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Westonka Girls Tennis Beats Undefeated St. Peter

By Kelly Velander, 10/04/22, 10:30AM CDT

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The White Hawks girls tennis team finished its last regular season week, playing three matches and finishing the season with a 15-4 overall record and 3-1 Wright County Conference record.

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The third doubles team of senior Savanna Newell and ninth-grader Suzie Marth finish their Chaska win on Sept. 27 in a tiebreaker.

The White Hawks girls tennis team finished its last regular season week, playing three matches and finishing the season with a 15-4 overall record and 3-1 Wright County Conference record.

First up, both varsity and JV played at Chaska on Sept. 27, shutting out the Hawks 7-0. Winning for the White Hawks included first singles sophomore Savannah Paul, 6-0, 6-0; second singles senior captain Kate Velander, 6-2, 6-1; third singles senior captain Ellen Pruitt, 6-0, 6-0; fourth singles sophomore Reese Kasper, 6-4, 6-3; first doubles senior captain Sara Funderburk and senior captain Sydney Leonard, 6-1, 6-0; second doubles junior Anna Wood and junior Cam Winther, 4-6, 6-4 (10-5); and third doubles senior Savanna Newell and freshman Suzie Marth, 4-6, 6-3 (10-5). The JV team lost 3-4. The JV-B team played Chaska on home courts and won 10-0.

The girls traveled to Chanhassen on Sept. 28 and did not fare the Storm so well with a 2-5 loss. The two winning flights were first singles Paul, 6-2, 6-1; and second singles Velander, 6-0, 6-0. The JV team played Chanhassen on home courts, losing 3-4. The JV-B team won away 4-3.

The White Hawks hosted St. Peter on Sept. 29 for their last regular season home match and beat the undefeated Saints 5-2. Winning for the White Hawks included first singles Paul, 6-3, 6-4; second singles Velander, 6-1, 4-6 (10-5); fourth singles Kasper, 4-6, 6-1 (10-5); second doubles Wood and Winther, 6-2, 4-6 (10-5); and third doubles Newell and Marth, 2-6, 7-5 (10-8). The JV team also won 6-1.

The JV-B team played at Orono on Oct. 3 for their last match of the season and lost 3-5.

The first-round team section match is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4 against Chanhassen at Chaska High School. The White Hawks need to win the match in order to play in round two on Oct. 6. Individual sections start Oct. 14 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Finish strong, White Hawks!