{"id":891342,"date":"2026-10-22T23:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/891342\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T23:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:56:38","slug":"lilly-caron-liz-peterson-take-3rd-in-section-8-3a-doubles-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/891342\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilly Caron, Liz Peterson take 3rd in Section 8-3A doubles tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

SARTELL \u2014 Liz Peterson and Lilly Caron ended their Bemidji High School girls tennis careers on a high note.<\/p>\n

The senior duo took third place in the Section 8-3A Individual Tournament on Monday in Sartell, beating Buffalo\u2019s Maddie Kuzma and Sabrina Friesz 6-1, 6-1.<\/p>\n

Peterson and Caron missed out on a spot in the section championship in a three-set loss against Alexandria\u2019s Lucy Witte and Lily Eken, falling by scores of 6-4, 2-6 and 6-4. Witte and Eken lost to teammates Addison and Kennedy Stevenson in the championship match.<\/p>\n

Peterson and Caron swept Buffalo\u2019s Sadie Scherber and Payton Millerbernd in their first match, 6-0, 6-0. In their second match, they took down Monticello\u2019s Taylor Marcus and Hope Vergin 6-3, 6-2, then fell to Witte and Eken in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Bemidji\u2019s Millie Knott and Zoe McNallan lost in three sets against Kuzma and Friesz in their first and only match of the tournament.<\/p>\n

In the singles tournament, Bailey Rupp beat Moorhead\u2019s Lauren Palmer 6-1, 6-4 in the first round, but fell to Brainerd\u2019s Taryn Mithun 6-4, 6-4 to end her tournament run. Grace Bamba Lucas lost her first and only match against St. Michael-Albertville\u2019s Bryn Bartus (6-1, 6-0).<\/p>\n


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