Fine day on the Viking courts for girls

By Becky Walz,

Monday, the Decorah girls tennis team (3-0) traveled to Independence (2-4) for a dual meet and emerged victorious, winning 7-2 over the Mustangs.
In singles, the Vikings won five of six matches.
At No. 1 singles, early in the match Evon Leitz was on serve against Marie Gorman with Leitz being down 1-2; the tide changed quickly, however, and Leitz took full control, giving up zero games from that moment forward and winning the match 8-2.
Olivia Huinker, playing at No. 2, battled through Allison Kleve’s tough serves and her on-court injury to defeat her opponent 8-5. Camryn Holland at No. 3 singles fell to Leah House, 5-8. No. 4, Kaitlyn Bjork, No. 5 Jaidyn Duvel and No. 6 Leah Holland all soundly defeated their opponents.
In doubles, Huinker’s injury resulted in last minute line-up adjustments. At No. 1 doubles, E. Leitz partnered with Bjork, and the pair’s ability to handle opponents with an active net game and fast-paced serves resulted in an 8-5 victory.  At No. 2 doubles, Myla Leitz and Klaara Short fell to their opponents 3-8. At No. 3 doubles, Addie Maki’s and Dylin Thompson’s ability to be threats at the net while driving their own groundstrokes solidly cross court had them rolling over their opponents and winning 8-2.
“How lucky were we to have this match scheduled for Monday this week. The weather was beautiful and it was great to see our varsity and JV enjoying themselves and making the most of their match play opportunities. My favorite part of today was seeing how much the girls watched and cheered for each other ‑ seeing their team comradery grow, in addition to their skills, is a really rewarding part of being a coach,” said Coach Amanda Huinker.
Decorah will be at Union Thursday, April 18, at 4:15 p.m., then travels to Clinton for a tournament Saturday, April 20, at 9 a.m.

Singles: No. 1 Evon Leitz (Dec) won 8-2 over Marie Gorman (Ind); No. 2 Olivia Huinker (Dec) won 8-5 over Allison Kleve (Ind); No. 3 Camryn Holland (Dec lost 8-5 to Leah House (Ind); No. 4 Kaitlyn Bjork (Dec) won 8-3 over Zoe Bailey (Ind); No. 5 Jaidyn Duvel (Dec) won 8-2 over Maddy Broughton (Ind); No. 6 Leah Holland (Dec) won 8-0 over Madison Bolsinger (Ind)
Doubles: No. 1 E. Leitz/Bjork (Dec) won 8-5 over Gorman/Kleve (Ind); No. 2 Klaara Short/Myla Leitz (Dec) lost 8-3 to House/Bailey (Ind); No. 3 Addison Maki/Dylin Thompson (Dec) won 8-2 over Broughton/Katelyn Trimble (Ind)

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