Raider Girls take Third at MSU Quad

The Portland High School girls tennis team traveled to MSU on Saturday to host an annual indoor quad.

North Muskegon took first with 16, Whitehall took second with 14, Portland took third with 13, and DeWitt finished in fourth with five. Raider coach Jim Niebling said, “We showed signs of growing pains and other signs of picking up right where we left off from last year. After losing three of our top singles and three of our top doubles players -- some of whom are the winningest players in program history -- we have some big shoes to fill. However, we return 5 players who made it to the semi-finals and finals at the State Tournament last year at lower flights. So it's not like the cupboard is bare! As a result, for some of our players their jump was quite large and their tournament was predictable. They took a few lumps. For others, their jump from last year was a natural progression and they performed, again, predictably. We're a young team. So it's going to take some time for us to gel and get back to what we expect for ourselves. We'll get there.”

Below is a detailed listing of results for the quad. Singles No. 1 — Vanessa Heylmun, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, def . Ainsley Ludema, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-0

No. 1 — Alicia Hall, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, def . Ainsley Ludema, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-2

No. 1 — Kara Johnson, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, def . Ainsley Ludema, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-0

No. 2 — Claire McCall, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, def . Sydney Schneider, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 (3)

No. 2 — Sydney Schneider, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def . Makalya Flegler, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, 8-6

No. 2 — Riley Woodring, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, def . Sydney Schneider, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-4

No. 3 — Kenedy Woodring, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, def . Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-1

No. 3 — Jenna Neumann, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, def . Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-2

No. 3 — Lindsay Bliss, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, def . Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-0

No. 4 — Lauren Schneider, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, def . Taylor Jenks, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-6

No. 4 — Katelyn Goodwin, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, def . Taylor Jenks, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-4

No. 4 — Anneka Lindsay, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, def . Taylor Jenks, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 8-5 Doubles No. 1 — Rachel VanHouten-Rebekah Leduma, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Brooke Bachelder-Brooke Sheesley, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 8-3

No. 1 — Rebekah Leduma-Rachel VanHouten, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Alexa Cowgill-Jenna Schaberg, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL 8-3

No. 1 — Rebekah Leduma-Rachel VanHouten, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Lily Montgomery-Sarah Muzzy, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL 8-1

No. 2 — Riley Thelen-Samantha Weber, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Abby Gray-Addie Henning, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL 8-2

No. 2 — Riley Thelen-Samantha Weber, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. McKenna Hepler-Jaden Mikkelson, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 8-2

No. 2 — Riley Thelen-Samantha Weber, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Sarah Durow-Sophia Effken, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL 8-4

No. 3 — Kayla Weller-Julia Savage, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Carina Steketee-Sam Madison, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL 8-1

No. 3 — Julia Savage-Kayla Weller, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Maddi Boyd-Braley Johnson, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 8-4

No. 3 — Julia Savage-Kayla Weller, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Kara Bolenbaugh-Esther Reiler, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL 8-0

No. 4 — Emily Bigelow-Novelle Matteson, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Morgan DeRose-Lily Groessl, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 8-6

No. 4 — Emily Bigelow-Novelle Matteson, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Victoria Powe-Lily Matheson, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL 8-1

No. 4 — Emily Bigelow-Novelle Matteson, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, def. Abbey Canfield-Marion Eacker, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL 7-6 (2)