Eskymo Tennis Team Closes Season With Victory
IRON RIVER---The Escanaba High School boys tennis team closed its regular season with a 5-2 win over the West Iron County Wykons in Iron River. Escanaba won three of the four doubles matches, and Tyler Myrick and John Brant picked up wins at #2 singles and #3 singles, respectively.
"We avenged our loss to them from earlier this season and we had some personal bests today against certain opponents," Escanaba Tennis Coach Jim Hansen said. "West Iron is a good team and will compete for a U.P. Title in Division 2."
Tyler Myrick won his #2 singles match.
Myrick beat Caleb Pellizzer for the second time this season, 6-2, 6-3. And the #1 doubles team of Jake Eastin and David Fix dominated Ryan Rogers and Andrew Peterson, 6-2, 6-0. Fix and Eastin lost to that same Wykon duo back in April, 2-6, 6-2, 0-6.
"I'm proud of how our kids have responded all season," Hansen said. "We finished the season with a winning dual meet record and improved our scores on everyone, win or lose, throughout the entire year. I couldn't be more proud of our guys!"
The Eskymos will compete in the MHSAA Division One U.P. Finals on Wednesday in Marquette. Tuesday's Results
Singles
1 Waara WIC def. Martin E 6-3 6-3
2 Myrick E def. Pellizer WIC 6-2 6-3
3 Brant E def. Newby WIC 8-4
4 Rained out
Doubles
1 Fix/Eastin E def. Rogers/Peterson WIC 6-2 6-0
2 Gustafson/Capadigla WIC def. Shields/Wood E 7-5 6-2
3 Bradford/Murray E def. O'Donnell/Schlembech WIC 6-2 4-6 6-0
4 Pinozek/Belanger E def. Pizzoni/Maloney WIC 6-2 6-1
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Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
4/24 |
4:00 PM |
West Iron County Wykons
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3 - 5 (L)
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4/26 |
4:00 PM |
Menominee Maroons
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8 - 0 (W)
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5/1 |
4:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
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3 - 5 (L)
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5/7 |
4:00 PM |
at Iron Mountain Mountaineers
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5 - 3 (W)
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5/10 |
4:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
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1 - 7 (L)
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5/14 |
4:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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0 - 8 (L)
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5/15 |
4:30 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
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4 - 4 (T)
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5/16 |
3:00 PM |
Gladstone Braves
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5 - 3 (W)
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5/17 |
4:45 PM |
at Menominee Maroons
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7 - 1 (W)
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5/21 |
4:00 PM |
Iron Mountain Mountaineers
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7 - 1 (W)
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5/22 |
4:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
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1 - 7 (L)
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5/29 |
4:30 PM |
at West Iron County Wykons
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5 - 2 (W)
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