MSHS Varsity Girls Tennis (6-2-2; 5-0-2 GNC)

MARQUETTE 4, ESCANABA 4

Singles

• No. 1 – Sophia Derkos, ESCANABA def. Kaia Miller, MARQUETTE, 6-3, 6-2;
• No. 2 – Annabella Martinson, MARQUETTE def. Sonya Maki, ESCANABA, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4;
• No. 3 – Molly VanDamme, ESCANABA def. Cecelia Jacuzzo, MARQUETTE, 6-0, 6-0;
• No. 4 – Natalie Deneau, MARQUETTE def. Maggie Martin, ESCANABA, 6-3, 6-4;

Doubles

• No. 1 – Delaney McIntyre & Natalie Williams, ESCANABA def. Payton Bullock & Payton Pleaugh, MARQUETTE, 6-3, 6-3;
• No. 2 – Sam Manninen & Molly Smale, ESCANABA def. Hosanna Brindle & Maija Parkkonen, MARQUETTE, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2;
• No. 3 – Eliina Brazeau & Nistha Gautam, MARQUETTE def. Isy Braun & Sophie Wagner, ESCANABA, 6-0, 6-3;
• No. 4 – Lindsey Lake & Lexi Hammerstrom, MARQUETTE def. Carly Bowden & Danni Hughes, ESCANABA, 6-1, 6-2

From MSHS Girls Tennis Head Coach, Karl Thomsen:

• “Once again it was a battle… once again it was a tie.  Our two teams are very similar, but today I thought the play from both teams was much improved from where it was two weeks ago.  A lot of good shot making from both squads.  On the doubles side of things, I was really pleased with how all four of our teams moved on the court.  Specifically, Lyndsey Lake and Lexi Hammerstrom had a strong 1-2 punch going today.  At #3 doubles, the first set Eliina Brazeau and Nistha Gautham played was probably their best set of the year.  The match of the day, and the longest match, belonged to Annabella Martinson (MSHS) and Sonya Maki (Esky) at #2 singles.  Annabella showed a “never say die” mentality as she rallied off 5 straight games in the 3rd set after being down 1 – 4.  With what we saw today out on the courts, next week’s conference meet should be really fun to watch.”

Next Up:

• The MSHS Varsity Girls Tennis Team will be right back at it on Wednesday, 9/14/22, when they host Westwood for a match beginning at 3:00 p.m.