MSHS Varsity Girls Tennis (4-3-1; 4-1-1 GNC)

MARQUETTE 1, WESTWOOD 7

Singles

• No. 1 – Lexi Olson, WESTWOOD def. Payton Bullock, MARQUETTE, 6-2, 6-3;
• No. 2 – Sami Ruby, WESTWOOD def. Lucy Stern, MARQUETTE, 6-3, 6-4;
• No. 3 – Emersyn Nelson, WESTWOOD def. Maya Griffin, MARQUETTE, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2;
• No. 4 – Morgan Schneieder, WESTWOOD def. Eva Kentala, MARQUETTE, 6-1, 6-0;

Doubles

• No. 1 – Izzie Marta & Alyssa Couveau, WESTWOOD def. Lexi Hammerstrom & Payton Pleaugh, MARQUETTE, 6-1, 7-5;
• No. 2 – Kaylin Doney & Nolia Dawson, WESTWOOD def. Natalie Deneau & Maija Parkkonen, MARQUETTE, 6-4, 6-4;
• No. 3 – Aubree Blackburn & Laura Barsch, MARQUETTE def. Ellisa Doney & Niila Nurmi, WESTWOOD, 6-3, 6-7 (7-1), 6-3;
• No. 4 – Kayla Etelamaki & Taylor Jackovich, WESTWOOD def. Eva Sjoholm & Mylee Muscoe, MARQUETTE, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6)

From MSHS Girls Tennis Head Coach, Karl Thomsen:

• “Today was the type of tennis that is a joy to watch; two competitive teams, capped off by the marathon 3-setter at the #4 doubles flight. Our girls, Eva Sjoholm and Mylee Muscoe, took a major step today despite the loss. I am super proud of how they executed their game plan and battled until the end. Down a flight at #3 doubles, Laura Barsch and Aubree Blackburn continued to grow. It has been very fun this year to watch their tennis I.Q. evolve. Overall, my big takeaway from today’s meet is that our compete level was really good. Our objective now is to keep that intensity we had today and clean up a few mistakes. If we can do those two things, the end of the year should be really fun and interesting.”

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Tennis team will have the weekend off before resuming play on Monday, 9/18/23, when they host Kingsford for a match in the Great Northern Conference beginning at 3:30 p.m. from the Shiras Tennis Courts.