Tennis: Froehling, Burgess, Lindstrom win in opening triangulars

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A busy first week of the season resulted in an 0-3 start for the Farmington girls tennis team.

The Tigers sandwiched a 7-0 loss to South St. Paul Tuesday with a pair of third-place triangular finishes at the Mound Doubles Tournament and their own Farmington Invitational.

“While we have played well, our opponents have for the most part been better,” Farmington coach Jack Olwell said. “It has been a lean start to the year but the players are making great progress and the team has bonded well. This is thanks to our senior leaders who have done a fantastic job of bringing all our players together both before official practice began on the 16th and since then with a couple events. We have terrific senior leaders.”

Senior Danielle Froehling and junior Katie Burgess teamed up pick up Farmington’s lone victory at Mound. They finished second at No. 1 doubles after beating Bloomington Kennedy, 6-3, 2-6, 7-4 in a seesaw battle.

The No. 7 (Jenny Ouyang and Melissa Cecchettinni) and No. 9 (Ally Midboe and Callie Olmsheid) doubles teams each went 2-0 and Tasha Sinha and ShyAnne Spurzem teamed up to go 1-1 at No. 8 doubles.

The Tigers’ lone victory at Friday’s home meet came from Meghan Lindstrom, who beat Belle Plaine’s No. 2 singles player, 7-6, 1-6, 7-2 before losing a 4-6, 4-6 decision against Cannon Falls.

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