The Crookston Pirate Girls Tennis team lost to the Thief River Falls Prowlers 6-1 and the Staples-Motley Cardinals 6-1 in a pair of Section 8A matches played at the Crookston High School Tennis courts.
CROOKSTON vs STAPLES-MOTLEY
The Staples-Motley Cardinals were dominant in a 6-1 victory over the Pirates. Crookston’s lone win came at fourth singles with Haddie Halland beat Charlie Noska 6-4, 6-3 in a battle of two freshmen.
The second doubles match was the best match of the afternoon as Crookston’s Kaylen Bedard and Ella Capistran lost the first set 6-2 before bouncing back to win the second set 7-6. In the third set, it was a battle and Staples-Motley won 10-7.
The third doubles match was also a solid match as Katie Seaver and Catelyn Maruska lost an exciting first set 7-6. Staples-Motley won the second set 6-3 to win the match.
| CROOKSTON-1 | Staples-Motley-6 | Win | Score | |
| 1st | Brigit Groven | Ronnie Noska | SM | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2nd | Sylvia Christensen | Kaylee Perius | SM | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3rd | Avery Mathews | Lydia Roelofs | SM | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4th | Haddie Halland | Charlie Noska | Crox | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1st Dub | Nora Groven Lauren Tull | Madison Perius Natalie Hanson | SM | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2nd | Kaylen Bedard Ella Capistran | Mia Pesta Sara Kroll | SM | 6-2, 6-7, 10-7 |
| 3rd | Katie Seaver Catelyn Maruska | Alexa Dolezal Katelyn Erickson | SM | 7-6, 6-3 |
CROOKSTON VS THIEF RIVER FALLS-
The Thief River Falls Prowlers were dominant as they beat the Crookston Pirates 6-1 in a Section 8A match-up. Crookston’s lone win came at first singles as Lauren Tull beat Tegan Pray in a back-and-forth battle 7-6. In the second set she pulled away for a 6-3 lead to win the match.
Thief River Falls won the other six matches in straight sets to win the match 6-1.
Crookston drops to 6-15 on the year and will start the playoffs next week.
| CROOKSTON-1 | TRF-6 | Win | Score | |
| 1st | Lauren Tull | Tegan Pray | Crox | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 2nd | Nora Groven | Jaclyn Novak | TRF | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Sylvia Christensen | Charleigh Hamre | TRF | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4th | Haddie Halland | Ava Niebuhr | TRF | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1st Dub | Ella Capistran Kaylen Bedard | Olivia Schuster Kaitlyn Jahn | TRF | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2nd | Avery Mathews Brigit Groven | Haylie John Isabella Dicken | TRF | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 3rd | Katie Seaver Catelyn Maruska | Taylor Trudeau Lexi Jablinske | TRF | 6-0, 6-1 |
