Negaunee Wins Division One Girls Tennis UP Title
NEGAUNEE---The Negaunee Miners protected their home court to win the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division One championship Thursday afternoon. The Miners had 16 points, while Menominee and Kingsford tied for second with ten. Escanaba and Gladstone finished tied for fourth place with six points, while Marquette ended up last with five points. U.P. Championship Matches Singles 1. Katie Hicks (Kingsford) def. Megan Syrjala (Negaunee), 6-1, 6-1. 2. Taylor Gauthier (Escanaba) def. Elysa Olivier (Marquette), 6-1, 6-2. 3. Lexi Peterson (Negaunee) def. Andie Balenger (Gladstone), 6-2, 6-2. 4. Maci Aho (Negaunee) def. Megan Marenger (Escanaba), 6-2, 6-3. Doubles 1. Avrie Stewart/Ali Christian (Menominee) def. Mariana Bianco/Tori Dalsanto (Kingsford), 6-1, 6-3. 2. Emma Anrrila/Ely Wellner (Menominee) def. Sarah Premo/Kenzie Schwamlein (Kingsford), 6-3, 7-5. 3. Abby Nelson/Mykenna Kontio (Negaunee) def. Keely Derouin/Olivia Badker (Menominee), 6-0, 6-1. 4. Faith Toutant/Alexis Hill (Negaunee) def. Brooke Blaskowski/Annie McCole (Kingsford), 6-1, 6-1. See all of the results by clicking the following link: http://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/documents/GTN/2016Finals/16upd1final.pdf Pictured above: Escanaba's Taylor Gauthier was the U.P. champion at #2 singles. |