Varsity Girls Tennis Splits Versus Menominee And Westwood

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Varsity Girls Tennis Splits Versus Menominee And Westwood

MSHS Varsity Girls Tennis (7-4-1; 7-1-1 GNC)

The MSHS Girls Tennis team played host to both Menominee and Westwood on Thursday afternoon (9/21/23).  After defeating Menominee by a score of 7-1 to move to 7-1-1 in the Great Northern Conference, Marquette dropped a 6-2 decision to Westwood.

MARQUETTE 7, MENOMINEE 1

Singles

  • No. 1 – Payton Bullock, MARQUETTE def. Elena Murphy, MENOMINEE, 7-5, 6-4;
  • No. 2 – Lucy Stern, MARQUETTE def. Mackenzie Doyle, MENOMINEE, 6-4, 6-1;
  • No. 3 – Anna Axtel, MENOMINEE def. Maya Griffin, MARQUETTE, 6-2, 6-3;
  • No. 4 – Kyra Autio, MARQUETTE def. Delaney Wagner, MENOMINEE, 6-0, 6-1;

Doubles

  • No. 1 – Payton Pleaugh & Lexi Hammerstrom, MARQUETTE def. Madelyn Barker & Kamryn Olsen, MENOMINEE, 7-6 (3), 6-1;
  • No. 2 – Natalie Deneau & Maija Parkkonen, MARQUETTE def. Isabelle Bentley & Courtney Olson, MENOMINEE, 6-2, 6-2;
  • No. 3 – Laura Barsch & Aubree Blackburn, MARQUETTE def. Ava Chouinard & Ella Barker, MENOMINEE 7-5, 6-4;
  • No. 4 – Eva Sjoholm & Mylee Muscoe, MARQUETTE def. Andi Anderson & Annalece Marsicek, MENOMINEE, 6-0, 6-0

From MSHS Girls Tennis Head Coach, Karl Thomsen:

  • “God blessed us with a beautiful late September day for a tennis double-header and I think our girls fed off the weather. Our singles girls really hit the ball well against Menominee. Kyra Autio has been battling some foot issues, but you wouldn’t have noticed it today. Her court coverage/movement was awesome and that allowed her to get off the court fairly quickly. At #1 singles, Payton Bullock continued a good week of tennis with some impressive shot making against a strong opponent. On the doubles side of things, Payton Pleaugh and Lexi Hammerstrom figured out the puzzle and put together a solid victory.”

MARQUETTE 2, WESTWOOD 6

Singles

  • No. 1 – Lexi Olson, WESTWOOD def. Payton Bullock, MARQUETTE, 6-1, 6-4;
  • No. 2 – Sami Ruby, WESTWOOD def. Lucy Stern, MARQUETTE, 7-5, 6-1;
  • No. 3 – Emersyn Nelson, WESTWOOD def. Maya Griffin, MARQUETTE, 6-4, 6-2;
  • No. 4 – Morgan Schneider, WESTWOOD def. Eva Kentala, MARQUETTE, 6-1, 6-2;

Doubles

  • No. 1 – Izzie Marta & Alyssa Couveau, WESTWOOD def. Payton Pleaugh & Lexi Hammerstrom, MARQUETTE, 6-3, 6-4;
  • No. 2 – Nolia Dawson & Kaylin Doney, WESTWOOD def. Natalie Deneau & Maija Parkkonen, MARQUETTE,6-4, 1-6, 6-2;
  • No. 3 – Laura Barsch & Aubree Blackburn, MARQUETTE def. Niila Nurmi & Ellisa Doney, WESTWOOD, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1;
  • No. 4 – Eva Sjoholm & Mylee Muscoe, MARQUETTE def. Andi Anderson & Annalece Marsicek, WESTWOOD, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2

From MSHS Girls Tennis Head Coach, Karl Thomsen:

  • “The match against Westwood was the second match of a double-header and a great trial run for the upcoming tournaments. It was almost 80-degrees outside and our girls battled and fought for every point. The doubles matches were all very close as three of them went to a third set and the #1 doubles match was a close two-setter. Our #3 doubles team (Laura Barsch/Aubree Blackburn) and our #4 doubles team (Mylee Muscoe/Eva Sjoholm) both got worked over pretty good in the first set. To their credit, there was no panic, a lot of confidence, and some really smart tennis which eventually allowed them to complete the comeback victories. Overall, this match capped off a good week of tennis for our girls which we will hopefully use to catapult us into the GNC tournament.”

Next Up:

  • The MSHS Girls Tennis team will have their final regular season match on Monday, 9/25/23, when they travel to Negaunee for a 4:00 p.m. dual meet.