Albert Lea tennis season concludes at section tournament

Published 4:59 am Saturday, October 17, 2009

Erika Blickenderfer and Mikaela Pierson were the only Tigers to advance to the second round of the Section 1AA girls’ tennis individual tournament Thursday.

Blickendefer and Pierson defeated Hastings’ Jessica Wassink and Hailey Lunquist 6-2, 6-1. But in the second round, Rochester Mayo’s Jacqueline Cliby and Paige Becher were too much and came through with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Blickenderfer and Pierson.

Michelle Hartmann played against Mayo’s Marika Pitot in the first round and fell 6-0, 6-0.

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Amy Bohlen faced Hastings’ Morgan Tjomsland and fell 6-2, 6-1.

The doubles team of Taylor Nelson and Sarah Wenum lost 7-5, 6-3 against Hastings’ Kirsten Peterson and Shanna Burgmeier in the first round.

First Round

Marika Pitot (Mayo) def. Michelle Hartmann (AL) 6-0, 6-0

Morgan Tjomsland (Hastings) def. Amy Bohlen (AL) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

Kirsten Peterson/Shanna Burgmeier (Hastings) def. Sarah Wenum/Taylor Nelson (AL) 7-5, 6-3

Mikaela Pierson/Erika Blickenderfer (AL) def. Jessica Wassink/Hailey Lundquist (Hastings) 6-2, 6-1

Second Round

Jacqueline Cliby/Paige Becher (Mayo) def. Erika Blickenderfer/Mikaela Pierson (AL) 6-0, 6-0