Luverne’s Chris Vickery helped the Luverne tennis team advance to the semifinals of the Section 3A Team Tournament Tuesday. Vickery and John Kreuch posted a win at No. 2 doubles to help the Cardinals beat Redwood Valley 6-1 during a quarterfinal-round match played in Luverne.By John RittenhouseLuverne advanced to the semifinal round of the Section 3A Team Tennis Tournament by recording a 6-1 victory over Redwood Valley in Luverne Tuesday.The third-seeded Cardinals swept RWV in singles play and won two of three doubles tests to best their Southwest Conference rivals by five points.Luverne, 10-10 overall, completes section team play in Redwood Falls Wednesday. Look for complete results in next week’s Star Herald.All of Luverne’s singles players won in straight sets against RWV.Dusty Antoine secured 6-1 and 6-0 wins over Drew Tribble at No. 1. Patrick Bennett notched 6-2 and 6-3 victories over Mike Alexander at No. 2. Kyle Fletcher recorded 6-1 and 6-3 wins over Devan Blaine at No. 3. Derek Boeve saddled Josh Okins with a pair of 6-2 setbacks at No. 4.Luverne’s No. 2 doubles team of John Kreuch and Chris Vickery topped Justin Thiel and Dan Stephens by 6-4 and 6-1 tallies. Cardinals’ David Nelson and Weston Sawtelle recorded 6-4 and 6-2 wins over Dave Sandvold and Sean Ferguson at No. 3.RWV avoided being swept when Laron Schottenbauer and Reed Larson posted a 7-6 (7-2 in the tie-breaker), 6-2 victory over Steven Althoff and Trevor Maine at No. 1 doubles.
