APPLE VALLEY, Minn. – The Farmington Tigers girls tennis team battled in several close matches but ultimately fell 5-2 to the Apple Valley Eagles on Thursday afternoon in South Suburban Conference play at Apple Valley High School.

RECAP
Farmington earned a hard-fought singles win at the No. 1 position, where Maddie Johnson outlasted her opponent in a three-set battle, winning 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 in the match tiebreaker. Sadie Spolarich added the second point for the Tigers at No. 2 singles, cruising to a 6-0, 6-2 straight-sets victory.

Despite those two wins, the Eagles claimed the remaining matches. At No. 3 singles, Farmington's Addy Burggraaff pushed her opponent to the brink before falling 7-5, 6-4. In doubles, all three Tiger pairs put together competitive stretches, but Apple Valley came away with straight-set wins across the board.

RESULTS
SINGLES – VARSITY
#1 Maddie Johnson (Farmington) def. Emma Arndtsen (Apple Valley), 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
#2 Sadie Spolarich (Farmington) def. Layla Peterson (Apple Valley), 6-0, 6-2
#3 Oliviah Cook (Apple Valley) def. Addy Burggraaff (Farmington), 7-5, 6-4

DOUBLES – VARSITY
#1 India Rutten/Annabelle Cozy (Apple Valley) def. Kylie Goodreau/Eliana Elvestad (Farmington), 6-4, 6-2
#2 Stella Wiens/Cecilia Reckard (Apple Valley) def. Kate Morehead/Alivia Lazaretti (Farmington), 6-2, 6-3
#3 Avery Zick/Leah Rutherford (Apple Valley) def. Anna Greenlee/Audrey Sosinski (Farmington), 6-4, 6-2

UP NEXT
Farmington will return home for another South Suburban Conference match on Monday, September 9, when they host the Shakopee Sabers at Farmington High School.

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