By Sam Peterson
Swift County Surveillance
The Benson/KMS girls tennis team competed in the LPGE quad tournament on August 20, along with Parkers Prairie, Osakis and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. The girls finished the day 2-1, with a 4-3 win over Parkers Prairie, a 6-1 win over LPGE and a 6-1 loss to Osakis.
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Parker’s Prairie 3
To open the quad, Benson/KMS faced off against the Parkers Prairie Panthers. In a close game, Benson/KMS narrowly snuck past the Panthers and secured a 4-3 victory.
Benson/KMS dominated doubles play, winning all three matches. The doubles team of Molly Jones and Annabelle DeTow earned a three-set victory over Cailin Jensen and Izzy Langager, 6-3, 2-6, 10-6. Avery Davis and Keala Carroll were the Benson/KMS doubles team, defeating Abigail Koep and McKayla Vogt in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. The three-person doubles team of Hazel Habben and Kelsey Kalkbrenner earned a two-set victory over Lillian Woodbridge and McKinnely Bosl, 6-1, 6-1.
In singles, Benson/KMS lost three of the four matches. Emily McGinty was the only player to win for Benson/KMS, defeating Hattie Traux in four singles matches 7:5, 6:2. Elle Kletscher lost to Brooke Schilling in one singles match in three sets 0:6, 6:4, 10:7. Ava Oakes lost to Anna Helling in two singles matches 6:0, 6:4. Tara Beyer played three singles matches for Benson/KMS and lost to Sophie Pfeffer 6:2, 6:3.
Benson/KMS 6 LPGE 1.
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