Tennis: Packer girls top AL, fall to Rochester Mayo

Published 7:11 pm Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Austin's Megan Fleiner makes a play on the ball during her No. 2 singles match against Albert Lea in Paulson tennis courts Tuesday. -- Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Megan Fleiner makes a play on the ball during her No. 2 singles match against Albert Lea in Paulson tennis courts Tuesday. — Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

The Austin girls tennis team cruised to a 7-0 victory over Albert Lea and the Packers lost 7-0 to Rochester Mayo in Paulson tennis courts Tuesday.

The Packers (1-1 overall, 1-1 Big Nine) swept five of their seven matches against the Tigers. Megan Fleiner won her No. 2 singles match with a 6-4 win in the third set and Maggie Trom won her third set 6-3 at No. 4 singles.

Austin's Alicia Sforza serves during her No. 1 singles match at Paulson tennis courts Tuesday. -- Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Alicia Sforza serves during her No. 1 singles match at Paulson tennis courts Tuesday. — Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

“The girls were very competitive for the first conference meets of the season,” Austin head coach Levon Larson said. “Both Megan Fleiner and Maggie Trom demonstrated tough mental games in their three set victories against Albert Lea.”

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Mayo took every match in two sets against Austin.

Austin 7, Albert Lea 0

Singles

No. 1 Alicia Sforza (A) def. Mercedes Saltou (AL) 6-1, 6-3

No. 2 Megan Fleiner (A) def. Katlyn Larson (AL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

No. 3 Mariel Flaherty (A) def. Alexa Drescher (AL) 6-3, 6-0

No. 4 Maggie Trom (A) def. Rachel Wallin (AL) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 Jennifer Bogle and Elizabeth Ettinger (A) def. Carson McGivern and Sara Kabrud 6-1, 6-3

No. 2 Anna Bachmeier and Maggie Leif (A) def. Sam Skarstad and Lexus Saltou (AL) 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 McKenna Gleisner and Taylor Tauchnitz (A) def. Anne Boettcher and Katie Boettcher (AL) 6-2, 6-0

Mayo 7, Austin 0

Singles

No. 1 Kyie Boyer (M) def. Sforza 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 Emily Norman (M) def. Fleiner 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 Emma Trncic (M) def. Flaherty 6-1, 6-1

No. 4 Amalie Sorraja (M) def. Trom 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 Kate Rosenow and Jessica Marmorstein (M) def. Bogle and Ettinger 6-2, 6-0

No. 2 Celine Aamash and Natali Sorraja (M) def. Bachmeier and Leif 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 Kailee Johnson and Alex Poeschla (M) def. Gleisner and Tauchnitz 6-0, 6-2