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High school tennis: Onalaska girls play flurry of matches heading into Aquinas showdown

The Onalaska girls tennis team won three of five matchups during a busy three-day stretch. -- TODD SOMMERFELDT PHOTO

The Onalaska High School girls tennis team played its third, fourth and fifth matches in a three-day span as it prepares to square off with Aquinas in an MVC dual meet this week.

The Hilltoppers won one of three matches at Saturday’s New Richmond Invitational and preceded that with a 7-0 win over Holmen on Thursday and 5-2 victory over Onalaska Luther on Friday.

Onalaska picked up a 4-3 win over Marshfield on Saturday as Claire Fortun won three matches — two at No. 2 singles and one with Shashi Getachew at No. 2 doubles.

The Hilltoppers were victorious in their nonconference dual against Luther, but the Knights came away with wins in the two biggest matchups. Emma Kolb beat Mara Klein 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, and the team of Kenzie Olson at Keira Paus beat Caroline Clark and Tsion Benusa 6-2, 6-2.

NEW RICHMOND 6, ONALAKA 1
Singles

No. 1: Lyndsey Ritzer, New Richmond def. Mara Klein, Onalaska, 6-3, 2-6, 13-11; No. 2: Claire Fortun, Onalaska def. Allie Harold, New Richmond, 6-2, 6-1; No. 3: Etta Carlson, New Richmond def. Ruby Baum, Onalaska, 6-2, 6-1; No. 4: Natalie Graham, New Richmond def. Abby Limberg, Onalaska, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles

No. 1: Lily Gess , New Richmond – Olivia Tyvoll, New Richmond def. Caroline Clark, Onalaska – Tsion Benusa, Onalaska, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6; No. 2: Carlee Ritzer, New Richmond – Heidi Vogler, New Richmond def. Shashi Getachew, Onalaska – Claire Topolski, Onalaska, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 10-6; No. 3: Jon’na Heiss, New Richmond – Anna Engelhart, New Richmond def. Nou Qu Yang, Onalaska – Kaarina Dunn, Onalaska, 7-6 (10), 6-2.

SUPERIOR 4, ONALASKA 3
Singles

No. 1: Lily Clark, Superior def. Mara Klein, Onalaska, 7-5, 6-3; No. 2: Claire Fortun, Onalaska def. Olivia Mihalik, Superior, 6-2, 4-6 , 11-9 ; No. 3 – Alli Mihalik, Superior def. Ruby Baum, Onalaska, 6-4, 6-2; No. 4: Anna James, Superior def. Leighton Stern, Onalaska, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1: Savanah Mosack, Superior – Ava Dahl, Superior def. Tsion Benusa, Onalaska – Claire Topolski, Onalaska, 6-4, 7-6 (5); No. 2: Shashi Getachew, Onalaska – Caroline Clark, Onalaska def. Lexi Kimmes, Superior – Anne Winkle, Superior, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3: Nou Qu Yang, Onalaska – Kaarina Dunn, Onalaska def. Henleigh Helenius, Superior – Holland Helenius, Superior, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

ONALASKA 4, MARSHFIELD 3
Singles

No. 1: Mara Klein, Onalaska def. Lillian Griesbach, Marshfield, 7-5, 6-2; No. 2: Amelia Wellens, Marshfield def. Ruby Baum, Onalaska, 6-4, 6-1; No. 3: Kaarina Dunn, Onalaska def. Isabelle Jennings, Marshfield, 6-2, 6-0; No. 4: Avery Stichert, Marshfield def. Nora Olson, Onalaska, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1: Madeline Kloos, Marshfield – Jasmine Buth , Marshfield def. Tsion Benusa, Onalaska – Shashi Getachew, Onalaska, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-5; No. 2: Caroline Clark, Onalaska – Claire Fortun, Onalaska def. Audrey Luedtke, Marshfield – Sophia Rosandich , Marshfield, 6-3, 6-1; No. 3: Nou Qu Yang, Onalaska – Claire Topolski, Onalaska def. Greta Frye, Marshfield – Hannah Ridgway, Marshfield, 6-4, 6-0.

FRIDAY’S MATCH
ONALASKA 5, ONALASKA LUTHER 2
Singles

No. 1: Emma Kolb, Onalaska Luther def. Mara Klein, Onalaska, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2: Bella Cromheecke, Onalaska def. Kate Elliot, Onalaska Luther, 6-1 , 6-2; No. 3: Juliana Dunn, Onalaska def. Ellie Burnet, Onalaska Luther, 6-3, 6-0; No. 4: Claire Fortun, Onalaska def. Hannah Olson, Onalaska Luther, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1: Kenzie Olson, Onalaska Luther – Keira Paus, Onalaska Luther def. Caroline Clark, Onalaska – Tsion Benusa, Onalaska, 6-2, 6-2: No. 2: Shashi Getachew, Onalaska – Claire Topolski, Onalaska def. Grace Beyer, Onalaska Luther – Shelby Erdmann, Onalaska Luther, 6-3, 6-2; No. 3: Nou Qu Yang, Onalaska – Kaarina Dunn, Onalaska def. Ada Lambrecht, Onalaska Luther – Rianna Buege, Onalaska Luther, 6-1, 6-2.

Onalaska Luther's No. 1 doubles team of Kenzie Olson and Keira Paus. -- SUBMITTED PHOTO
Onalaska Luther’s No. 1 doubles team of Kenzie Olson and Keira Paus. — SUBMITTED PHOTO
-- SUBMITTED PHOTO
— SUBMITTED PHOTO