Fuchs tops Jays

Unseeded Julie Fuchs made sure her name was remembered by her opponents at the West Fargo Invite on Saturday.

The Jamestown High School tennis player stunned the sixth flight by knocking off her first two opponents en route to third-place honors.

She beat Emily Honl of Fargo Davies 7-5, 6-1 to open the tournament. Then, she defeated Minot’s Rachel Mattson 7-6 (8), 6-2 to get into the semifinals, where she found herself on the unfortunate end of a thriller. Fargo North’s Jessie Long won 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7).

She came back to earn third with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Casey Debeltz of Grand Forks Red River.

Jamestown finished with three points for 11th place in the 14-team field, as Fuchs’ finish was the only top-five performance for the Jays.

Also placing was unseeded Bailee Graves in third-flight action. She fell to Lydia Jacobson of Fargo North to start the tournament, but bounced back with an 8-3 win over Elli Hoge of Fargo Davies. She topped Bismarck St. Mary’s Tori Brucker 8-3 and followed that with an 8-6 win over Williston’s Jordan Hill. Shanley’s Theresa Carson won 8-2 for fifth place.

Though they didn’t all place, all six singles players won at least one match.

Doubles didn’t fare as well, as Nos. 1 and 2 lost their first two matches. At No. 3 however, Cassie Reidburn and Miah Dabill won their opener over Fargo Davies’ Abby Olson and Jenna Forknell 6-3, 6-2. They lost their next match and fell in the placement-qualifying match.

Jamestown hosts Valley City today at 4 p.m. before heading to Bismarck for the West Region tournament, which starts Thursday and runs through Saturday.

West Fargo Invite

Team results

1, Grand Forks Red River 27. 2, West Fargo 25. 3, Fargo North 16. 4, Minot 14. 5, Century 10. 6, (tie) St. Mary’s and Williston 9. 8, Bismarck 7. 9, Fargo South 6, 10. Dickinson 5, 11. Jamestown 3, 12. Mandan 2. 13 (tie), Valley City and Fargo Shanley 1.

Individual results (Jamestown only)

Singles

First flight

Sarah Muhs, J, defeated Kennedy Stromme, Shanley, 6-1, 6-0. Sarah Janes, Century, def. Muhs, 6-0, 6-0. Muhs def. Katie Sween, GF Central, 8-2. Cayla Cordova, Mandan, def. Muhs 8-6.

Second flight

Jessica Nellermoe, Shanley, def. Kara Fix, J, 6-4, 6-3. Fix def. Emily Schauer, Bismarck, score unavailable. Maddie Comeau, GF Central, def. Fix, score unavailable.

Third flight

Lydia Jacobson, Fargo North, def. Bailee Graves, J, 6-2, 6-2. Graves def. Elli Hoge, Fargo Davies, 8-3. Graves def. Tori Brucker, St. Mary’s, 8-3. Graves def. Jordan Hill, Williston, 8-6. Theresa Carson, Shanley, def. Graves 8-2.

Fourth flight

Katie Baasch, West Fargo, def. Maria LeFevre, J, 6-0, 6-2. LeFevre def. Eden Hayer, Fargo South, 8-1. LeFevre def. Mady Arneson, Mandan, 8-2. Jadeyn Koppang, GFC, def. LeFevre, score unavailable.

Fifth flight

Play-in: Parinaz Kassemi, J, def. Brynn Regimbal, GFC, 6-4, 6-4. Callie Roth, FN, def. Kassemi, 6-1, 6-0. Kenzie Tweed, FS, def. Kassemi, 8-5.

Sixth flight

Julie Fuchs, J, def. Emily Honl, Davies, 7-5, 6-1. Fuchs def. Rachel Mattson, Minot, 7-6 (8), 6-2. Jessie Long, FN, def. Fuchs 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7). Third place: Fuchs def. Casey Debeltz, GF Red River, 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles

First flight

Taylor Corbett-Shelby Regimbal, GFC, def. Erin Mullowney-Jenna Reed, 6-2, 6-0. Olivia Keelin-Sarah Fletcher, Shanley, def. Mullowney-Reed, 8-3.

Second flight

Sara Gilbertson-Sam Coit, Valley City, def. Anna Larson-Beka Horgan, J, 6-4, 6-1. Rachel Bassingthwaie-Kristi Krogh, Wahpeton, def. Larson-Horgan, 8-1.

Third flight

Cassie Reidburn-Miah Dabill, J, def. Abby Olson-Jenna Forknell, FD, 6-3, 6-2. Mariah Jorda-Meryl Kovacs, Dickinson, def. Reidburn-Dabill, score unavailable. Reidburn-Dabill def. Breanna Olson-Ashley Doll, Mandan, score unavailable. Jessica Gylden-Maia Wendel, VC, def. Reidburn-Dabill, 8-1.

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