Raider Tennis finishes second in second Quad of season

Portland hosted their second quad of the season on Friday. Gross Point Woods University Liggett, led by nationally ranked William Cooksey, finished third in the state last year and brought a squad that might be even better this year. They swept all of their matches for a perfect 24 points on the day. Portland had another great second place finish.

These are four teams that always put up solid results in their regional and state tournaments. Finishing second in this tournament, with this competition, is quite the accomplishment.

PHS Coach Joel Cross said, "Liggett kept us from winning any flight championships, but we did have four flights that were runners up. Alex Russman at 2 singles, Kurt Kraczon/Jorgen Sonday at 1 doubles, Casey Smith/Kai Kipp at 2 doubles, and Dane Wildrom/Austin Getchell at 4 doubles all finished second in their flights. I was really impressed with two players today. Alex Russman played 2 doubles last year and has moved into the 2 singles spot. Those are two completely different kinds of tennis and he is playing singles like he's done it for his entire career. Ethan Webert has also made a big impression at 4 singles. We were looking for a way to round out that part of our line up. After the first week of practice, it was clear that he had put in a ton of work since last season. It may be one of the biggest improvements I've seen in my coaching career from one season to the next."

Final team standing for the day were:

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - 24

Portland - 12

North Muskegon - 11

Paw Paw - 1

Singles: No. 1 - William Cooksey, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Jack Roe, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - Brennen McManus, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Josh VanRoekel, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;

No. 1 - Brennen McManus, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Jack Roe, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - William Cooksey, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Josh VanRoekel, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - Jack Roe, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Josh VanRoekel, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 7-6 (5), -;

No. 1 - William Cooksey, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Brennen McManus, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Sebastien Courtright, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Chris Erndteman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Alex Russman, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Tyler Mejeur, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Chris Erndteman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Tyler Mejeur, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Sebastien Courtright, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Alex Russman, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Sebastien Courtright, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Tyler Mejeur, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Alex Russman, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Chris Erndteman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 2-0 , 2-0 , -;

No. 3 - Troy McManus, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Ryan Leonard, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - George Anusbigian, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Michael Hartman, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 3 - Ryan Leonard, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Michael Hartman, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - George Anusbigian, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Troy McManus, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - George Anusbigian, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Ryan Leonard, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;

No. 3 - Troy McManus, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Michael Hartman, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 4 - Charlie Branch, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Nicholas Hamarcher, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 4 - Gerry Sherer, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Ethan Webert, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

No. 4 - Gerry Sherer, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Nicholas Hamarcher, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

No. 4 - Charlie Branch, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Ethan Webert, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-2 , -;

No. 4 - Gerry Sherer, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Charlie Branch, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 7-6 (5), -;

No. 4 - Ethan Webert, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Nicholas Hamarcher, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-1 , -; Doubles: No. 1 - Kurt Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Jorgen Sonday, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Christian Johnson, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Kendrick Brown, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-1 , -;

No. 1 - Vincent Maribao, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Jacob Tomlinson, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Quinn Kersman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Ethan Koman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;

No. 1 - Vincent Maribao, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Jacob Tomlinson, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Kurt Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Jorgen Sonday, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - Christian Johnson, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Kendrick Brown, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL def. Quinn Kersman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Ethan Koman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;

No. 1 - Kurt Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Jorgen Sonday, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Quinn Kersman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Ethan Koman, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 (3), 6-2 , -;

No. 1 - Vincent Maribao, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Jacob Tomlinson, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Christian Johnson, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Kendrick Brown, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Tarun Jarial, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Tommy Ugval, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Zachary Dooley, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Braedon Long, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Casey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Kai Kipp, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Pierce Marczak, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Jack Taylor, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 7-6 (2), -;

No. 2 - Tarun Jarial, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Tommy Ugval, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Pierce Marczak, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Jack Taylor, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL,

6-2 , 6-2 , -;

No. 2 - Casey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Kai Kipp, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Zachary Dooley, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Braedon Long, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Pierce Marczak, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Jack Taylor, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Zachary Dooley, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Braedon Long, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Tarun Jarial, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Tommy Ugval, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Casey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Kai Kipp, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - Bennett French, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Campbell Marchal, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Cadin Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Timothy Pohl, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;

No. 3 - Shamus Corbett, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Gavin Grimm, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Ian MacDonald, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Mason Sikora, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - Shamus Corbett, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Gavin Grimm, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Cadin Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Timothy Pohl, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;

No. 3 - Bennett French, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Campbell Marchal, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Ian MacDonald, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Mason Sikora, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 3 - Cadin Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Timothy Pohl, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Ian MacDonald, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Mason Sikora, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

No. 3 - Bennett French, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Campbell Marchal, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Shamus Corbett, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Gavin Grimm, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 4 - Rocco Scarfone, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Brendan Connors, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Reilly Schotts, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Gus West, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL,

6-0 , 7-6 (5), --- ;

No. 4 - Dane Wildrom, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Austin Getchell, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Alex Leonard, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Matthew Hartman, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3 , 6-4 , -;

No. 4 - Reilly Schotts, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Gus West, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Alex Leonard, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Matthew Hartman, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-7 (4), 6-1 , 6-4 ;

No. 4 - Rocco Scarfone, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Brendan Connors, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Dane Wildrom, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Austin Getchell, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-3 , -;

No. 4 - Rocco Scarfone, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - Alec Leonard, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett def. Alex Leonard, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL - Matthew Hartman, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;

No. 4 - Dane Wildrom, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Austin Getchell, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Reilly Schotts, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL - Gus West, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;

Portland will host another quad on Tuesday 8/25 with Grant, Williamston, and Essexville-Garber.

Courtesy photo.