| When Decorah's
girls tennis match against Osage started on Friday afternoon
at the Luther College tennis courts, the temperature was
around 55 degrees. By the end of the meet, gusty
northwest winds had pushed the temperature into the mid 30s.
But the Vikings didn't let the bad
weather deter them, beating Osago 9-0. Jenny
Dellenbach, Siri Hedstrom and Logan Thompson all had 6-1,
6-0 victories in singles, while Laura Reutlinger, Erica
Munkel and Karissa Shindelar registered 6-0, 6-1 victories.
Decorah's three doubles teams also won, giving up just a
total of four sets.
Head Coach Larry Berland said
afterwards, "It has been a difficult season for us to
address stroke improvement and game strategies with any kind
of consistency because of weather interruptions. We
are very lucky that in a year like this we have so many
experienced players back who have taken it upon themselves
to work hard to make the stretch run for the state
tournament." |
