-4)

Doubles

No. 1 Josie Goellner and Tehran Townsend (MW) def. Kellie Baier and Tara Watkins (A) 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 Kelsey Goetll and Klena Swenson (MW) def. Chloe Schmitt and Reana Schmitt (A) 6-1, 6-1

No. 3 Caitlyn Douglas and Molly Grundhoffer (MW) def. Grace Pazurek and Katherine Willrodt (A) 6-4, 6-4

Winona 4, Austin 3

No. 1 Laney Rutkowski (W) def. Sayles (A) 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 Ambi Jacobs (W) def. Stoulil (A) 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 Rachel Renk (W) def. Bachmeier (A) 6-4, 6-1

No. 4 Emma Hienert (W) def. Reana Schmitt (A) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 Baier and Watkins (A) def. Erin Renk and Carson Johnson (W) 6-4, 6-2

No. 2 Chloe Schmitt and Pazurek (A) def. Anni Jacobs and Grace Buswell (W)  4-6, 7-6 (7-1), (10-7)

No. 3 Irvin and Tori Watkins (A) def. Julia Reeck and Marissa McNally (W) 6-0, 6-1