SLEEPY EYE -- Luverne is playing its best right now.
And that was bad news for River Valley.
The Cardinals earned a 5-2 victory Tuesday night in a girls' tennis match.
"We are really playing some of our best tennis right now," Luverne head coach Greg Antoine said. "They are a good team and they have played some tough opponents. Their doubles teams are really having a good year but we managed to sweep them."
At No. 1 doubles, Cathryn Hartz and Hilary Deragisch won 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 3-0 (retired) to give Luverne a victory.
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Erin Doherty and Erica Marshall followed suit at No. 2 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory, while Alyssa Frakes and Autumn Wenzel won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.
"The chemistry of our doubles teams is really carrying us," Antoine said. "We hit the ball as well (Tuesday) as we have all season."
River Valley earned a victory at No. 1 singles as Stef Havemeier downed Hannah Baartman 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. Kallie Smith gave RV a win at No. 4 singles with a hard-fought 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 11-9 win against Katie Eeten.
Luverne's Kaitlin Wohnoutka won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, while Emily Robinson earned a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles.
The Cardinals (14-3) will host Pipestone Area tonight in a match under the lights. Exhibition is slated to begin at 6 p.m. with the varsity to follow.
