The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team recently held its season-ending banquet, marking the end of a remarkable season. With a record of 19-4 overall and 8-0 in the WCC, the Lakers achieved great success. Two of the season's highlights were placing second in the Section 6A Team Tournament and Alia Randt and Megan Thorfinnson winning the section doubles' title, which earned them a berth at state. There, they went 2-2 and placed fourth overall.

All-Conference Honors

This year, several Lakers earned All-Conference recognition. Alia Randt, Olivia Danielson, Avarie Uhde, Rachel Rankin, Megan Thorfinnson, and Katy Vold were named to the All-Conference team. Addy Heid was also honored with an honorable mention.During the season-ending banquet, the Senior Leadership Awards went to Megan Thorfinnson, Avarie Uhde, McKenna Uhde, Katy Vold, and Katie Sorenson. McKenna Uhde was named the Most Improved Player, while Olivia Danielson won the Sportsmanship Award and also set a record with 31 wins in a season. Avarie Uhde won the Team Spirit Award, and Alia Randt and Rachel Rankin were both named the winners of the “Hustle, Hit, Never Quit” Award.The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team also achieved a Gold Team Academic Award with a team GPA of 3.99 (requiring a GPA of 3.75 or higher). Additionally, Megan Thorfinnson, Avarie Uhde, McKenna Uhde, Katy Vold, and Katie Sorenson earned All-State Academic Awards from the MSHSL (seniors with a GPA of at least 3.8).In the WCC, several players earned Academic Awards with a GPA of 3.75 or higher. These included Megan Thorfinnson, Alia Randt, Olivia Danielson, Avarie Uhde, Katy Vold, Katie Sorenson, McKenna Uhde, Rachel Rankin, Kaylen Blair, Norah VanZee, Adysen Hess, Kennedy Blair, and Maggie Hjelm.

JV Awards

Among the JV award winners were Isabelle Wallin, who won the Most Improved Player Award, Ariana Quelle, who won the Sportsmanship Award, Allie Mrnak, who earned the Team Spirit honor, and Molly Cassidy, who won the “Hustle, Hit, Never Quit” Award.

Junior High Team Awards

For the Junior High team, Avery Wildman won the Most Improved Player Award, Aly Elenberger earned the Team Spirit honor, Roran Vold and Henley Ogdahl shared the Rookie of the Year Award, and Keeley Hanson won the Sportsmanship Award.

Final 2024 Minnewaska Girls Tennis Records

The final 2024 Minnewaska girls tennis records show the individual performances of the team members. Here are the details:Name Gr Pos W-LOlivia Danielson 11 3S 31-3Rachel Rankin 10 1D 30-5Megan Thorfinnson 12 2S 30-8Avarie Uhde 12 1D 27-8Alia Randt 11 1S 27-11Addy Heid 11 2D 25-5Katy Vold 12 2D 25-6Katie Sorenson 12 3D 21-8McKenna Uhde 12 3D 21-9Kaylen Blair 10 4S 15-15Norah VanZee 10 3D 1-0Kennedy Blair 10 — 0-0Adysen Hess 10 — 0-0Maggie Hjelm 10 — 0-0