The road proved unkind to the Tiger girls tennis team in the opening week of the 2010
schedule. Farmington finished third in the three-team Mound Doubles Invitational Monday, Aug. 23 at Mound and a day later dropped a 7-0 dual meet decision at South St. Paul.
Host Mound won the doubles tourney with 10 points, followed by Bloomington Kennedy with seven and Farmington 1. The tournament was played in nine brackets with only the first six counting in the team standings.
The lone Tiger point came from the No. 1 duo of Danielle Froehling and Katie Burgess who beat Kennedy and lost to Mound in the round-robin format.
"I was disappointed we didn't take advantage of chances in some of our closer matches, but I was pleased with our effort and adaptability," coach Jack Olwell said. "Several of our teams employed more effective strategies as the match wore on. I'm looking forward to seeing our improvement."
The wins didn't count in the team rankings, but the Tigers did score first place finishes in the Nos. 7 and 9 brackets. The seventh tandem of Jenny Ouyang and Melissa Cecchettinni and the pairing of Ally Midboe and Callie Olmscheid at number nine each finished 2-0.
At South St. Paul's Roosevelt Courts on Aug. 24, the Tigers kept most matches close but couldn't bring home a point.
Meghan Lindstrom played especially well at second singles, losing 4-6, 4-6. The third doubles team of Jessica Autey and Rachel Molitor also lost a close one, 6-7(6) and 4-6.
"Both of those matches were fun to watch," Olwell said. "We got broken in the final set in both of them."
