The Packers continued their winning ways in the Big Nine on the tennis courts.

Friday, September 10, 1999

The Packers continued their winning ways in the Big Nine on the tennis courts. Thursday they traveled to Faribault and behind a strong singles line up defeated the Falcons 7-0. The win was the Packers third straight in the Big Nine to start the season. Overall they are 4-3 in dual meets.

The top three Austin singles players, Laurie Alonso, Amy Kelly, and Emily Bue did not drop a game. At No. 4, Betsy Hingeveld had a little more trouble losing the first set 6-4 but then coming back strong to pick up the win with two 6-2 wins in the last two sets.

In doubles, the No. 1 team of Mindy Neilon and Chelsea McColley, and 3, Amber Dolphin and Claire Johnson, teams won in straight sets while Tiffany Ankeny and Lindy Swedburg had a little more trouble. They lost the first set 6-2, then came back to win the second 6-2. They then pulled out the final set 7-5.

Austin (4-3, 3-0) looks to keep its Big Nine winning streak alive Tuesday when they host the Owatonna Huskies.

Austin 7, Faribault 0

Singles

No. 1 Laurie Alonso (A) def. Marissa Swingen, 6-0, 6-0.

No. 2 Amy Kelly (A) def. Kari Bellingham, 6-0, 6-0.

No. 3 Emily Bue (A) def. Andrea Krutchen, 6-0, 6-0.

No. 4 Betsy Hingeveld (A) def. Laura Cesafsky 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles

No. 1 Mindy Neilon/ Chelsea McColley (A) def. Sara Anderson/ Maggie Thom, 6-4, 7-5.

No. 2 Tiffany Ankeny/ Lindy Swedburg (A) def. Lyndie Paquette/ Lisa Keele, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

No. 3 Amber Dolphin/ Claire Johnson (A) def. Sara Mullenbach/ Kelly Deike, 6-3, 6-2.

Lyle-Pacelli shows improvement

The Lyle-Pacelli tennis team is gaining experience and improving every day. That improvement was in evidence at the Wescott Field courts Thursday even though the result did not show it. Lake City won the meet 7-0.

The best result for Lyle/Pacelli was put together by the No. 2 doubles team of Laura Wiechmann and Erin Evans. After dropping the first set 6-1 they came back to win set two 6-1. In the third they fell behind 4-0. Behind some nice serving and good net play they came back to win four of the next five games to make it 5-4. Lake City, however, was able to hit some big serves that Wiechmann and Evans were unable to return and the Tigers closed out the match.

Lyle/Pacelli next hits the courts Tuesday in Winona when they meet up with Cotter.

Lake City 7, Lyle/Pacelli 0

Singles

No. 1 Lisa Thomson (LC) def. Sammy Jones, 6-3, 6-0.

No. 2 Lisa Ahlers (LC) def. Laura Christopherson, 6-0, 6-0.

No. 3 Anna Dosen (LC) def. Tina Rosenthal, 6-1, 6-1.

No. 4 Lake City wins by forfeit.

Doubles

No. 1 Sarah Schmidt/ Melissa Johnson (LC) def. Buffy Judd/ Tammy May 6-4, 6-3.

No. 2 Emily Robertson/ Sarah Holahan (LC) def. Laura Wiechmann/ Erin Evans 1-6, 6-1, 4-6.

No. 3 Megan Harms/ Alyssa Karn (LC) def. Ilsa Burke/ Christina Edstrom, 6-1, 6-0.