Lady Lynx test SFL in Metro road match

Jill Meier/BV Journal 
Brandon Valley’s Michaela Jerke scoops up the ball to keep the volley alive in recent girls’ tennis action. Jerke and the Lady Lynx dropped a close 5-4 match to Lincoln.
The Lynx had a strong showing in their singles play Sept. 21 against Sioux Falls Lincoln tennis, but the Patriots etched out one more win than visiting Brandon Valley to pull off the 5-4 Metro Conference victory.
 
With the Patriots usual flights 1 and 2 players absent from the lineup, Brandon Valley head coach Adam Rothenberger said that helped to increase his team’s odds of winning more matches.
 
“Generally, when you play a high-quality player, you will find yourself playing your best,” he said. “Our girls played really well and it was nice to see them compete with some of the best players in the AA. It should give them confidence when they seem them again this Saturday during the Metro Conference tournament.”
 
Three of BV’s four wins came in the singles division. Bella Schultz (flight 1), Michaela Jerke (flight 2) and Marie Pelletier (flight 4) all had to endure extended matches on their path to victory. Schultz also teamed up with Addy Jackson in flight 1 doubles, which scored BV’s fourth win.
In singles action, Schultz denied Ratnashree Baireddy 6-2 in the first set, followed by 5-7 loss and the 10-5 decider. In her doubles match, Schultz and Jackson defeated Baireddy and Evy Osterloo in back-to-back 6-3 sets.
 
Jerke’s path to her flight 2 victory against Osterloo came in the form a 6-3 set win, a 3-6 loss and the deciding 10-4 third set. 
The Lynx enter the pivotal portion of their season next week when they compete for two separate conference titles. On Saturday, BV will vie for the Metro Conference title at the McKennan Park courts in Sioux Falls starting at 9 a.m. On Sept. 29, the Lynx will go after the ESD Conference title when they travel to Harrisburg with play getting underway at 8 a.m.
 
BV 4, SFL 5
Singles: Bella Schultz (BV) def. Ratnashree Baireddy 6-2, 5-7, 10-5; Michaela Jerke (BV) def. Evy Osterloo 6-3, 3-6, 10-4; Elle Dobbs (SFL) def. Addy Jackson 6-1, 6-2; Marie Pelletier (BV) def. Avery Blackman 3-6, 6-3, 10-7; Bergen Quello (SFL) def. Kenzie Polasky 6-2, 6-3; Charlotte Crawford (SFL) def. Adriauna Alexander 6-2, 6-3. Doubles: Schultz/Jackson (BV) def. Baireddy/Osterloo 6-3, 6-3; Dobbs/Blackman (SFL) def. Jerke/Pelletier 6-3, 6-3; Quello/Crawford (SFL) def. Alexander/Izzy Stone 6-3, 6-2.
 

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