BISMARCK - Behind four singles victories, and a pair of doubles wins, the Dickinson High tennis team defeated Bismarck Century 6-3 on the road on Tuesday, April 23.
Junior Anna Stankova swept senior Jessica Keller in straight sets, winning 6-0 and 6-0. Seventh grader Valeria Bradley was dominant as well, defeating sophomore Riley Lembke 6-1, 6-2, while eighth-grader Malayna Schneider stayed hot, downing eighth-grader Ashley Kindem 6-1, 6-1.
Midgets sophomore Emma Dazell was in close combat with junior Mickayla Brackin, with the first set going to Brackin 6-4. Dazell came away with a win by the same tally in set two, before sealing the victory in set three, 7-5.
Dickinson senior Lauren Jorda lost a tough one, dropping set one 6-4 to Patriots sophomore Blake Zander before coming back to win set two 7-6(4). However, Zander won after taking set three 6-4.
Eighth-grader Maya Kubstad earned the other Bismarck Century singles win, downing senior Alexa Cofer 7-5, 6-1.
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In doubles action, Keller and Zander combined to defeat Jorda and Dazell 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.
The combination of Stankova and Cofer nearly shutdown Lembke and Kindem, as the Midgets pairing won 6-2, 6-0. Bradley and sophomore Elizabeth Dean were nearly as dominant, winning over Brackin and Kubstad in two sets, 6-2, 6-2.
Dickinson 6, Bismarck Century 3 Singles: 1, Anna Stankova, D, def. Jessica Keller, BC, 6-0, 6-0. 2, Blake Zander, BC, def. Lauren Jorda, D, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. 3, Valeria Bradley, D, def. Riley Lembke, BC, 6-1, 6-2. 4, Emma Dazell, D, def. Mickayla Brackin, BC, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. 5, Malayna Schneider, D, def. Ashley Kindem, BC, 6-1, 6-1. 6, Alexa Cofer, D, def. Maya Kubstad, BC, 7-5, 6-1. Doubles: 1, Keller and Zaner, BC, def. Jorda and Dazell, D, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. 2, Stankova and Cofer, D, def. Lembke and Kindem, BC, 6-2, 6-0. 3, Bradley and Elizabeth Dean, D, def. Brackin and Kubstad, BC, 6-2, 6-2.
