PLAYOFF UPDATES: Taking care of business on the home courts, Cambridge-Isanti defeated Andover 6-1 when the Section 7AA Team Tourney began play Oct. 10.
Winning at singles for the Bluejackets were Annie Fredlund (6-3, 6-3), Lili Marlton (6-0, 6-0), and Abby Bensen (6-1, 6-1). Sweeping the doubles matches against the Huskies were Steph Minnihan & Shelby Parent (6-2, 67-, 10-6), Alyssa Anderson & Lauren Kindem (6-2, 6-3), and Maysen Edlund & Kayla Leibel (6-2, 6-2). Tori Kosel battled in a 6-3, 6-3 match at 1st Singles.
Coach Lee Orvik: “The girls played very well, the entire team played very well. We had a great end to the season. Our record is now 16-5, and we have a record of 73-27 in our last 100 matches– that’s the last five seasons. This team has exceeded expectations and fought very hard to be the best they could be all season.”
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the No. 6 seed Bluejackets (16-5) next face No. 3 Duluth East (17-3) who swept Cloquet on Oct. 10. The C-I/East winner advances to the Oct. 17 semifinals which will be held at either Elk River H.S. or the Daytona Club.
No. 2 Princeton, No. 4 Big Lake and No. 5 Grand Rapids also advanced with tourney wins on Monday.
• On deck for the playoffs is the 7AA Singles & Doubles tourney where south side teams will play three rounds at Elk River Oct. 13. Lili Marlton (11th seed) and Abby Bensen (16th seed) will represent the Bluejackets in the singles brackets.
Tori Kosel and Annie Fredlund will team as the No. 5 seed in doubles. Also for C-I will be Steph Minnihan and Shelby Parent as the No. 6 doubles duo. Survivors from Oct. 13 will return to either Elk River or Daytona for the Oct. 18 remaining 7AA matches.
Bluejacket Soccer teams ousted in 7AA quarterfinals
During the Oct. 11 quarterfinals night for Section 7AA soccer tournaments, the No. 6 seed Cambridge-Isanti girls fell to No. 3 Anoka 4-0 to close their season with a 7-8 record. Anoka plays Blaine, and No. 1 seed Andover faces St. Francis in the Oct. 13 semifinals.
No. 7 seed Bluejacket boys were defeated by No. 2 Blaine 6-0 in their quarterfinal match; C-I went 2-10-2 over the 2016 season. The Bengals host Anoka, and top-seed Andover gets Duluth East for the semifinal round Oct. 13.
Championship night for both tournaments is Oct. 20 at the high surviving seed.
