The #10 ranked Crookston Pirate Girls Tennis team continued its outstanding play as they beat the #4 ranked Litchfield Dragons 4-3 and also beat Delano 4-3 in Litchfield. An eight-team tournament was scheduled but was canceled due to rain. Crookston waited around and ended up playing in a triangular once the courts dried up and the sun came out. Crookston beat #7 ranked Staples-Motley and #9 Thief River Falls on Thursday. They have beaten three ranked opponents in a row.
CROOKSTON VS LITCHFIELD –
The Crookston Pirates showed off their depth as they were missing one of their players, but still knocked off their third straight ranked opponent with a 4-3 victory over Litchfield in the first match of the day. The match was tied at 3-3, with Crookston picking up wins at fourth singles with Emelia Hoerner winning a hard-fought match 6-3, 6-4. The second doubles team of Georgia Sanders and Logan Brekken played an impressive match as they won 6-2, 6-3, and the third doubles of Mariah Overgaard and Chloe Boll won a tight match 6-4, 6-3. Litchfield won first, second, and third singles, and the match was tied at 3-3, with first doubles the only match remaining. Crookston’s Addie Fee and Kaylie Clauson won an exciting first set 7-6 (6-2 in the tie-breaker) to take the early lead. Litchfield bounced back to win the second set 6-2 to force a third set. Fee and Clauson came up with some big points in the third set and won 10-6 to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory.
| CROOKSTON-4 | Litchfield-3 | Win | Score | |
| 1st | Paige Abrahamson | Isla Dille | Litch | 6-2, 6-12 |
| 2nd | Ava Martin | Maya Wuatila | Litch | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Emma LaPlante | Emma Wuatila | Litch | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4th | Emelia Hoerner | Mercella Bruny | Crox | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1st Dub | Addie Fee Kaylie Clauson | Emma Knudson Molly Pelter | Crox | 7-6 (6-2), 2-6, 10-6 |
| 2nd | Georgia Sanders Logan Brekken | Brynn Nagel Tayah Demera | Crox | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3rd | Chloe Boll Mariah Overgaard | Elly Woeffel Emily Michels | Crox | 6-4, 6-3 |
CROOKSTON VS DELANO –
Crookston had another great match. They were tied at 3-3 after picking up wins at fourth singles, with Emelia Hoerner winning a marathon in three sets. Emelia lost the first set 6-2 before bouncing back in impressive fashion with a 6-2 victory in the second set to force a third set. It was a great third set, and Hoerner was able to pick up some big points to win 7-5. The second doubles team of Ava Martin and Logan Brekken won another close match. They won the first set 6-4 and then won the second set in a thrilling 7-6. The third victory came at third doubles where Chloe Boll and Mariah Overgaard won both sets by 6-4 scores.
The last match on the court was the first doubles team for the second straight match. This time, it was Addie Fee and Georgia Sanders. They lost a heartbreaker in the first set 7-6 but bounced back to win the second set 6-4. The third set was a thriller, as Fee and Sanders were able to get some big points and outlasted their opponents to win the set 7-5 and the match 4-3.
We will have coach Gina Gunderson’s comments when the bus gets back to town. Keep checking back.
Crookston is 16-5 on the year and will compete in the Northwest Quad in Thief River Falls on Tuesday.
| CROOKSTON-4 | Delano-3 | Winner | Score | |
| 1st | Kaylie Clauson | Kai Hyn Pink | Del | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2nd | Paige Abrahamson | Maddi Meister | Del | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 3rd | Emma LaPlante | Brynn Spangler | Del | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4th | Emelia Hoerner | Eleanor Hajas | Crox | 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1st Dub | Addie Fee Georgia Sanders | Maddie Ring Eva Huotan | Crox | 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 2nd | Ava Martin Logan Brekken | Hailey Vetruba Rachel Wasserman | Crox | 6-4, 7-6 |
| 3rd | Chloe Boll Mariah Overgaard | Reese Black Shelby Wainer | Crox | 6-4, 6-4 |
