Oct. 23—In its 2024 campaign, the Bemidji High School girls tennis team earned an undefeated 23-0 regular season record and tacked on three more wins to capture the Section 8AA Championship for the first time since 2021.
Tuesday evening, the Lumberjacks’ stellar season finally came to a close.
The Jacks suffered a 6-1 loss — their first loss of the season — to third-seeded Mounds View in the first round of the tournament.
Bemidji’s sole victory against the Mustangs came in No. 1 doubles, where Megan Berg and Elena Peterson defeated Shae Crockarell and Stella Fagerlee in three sets.
In the consolation bracket, Bemidji lost a close 4-3 match to East Ridge.
Liz Peterson and Bailey Rupp picked up two-set wins in No. 2 and No. 4 doubles, respectively. The Lumberjacks’ third point of the game came courtesy of Millie Knott and Zoe McNallan in No. 3 doubles.
Mounds View 6, Bemidji 1
Singles
No. 1: Ro. Wahlstrand (MV) def. L. Peterson 6-0, 6-0
No. 2: Re. Wahlstrand (MV) def. Caron 6-0, 6-0
No. 3: Schifsky (MV) def. Rupp 7-5, 7-7
No. 4: Bhaskar (MV) def. McNallan 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1: Berg/E. Peterson (BHS) def. Crockarell/Fagerlee 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
No. 2: Dox/Kostinovski (MV) def. Wood/McKeon 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: Dove/Halverson (MV) def. Myhre/Knott 6-2, 6-2
East Ridge 4, Bemidji 3
Singles
No. 1: Heideman (ER) def. E. Peterson 6-0, 6-3
No. 2: L. Peterson (BHS) def. Benjamin 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Simone (ER) def. Caron 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Rupp (BHS) def. Maddukuri 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1: Vander Linden/Velasquez (ER) def. Wood/Berg 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
No. 2: Sandberg/Tracy (ER) def. McKeon/Myhre 6-3, 6-4
No. 3: McNallan/Knott (BHS) def. Osuna/Hoopes 4-6, 6-0, 10-5
