BURNSVILLE TRIANGULAR WITH EDINA, KENNEDY
For the second time this year these three suburban programs got together for a triangular. #6 Burnsville hosted and beat their visitors. The Blaze swept the #10 Eagles and edged out #8 Edina 4-3 taking all the singles, while the Hornets took all the doubles. Edina knocked off Kennedy 6-1 in the middle match of the day.
BURNSVILLE 7, KENNEDY 0
The most competitive match here came at first doubles with Carly Dahl and Hana Handzija’s margin three points. One set went to extra points and that came at third singles, first set with Nawal Abdiwahed of Burnsville edging out Anh Nguyen. In the second set Abdiwahed turned up the heat and won 21-4.
SINGLES
1. Rachel Waterman, B def Yan Mei Yuan 21-9, 21-10
2. Makayla Haddorf, B def Vichheka Chy 21-17, 21-15
3. Nawal Abdiwahed, B def Anh Nguyen 22-20, 21-4
4. Mai Ngo, B def Kim Nguyen 21-16, 21-7
DOUBLES
1. Carly Dahl/Hana Handzija, B def Yan Ling Yuan/Tran Nguyen 21-19, 21-17
2. Sacha Genis/Abbie Bekele, B def Annabelle Benitez/Yulissa 21-9, 21-11
3. Grace Gothard/Clarissa Williams, B def Sawanthane Sovanchannita/Sovathaysao Uy 21-16. 21-19
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Burnsville 4-0 1.000
Games: Burnsville 8-0 1.000
points: Burnsville 169-98 .633
decided by 10+: Burnsville 4-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Burnsville 1-0 1.000
margin: Burnsville 8.875
DOUBLES
Matches: Burnsville 3-0 1.000
Games: Burnsville 6-0 1.000
points: Burnsville 126-91 .581
decided by 10+: Burnsville 2-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Burnsville 1-0 1.000
margin: Burnsville 5.833
FIRST SINGLES
Rachel WATERMAN 2, Yan Mei YUAN 0
(21-9, 21-10)
Rachel Waterman sided out almost at 90 percent in defeating Yan Mei Yuan. This was Yuan’s second straight match at first singles. Missed serves added up for Yuan. She opened the match with a deep serve and then missed her third attempt. By the time she got to serve again Waterman was up 12-2. Serving wasn’t as fatal in the second set, but the margins were similar. Waterman used a seven point run to lead 9-2. Yuan did not get a run in either set.
| Category | WATERMAN | YUAN |
| Side out | 16/18-.889 | 9/17-.529 |
| Longest side out string | 5 | 2 |
| 3+ Runs | 6 | 0 |
| Longest point string | 7 | 2 |
| Service points | 25 | 2 |
| POINTS | 43 | 19 |
| WINNERS | 21 | 8 |
| ERRORS | 11 | 22 |
| W:E Ratio | 1.909 | 0.364 |
| Margin | 12.000 | |
| Set Point % | 2/4-.500 | |
| Time | 10:24.07 |
EDINA 6, KENNEDY 1
The Hornets buzzed the Eagles, but singles were razor thin. Less than a point per set separated the two teams. Kennedy’s only win came at second singles where Yan Mei Yuan won in two sets. Yuan was at first singles in the Burnsville match. The other three matches in singles went the distance. A change in ten points would have resulted in a 4-3 Kennedy win. The Edina doubles did not lose a set.
