Sturgis tennis plays to tournament title in Portland on Saturday
SHS wins three in Portland as Bella Currier remains undefeated on the season at fourth singles.
PORTLAND — The Sturgis girls tennis team had a successful weekend. The Trojans traveled to Portland to take part in a four-team tournament there and won all three of their matches. Sturgis won nearly every match on the day, beating Portland and Williamston by 8-0 scores plus a 7-1 victory over Ludington.
The wins helped push Sturgis out to 12-3 on the season so far. In fourth singles action, Bella Currier won all three of her matches. She remains unbeaten on the season and sits at 15-0 so far.
Currier won her matches on Saturday by scores of 6-1, 6-1 over Ludington; 6-0, 6-1 over Portland and 6-2, 6-1 over Williamston. In the matchup with Williamston, Sturgis won comfortably in singles action. Cora Phillips beat Ashlyn Schafer at first singles with scores of 6-0 and 6-0; Gracie Perry beat Jalee Trombley at second singles 6-2, 6-1 and Mazie Sterling picked up her win over Scarlett Walther with scores of 6-1, 6-2.
CARY WINS ATHLETE OF WEEK: Sturgis' Cary voted as Athlete of the Week, presented by Glen Oaks CC LEWIS SETS SCHOOL RECORD: Gavin Lewis sets Sturgis golf school record for nine-hole round HOLTZ RUNS TO NEW SHS RECORD: Berkley Holtz sets Sturgis school record in two-mile run at Otsego Doubles play saw a couple of matches go three sets. In the first doubles match, Mya Eicher and Katelyn Halling picked up a win over Tessa Jesse and Abby Redoutey 6-0 and 10-7 after dropping the first set 6-0. The second doubles team of Hannah Ritchie and Marlee Smith won their first set over Nina Talberg and Hailey Dunckel 7-5, but dropped the second 6-2.