KINGSFORD---The Escanaba High School girls tennis team did not repeat as Upper Peninsula champions. With all of the girls the team lost to graduation, nobody really thought they would. But the girls improved throughout the season, and on Wednesday in Kingsford, the Eskymos finished a strong third behind Kingsford and Negaunee.
At #1 doubles, the Escanaba duo of Olivia Berquist and Shelby Gregoire won the championship over Kingsford's Anna Shanks and Kate Lamy, 6-1, 6-2.
At #3 doubles, Escanaba's Emily LaFave and Olivia LaForest won the U.P. title over Kingsford's Megan VanPembrook and Taylor Jacobson. The Kingsford girls won the first set, 6-4, before the Eskymos won the next two sets, 6-4, 6-3, to win the title.
Negaunee won three of the four singles championships, but Kingsford had more depth and the Flivvers won the team trophy with 18 points. Negaunee had 14 points, while the Eskymos were third with nine points. Marquette finished fourth, Menominee fifth, and Gladstone took sixth. The Braves did not get any players to the finals.
The D-1 results:
SINGLES
1. Allison Carlson (Negaunee) def. Hannah Tresedder (Kingsford) 6-2, 6-0.
2. Janay Walters (Kingsford) def. Abbi Kill (Negaunee) 7-5, 6-3.
3. Angie Ring (Negaunee) def. Santina Bianco (Kingsford) 6-4, 6-1.
4. Dana DeBretto (Negaunee) def. Katy Hicks (Kingsford) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES
1. Olivia Berquist-Shelby Gregoire (Escanaba) def. Anna Shanks-Kate Lamy (Kingsford) 6-2, 6-1.
2. Ali VanRemortel-Jaelyn Jennings (Kingsford) def. Kylee Taavola-Hanna Kantola (Negaunee) 6-0, 7-6 (8).
3. Emily LaFave-Olivia LaForest (Escanaba) def. Megan VanPembrook-Taylor Jacobson (Kingsford) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
4. Brenna Leafers-Aubrey Reynolds-Erspamer (Marquette) def. Bennett-Johnson (Kingsford) 6-1, 6-7, 6-2.
At #1 doubles, the Escanaba duo of Olivia Berquist and Shelby Gregoire won the championship over Kingsford's Anna Shanks and Kate Lamy, 6-1, 6-2.
At #3 doubles, Escanaba's Emily LaFave and Olivia LaForest won the U.P. title over Kingsford's Megan VanPembrook and Taylor Jacobson. The Kingsford girls won the first set, 6-4, before the Eskymos won the next two sets, 6-4, 6-3, to win the title.
Negaunee won three of the four singles championships, but Kingsford had more depth and the Flivvers won the team trophy with 18 points. Negaunee had 14 points, while the Eskymos were third with nine points. Marquette finished fourth, Menominee fifth, and Gladstone took sixth. The Braves did not get any players to the finals.
The D-1 results:
SINGLES
1. Allison Carlson (Negaunee) def. Hannah Tresedder (Kingsford) 6-2, 6-0.
2. Janay Walters (Kingsford) def. Abbi Kill (Negaunee) 7-5, 6-3.
3. Angie Ring (Negaunee) def. Santina Bianco (Kingsford) 6-4, 6-1.
4. Dana DeBretto (Negaunee) def. Katy Hicks (Kingsford) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES
1. Olivia Berquist-Shelby Gregoire (Escanaba) def. Anna Shanks-Kate Lamy (Kingsford) 6-2, 6-1.
2. Ali VanRemortel-Jaelyn Jennings (Kingsford) def. Kylee Taavola-Hanna Kantola (Negaunee) 6-0, 7-6 (8).
3. Emily LaFave-Olivia LaForest (Escanaba) def. Megan VanPembrook-Taylor Jacobson (Kingsford) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
4. Brenna Leafers-Aubrey Reynolds-Erspamer (Marquette) def. Bennett-Johnson (Kingsford) 6-1, 6-7, 6-2.
