ESCANABA---The Upper Peninsula Division One Girls Tennis Awards have been announced, and the co-champion Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners cleaned up the top awards.
Escanaba's Sophia Derkos was named U.P. Player of the Year for a second straight season as she went two straight years without losing one a single match at No. 1 singles. In fact, she pulled that off without losing even one set for both her junior and senior years.
Escanaba Coach Chris Ogren was named Coach of the Year.
Derkos, along with Negaunee's Aubrey Johnson, were named to the All-State Team at No. 1 singles. And in doubles, Escanaba's team of Natalie Williams and Sam Manninen were named All-State, as was the Negaunee duo of Maddie Frustaglio and Kallen Schultz.
Escanaba and Negaunee finished as co-champions at the MHSAA Division One U.P. Finals earlier this month.
The full list of winners, as chosen by the Upper Peninsula coaches, is posted below:
Special Awards
Player of the Year : Sophia Derkos, Escanaba
Coach of the Year : Chris Ogren, Escanaba
All-State Singles
Sophia Derkos, Escanaba
Aubrey Johnson, Negaunee
All-State Doubles
Natalie Williams/Sam Manninen, Escanaba
Kallen Schultz/Maddie Frustaglio, Negaunee
All-U.P. First Team
Aubrey Johnson, Negaunee
Sophia Derkos, Escanaba
Lexi Olson, Westwood
Lilliana Saunders, Negaunee
Samantha Ruby, Westwood
Kallen Schultz/Maddie Frustaglio, Negaunee
Natalie Williams/Sam Manninen, Escanaba
Montgomery Pepin/Maggie Buckley, Gladstone
Audrey Veale/Libby Vross, Kingsford
Payton Pleaugh/Lexi Hammerstrom, Marquette
Kamryn Olson/Madeline Barker, Menominee
Isabelle Marta/Alyssa Couveau, Westwood
Olivia Lunseth/Sage Juntti, Negaunee
Nolia Dawson/Kaylin Doney, Westwood
All-U.P. Honorable Mention
Tia Schone, Gladstone
Payton Bullock, Marquette
Elena Murphy, Menominee
Addie Trombley, Gladstone
Molly VanDamme, Escanaba
Rheana Nelson, Negaunee
Sam Korpi, Escanaba
Addison Rutter, Kingsford
Sonya Maki/Molly Smale, Escanaba
