Minot High senior Grace Olson returns a shot during her singles match against Jamestown’s Mylee Michel during Senior Day at Hammond Park on Tuesday, May 12. Olson won both her singles and doubles matches to move into a tie for the program’s career wins total with 157. Mike Kraft/MDN

The Olson surname has been synonymous with the Minot High tennis program for decades, both on the boys side and the girls side.

It’s a name decorated in state titles, all-state and all-conference honors and hundreds of victories. And now, the Olson name is one that can be found atop the all-time wins list in the history of the girls program, which dates back to the 1970s.

On a day dedicated to the senior class, Grace Olson won both her singles and doubles match to give the Minot High senior her 156th and 157th career victories moving her into a tie with Raquel Egge and Eden Olson – her cousin – for the most career wins in Minot High girls tennis history. She defeated Mylee Michel, 6-1, 6-0, in her match at No. 3 singles and teamed up with Ava Thuner at No. 1 doubles for a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Anna Hronova and Elise Roberts during the Majettes’ 9-0 victory over Jamestown on Senior Day at Hammond Park on Tuesday, May 12.

Minot High (15-0 overall, 8-0 WDA) won the WDA regular season title for a fifth consecutive year and locked up the No. 1 seed in the WDA Tournament as a result.

“It’s been an incredible journey,” Olson said. “It’s just a fun team. It’s definitely weird being the senior. You always wish you had more time, but it’s truly been fun and the coaches have been great, teammates are incredible. I couldn’t ask for better teammates.”

Olson entered her fifth and final varsity season with 130 career wins, ranking her eighth on the all-time list. This season, she has won 27 combined singles and doubles matches. She will have plenty of opportunities to become the outright wins leader, with her first chance coming in Minot High’s regular season finale at Bismarck Legacy on Thursday, May 14, at 4 p.m.

Olson is a three-time all-WDA doubles selection and was named all-state in doubles in 2025. Last season, she paired with her older sister Lila and won the WDA doubles tournament. They would finish third at state. That memory stands out the most to head coach Scott DeLorme when reminiscing about Olson’s time with the program.

“Grace playing with her sister last year,” DeLorme said. “I know it didn’t turn out the way they wanted it to in that state semifinal on the doubles side, but the way they rebounded in the third-place match, that was a good way to go out together. Those two are so close. Everything they did when Lila was around they did together. Having the chance for them to play a whole season together on the doubles side, that’s pretty cool when you can do that with your sister.”

Lila Olson finished with 116 career wins and was named all-WDA twice and all-state in 2025 for her play in doubles.

For a short period, Grace and Eden will sit side by side with the same number of career wins. Eden Olson captured back-to-back state titles in 2021 and 2022 playing with Sofia Egge. Eden Olson was named all-WDA three times and all-state twice.

Eden Olson isn’t the only one in the family with an individual state title. Brent Olson won the family’s first doubles state title in 1991 with Fernando Diaz before Matt Olson won a doubles state title together with Perry Olson (no relation) in 1998. Matt Olson would win his second doubles title two years later in 2000 playing with David Mayer. Matt Olson had the most career victories of the three men with 174. He was a four-time all-state and five-time all-conference selection. Brent Nelson was named all-state three times and all-conference four times.

“It’s not necessarily pressure, but it brought more fun to the game because your family knows what it’s like and what the journey is like,” Grace Olson said. “It brings you together, too.”

Grace Olson will attend Minot State in the fall to study exercise science and then continue her education by attending occupational therapy school.

Grace Olson isn’t the only current senior on the roster who is going to finish her career near the very top of the career wins leaderboard. When the season comes to an end following the state tournament, Kyllie Fettig’s name is going to be second to only her teammate’s on that list. Fettig won her 151st and 152nd matches on Tuesday and sits third on the list. She was 126-27 over her first four years with the team.

“I don’t think there’s one word to describe it, but there’s definitely been a lot of memories,” Fettig said. “I was thinking about it today and I was like, ‘dang that flew by’ but it’s definitely been a blast.”

Fettig bested Hronova at No. 1 singles in the most competitive match of the day, winning 6-1, 7-5. Her and Alivia Sherven paired together at No. 2 doubles and swept Michel and Katelyn Monson, 6-0, 6-0.

Fettig has served as the No. 1 singles player her last two seasons with the Majettes. She was the WDA runner-up and placed third at the state tournament last season. Her dedication to the sport has allowed her to tap into her full potential as a tennis player, DeLorme said.

“Kyllie was another one early on where we kind of thought had a chance to be good, but really about her sophomore year she decided to dedicate herself to tennis from offseason workouts, programming, traveling across the country to attend different camps and different opportunities,” DeLorme said. “She’s earned that with the time she’s put in. Tennis is her life. To achieve the goal of playing collegiate tennis, that’s a big deal.”

Fettig will play collegiate tennis at the University of Minnesota Crookston next season, where she will study exercise science.

Fettig picked up a tennis racket during the COVID-19 pandemic, as she was looking for a sport she could play during a time of social distancing. Tennis was one of the few options, so she would spend hours a day at the indoor tennis facility to work on her game.

“I love the challenge of it,” Fettig said. “I always love to challenge myself in everything and tennis is just so different because you have a team surrounding you, but you’re also out there all alone.”

Fettig is a two-time all-state and all-WDA singles player and also earned all-WDA honors in doubles in 2024.

The winning that both Olson and Fettig have done in their five years on the team is easy to see. The Majettes are 97-2 overall and 70-0 in conference from their eighth grade year to now. They have won five consecutive WDA regular season titles and will be seeking their fifth straight WDA Tournament title. They won state titles in 2023 and 2025.

The one aspect of their game that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet is their leadership ability and their ability to make everybody on the team feel welcomed and respected.

“They’re quiet, but they lead by example,” DeLorme said. “They will get out there and when those two take the court, you know exactly what you’re going to get. They only have one thought and that thought is to find a way to win. They have so many different ways they can attack the tennis court, which is a big compliment to them. They are not one-sided. They can play in so many ways. Even though they are quiet, they are a lot more vocal outside of the court than they have been in the past. They are the first ones to acknowledge a teammate. They are the first ones to say hi to a teammate. In tennis, when you have grades 6-12 together, that can be hard for young kids walking in here. We have a pretty nice setup where often times we get all the kids in here together and it can be intimidating, but those two will be the first to acknowledge somebody, whether they have been here for three or four years or they are a first-year player.”

The Majettes will miss Fettig’s and Olson’s presence both on and off the court next year, but the team is still in good hands. Thuner continued her unblemished singles play this season with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Roberts. Ellla Sherven defeated Monson at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 6-2. McKenna Odahlen topped Daphne Olson at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-2, and Alivia Sherven completed the singles sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Emerson Pfau at No. 6 singles. Ella Sherven and Odahlen shut out Daphne Olson and Pfau, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 doubles. None of Minot High’s three doubles teams dropped a game against the Blue Jays (3-7, 1-7).