The Blaze hosted Edina & Highland Park on Wednesday with the Hornets taking two wins, the Scots one. Burnsville was shut out.

The day feature three of the top singles players around. In that case #1 Phlower Vang of Highland Park won twice, but the second win came after Burnsville’s Jasmine Tran injured her knee after the first point in the second set resulting in an injury forfeit. Tran had picked up the first set victory. Tenzin Tsephel of Edina beat Tran in two sets to open the day. Then Vang did the same two setter for the win over Tsephel.

Edina won six matches in the first contest with Burnsville’s Isabel prevented the sweep with a three set win at fourth singles, the last set going to extra points 22-20.

The Edina/Highland team match was the tightest of the three. The two split at singles, with Edina taking two and three; and the Hornets taking the odd doubles. Alice Verbrugge and Violet Solem Valentine edged out Juman Alkhatib and Bergen Pickett in three sets with the final set going to extra points. Also going to extra points was Aarushi Bhatnager, Edina’s third singles in the first set win over Houahna Yang by the same 23-21 score. HP’s Nica Johnson won in three sets continuing the rivalry with Claire Watz that started at the Edina Invitational.

Burnsville not only suffered an injury with Jasmine Tran, but had to forfeit at third doubles to the Scots due to an ankle roll. Houahna Yang won at third singles in three sets for the longest match in the contest.

GAME 1: EDINA 6, BURNSVILLE 1

SINGLES

1. Tenzin Tsephel, E def Jasmine Tran 21-17, 21-17
2. Hazel Dang, E def Celina Chang 21-6, 21-4
3. Aarushi Bhatnager, E def Mioting 21-16, 21-17
4. Isabel, B def Claire Watz 17-21, 21-19, 22-20

DOUBLES

1. Ivy Petersen / Sanna Coma, E def Katie / Natalie 21-7, 21-12
2. Juman Alkhatib / Bergen Pickett, E def Jabali / Viollet 21-5, 21-10
3. Tenzin / Scarlett, E def Luka / Amran 21-17, 21-13

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Edina 3-1 .750
Games: Edina 7-2 .778
points: Edina 186-137 .576
Set 1 points: Edina 84-56 .600
Set 2 points: Edina 82-59 .582
Set 3 points: Burnsville 22-20 .524
decided by 10+: Edina 2-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Burnsville 2-0 1.000
margin: Edina 5.444
DOUBLES
Matches: Edina 3-0 1.000
Games: Edina 6-0 1.000
points: Edina 126-64 .663
Set 1 points: Edina 63-29 .685
Set 2 points: Edina 63-35 .643
decided by 10+: Edina 3-0 1.000
decided by 3-: none
margin: Edina 10.333

GAME 2: EDINA 4, HIGHLAND PARK 3

SINGLES

1. Phlower Vang, HP def Tenzin Tsephel 21-17, 21-13
2. Hazel Dang, E def Tsheng Yang 18-21, 21-3, 21-14
3. Aarushi Bhatnager, E def Houahna Yang 23-21, 21-17
4. Nica Johnson, HP def Claire Watz 15-21, 21-15, 21-12

DOUBLES

1. Ivy Petersen / Sanna Coma, E def Betty Shiferaw / Edi Damiyo 21-9, 21-13
2. Alice Verbrugge/ Violet Solem Valentine, HP def Juman Alkhatib / Bergen Pickett 15-21, 21-18, 23-21
3. Ella Burke / Daisy Henningon, E def Abby Putz/ Julia Yang 21-9, 21-9

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: tied 2-2 .500
Games: tied 5-5 .500
points: 182-175 .510
Set 1 points: Edina 79-78 .503
Set 2 points: Edina 70-62 .530
Set 3 points: Highland Park 35-33 .515
decided by 10+: Edina 1-0 1.000
decided by 3-: tied 1-1 .500
margin: Edina 0.700
DOUBLES
Matches: Edina 2-1 .667
Games: Edina 5-2 .714
points: Edina 144-99 .593
Set 1 points: Edina 63-33 .656
Set 2 points: Edina 60-43 .583
Set 3 points: Highland Park 23-21 .523
decided by 10+: Edina 3-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Highland Park 2-0 1.000
margin: Edina 6.43

GAME 3: HIGHLAND PARK 6, BURNSVILLE 1

SINGLES

1. Phlower Vang, HP def Jasmine Tran 15-21, injury forfeit
2. Tsheng Yang, HP def Celina 21-18, 21-16
3. Houahna Yang, HP def Miaoting 21-19, 21-23, 21-16
4. Nica Johnson, HP def Isabel 21-17, 21-11

DOUBLES

1. Katie / Natalie, B def Betty Shiferaw / Edi Damiyo 21-19, 21-10
2. Alice Verbrugge/ Violet Solem Valentine, HP def Jadali / Violet 21-15, 21-18
3. Abby Putz/ Julia Yang, HP def Lykan / Amran forfeit injury

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Highland Park 4-0 1.000
Games: Highland Park 6-2 .750
points: Highland Park 162-141 .535
Set 1 points: Highland Park 78-75 .510
Set 2 points: Highland Park 63-50 .558
Set 3 points: Highland Park 21-16 .568
decided by 10+: Highland Park 1-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Highland Park 2-1 .667
margin: Highland Park 2.625
DOUBLES
Matches: Highland Park 2-1 .667
Games: tied 2-2 .500
points: Burnsville 75-71 .514
Set 1 points: Highland Park 40-36 .527
Set 2 points: Highland Park 39-31 .557
decided by 10+: Highland Park 1-0 1.000
decided by 3-: tied 1-1 .500
margin: Burnsville 1.000

The first singles recaps will follow….perhaps tomorrow (Thursday).

Also it was the first time I brought the camera out and the doubles recaps may come out Friday or later.

There were three matches to chart. And that takes some time.