MSHS Varsity Girls Tennis (3-1-1; 3-0-1 GNC)

MARQUETTE 4, ESCANABA 4

Singles

• No. 1 – Sophia Derkos, ESCANABA def. Payton Bullock, MARQUETTE, 6-0, 6-1;
• No. 2 – Lucy Stern, MARQUETTE def. Molly VanDamme, ESCANABA, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2;
• No. 3 – Sam Korpi, ESCANABA def. Maya Griffin, MARQUETTE, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2);
• No. 4 – Maggie Martin, ESCANABA def. Kyra Autio, MARQUETTE, 6-3, 6-1;

Doubles

• No. 1 – Lexi Hammerstrom & Payton Pleaugh, MARQUETTE def. Natalie Williams & Molly Smale, ESCANABA, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5;
• No. 2 – Natalie Deneau & Maija Parkkonen, MARQUETTE def. Sam Manninen & Sonya Maki, ESCANABA, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4;
• No. 3 – Aubree Blackburn & Laura Barsch, MARQUETTE def. Val Royer & Sophie Wagner, ESCANABA, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4;
• No. 4 – Danni Hughes & Carly Bowden, ESCANABA def. Eva Sjoholm & Mylee Muscoe, MARQUETTE, 6-0, 6-2

From MSHS Girls Tennis Head Coach, Karl Thomsen:

• “Going back to last year, this is our third consecutive 4 – 4 draw with Escanaba. It was a very tightly contested match and super fun to watch. Our goal today, win or lose, was to be a little more resilient than we were in our previous outing, have a little more self confidence if things got bumpy. The girls accomplished that in a big way today. The team of Payton Pleaugh and Lexi Hammerstrom were a perfect example of showing mental toughness today. At one point in the 3rd set they were down 2 – 5 and Esky had triple match point. Payton and Lexi won 5 consecutive points and kept rolling to close out the match. We were also able to gut out three other 3-set matches, highlighted by great doubles play by Maija Parkkonen and Natalie Deneau at #2 doubles. I look at today’s matches and really like what I saw, but even more exciting is the girls are just beginning to see their potential. ”

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Tennis team will be back in action on Wednesday, 8/30/23, when they host West Iron County for a dual meet starting at 3:30 p.m.