Park Rapids' Megan Lawrence defeated teammate Holly Roepke for the singles title while Park Rapids' Mindy Lawrence and Mary Kading finished second in doubles at the South Sub-section 8A girls tennis tournament Thursday at the Depot Courts.
Those four players qualified for the Section 8A girls tennis tournament, which is being held today (Wednes-day) at the Grand Forks Tennis Center.
Megan Lawrence, the No. 1 seed in the subsection, advanced to the finals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over No. 8 Allison Noll of Mahnomen and a 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 5 Steph Hendrickx of New York Mills.
Roepke, the No. 2 seed, also advanced to the title match in straight sets with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over No. 6 Rachel Berger of Mahno-men and a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win over No. 2 Whitney Koehler of New York Mills.
In the finals, Lawrence defeated Roepke 6-0, 6-0 to earn the No. 1 seed from the south.
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Mindy Lawrence and Kading, the No. 2 seed in doubles, reached the finals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over No. 7 Brittney Domier and Krisit Walz of Mahnomen and a 6-1, 6-2 win over No. 3 Mariah Muer and Maria Lindberg of Perham.
Top-seeded Ali Pesch and Abbi Paulseth of Perham defeated Lawrence and Kading 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) in the title match. Lawrence and Kading will enter the section meet as the No. 2 seed from the south.
The Panthers' Alyssa Klingenberg and Alyssa Carlson (the No. 5 seed in doubles) were eliminated with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to No. 4 Erica Imsande and Lauri Vorderbruggen of New York Mills in the quarterfinals.
SINGLES
Play-in match
Stacy Norman, Mahnomen, over Becca Huebsch, Perham, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Quarterfinals
Megan Lawrence, Park Rapids, over Allison Noll, Mahnomen, 6-1, 6-0; Steph Hendrickx, New York Mills, over Amy Pawlowski, Perham, 6-1, 6-4; Whitney Koehler, New York Mills, over Norman 6-0, 7-6 (7-3); Holly Roepke, Park Rapids, over Rachel Berger, Mahnomen, 6-0, 6-1.
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Semifinals
Lawrence over Hendrickx 6-1, 6-1; Roepke over Koehler 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
Finals
Lawrence over Roepke 6-0, 6-0 (title); Hendrickx over Koehler 6-4, 2-1 retired (third).
DOUBLES
Play-in match
Brittney Domier/Kristi Walz, Mahno-men, over Kenzie Storhaug/Beth Carter, Bagley, 6-2, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
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Ali Pesch/Abbi Paulseth, Perham, over Chelsea Benson/Andrea Noll, Mahnomen, 6-1, 6-0; Erica Im-sande/Lauri Vorderbruggen, New York Mills, over Alyssa Klingen-berg/Alyssa Carlson, Park Rapids, 6-3, 6-4; Mindy Lawrence/Mary Kading, Park Rapids, over Domier/Walz 6-0, 6-2; Mariah Muer/Maria Lindberg, Perham, over Christine Becker/Kendal Perala, New York Mills, 6-3, 6-3.
Semifinals
Pesch/Paulseth over Imsande/Vor-derbruggen 6-1, 6-1; Lawrence/Ka-ding over Muer/Lindberg 6-1, 6-2.
Finals
Pesch/Paulseth over Lawrence/Ka-ding 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) (title); Imsande/ Vorderbruggen over Muer/Lindberg 6-3, 6-4 (third).