- Mia Coma, E def Vichheka Chy 18-21, 21-13, 21-18
- Yan Mei Yuan, K def Johana Engstrom 21-13, 21-4
- Talia Bjelland, E def Anh Nguyen 21-19, 20-22, 21-13
- Stella Olken-Hunt, E def Kim Nguyen 16-21, 21-16, 21-5
DOUBLES
1. Lindsey Lundberg/Shay Reger, E def Yan Ling Yuan/Tran Nguyen 21-14, 22-20
2. Arden Ruehl/Maren Naegele, E def Annabelle Benitez/Guadalupe 21-10, 21-16
3. Abby Dzandzara/Katie Mendel, E def Queenie Tran/Yulissa 21-15, 21-4
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Edina 3-1 .750
Games: Edina 6-5 .545
points: 197-190 .509
decided by 10+: tied 1-1 .500
decided by 3-: tied 2-2 .500
margin: Edina 0.636
DOUBLES
Matches: Edina 3-0 1.000
Games: Edina 6-0 1.000
points: Edina 127-79 .617
decided by 10+: Edina 2-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Edina 1-0 1.000
margin: Edina 8.000
FIRST SINGLES
Mia COMA 2, Vichheka CHY 1 (18-21, 21-13, 21-18)*
Counting. In the heat of the battle players lose track. Players lose track with long rallies. Players lose track with rushed action. This was the case here. This was the most compelling match of the day. Vichheka Chy moved back to the #1 spot for Kennedy.
In the battle of the Cs I had the first set all tied at 21. At some point in the middle of the first set both players got off. The second set was on the money. The third set was off one—I had 22-18.
In set one Chy led 17-14 when four straight put Coma up 18-17. I was baffled when they stopped at 21 all. Set three had twists and turns. Chy led 10-5. Coma was able to score on four services and inched ahead 15-14. Coma closed out the match with the final three points.
| Category | COMA | CHY |
| Side out | 24/35-.686 | 18/36-.500 |
| Longest side out string | 5 | 6 |
| 3+ Runs | 7 | 4 |
| Longest point string | 5 | 6 |
| Service points | 31 | 17 |
| POINTS | 64 | 52 |
| WINNERS | 33 | 22 |
| ERRORS | 30 | 31 |
| W:E Ratio | 1.100 | 0.710 |
| Margin | 2.667 | |
| Set Point % | 2/3-.667 | 1/3-.333 |
| Time | 22:45.30 |
BURNSVILLE 4, EDINA 3
There were two separate worlds with Burnsville sweeping the singles with a healthy 8.5 margin. Edina’s doubles also swept, but the margins were narrower with 4.5. The Hornets were pushed at first and third doubles which went three sets. Edina, if there was a shift of six points at first singles, would have prevailed 4-3.
SINGLES
1. Rachel Waterman, B def Mia Coma 21-18, 21-18
2. Makayla Haddorf, B def Johana Engstrom 21-5, 21-14
3. Nawal Abdiwahed, B def Talia Bjelland 21-9, 21-19
4. Mai Ngo, B def Stella Olken-Hunt 21-10, 21-7
DOUBLES
1. Lindsey Lundberg/Shay Reger, E def Carly Dahl/Hana Handzija 15-21, 21-6, 21-19
2. Arden Ruehl/Maren Naegele, E def Sacha Genis/Abbie Bekele 21-8, 21-18
3. Abby Dzandzara/Katie Mendel, E def Grace Gothard/Clarissa Williams 16-21, 21-12, 21-16
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Burnsville 4-0 1.000
Games: Burnsville 8-0 1.000
points: Burnsville 168-100 .627
decided by 10+: Burnsville 4-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Burnsville 3-0 1.000
margin: Burnsville 8.500
DOUBLES
Matches: Edina 3-0 1.000
Games: Edina 6-2 .750
points: Edina 157-121 .565
decided by 10+: Edina 2-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Edina 2-0 1.000
margin: Edina 4.500
FIRST SINGLES
Rachel WATERMAN 2, Mia COMA 0
(21-18, 21-18)
Rachel Waterman rallied from four down (17-13) in the final set and closed with a run of three followed by a run of five to win her second straight set of 21-18 over Mia Coma.
| Category | WATERMAN | COMA |
| Side out | 10/19-.526 | 9/20-.450 |
| Longest side out string | 4 | 3 |
| 3+ Runs | 7 | 3 |
| Longest point string | 5 | 7 |
| POINTS | 42 | 36 |
| WINNERS | 21 | 18 |
| ERRORS | 18 | 21 |
| W:E Ratio | 1.167 | 0.857 |
| Margin | 3.000 | |
| Set Point % | 2/4-.500 | |
| Time | 14:38.20 |