Portland Tennis Defeats Williamston 6-2

Portland Girls Varsity tennis hosted Williamston on Monday and played a tough, long match ending in a 6-2 victory. This was definitely an equal match up between the two teams with three of the flights going three sets. Adriana Krieger at 3 singles took her third set to a tiebreaker. Never giving up, Adriana pulled off the win with a 7-3 third set tiebreak score. Dropping their first set with a 4-7 tiebreaker score, 3 doubles, Mya Collins and Xanthe Cross, proved their efforts would not be outdone by taking their next two sets 6-4, 6-3.

Though they didn't play three sets, several other flights also had close matches. Number 2 singles, Alyssa Jack, played close competition with a first set score of 7-5. She didn't let the close first set bring her down, as she fought hard for a 6-2 second set to secure the win. Meanwhile, the 2 doubles combo of Kara Kraczon and Bella Virk posted similar results. Winning their first set in a 7-3 tiebreaker, they also garnered an impressive second set score of 6-1 to earn their win.

PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - 6, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL - 2

Singles:

No. 1 - Kayla Weller, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Annelise Jeitschko, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 ,

No. 2 - Alyssa Jack, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Ashley Moulton, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5 , 6-2 ,

No. 3 - Adriana Krieger, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. AnnaSophia Stone, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3 , 5-7 , 7-6 (3);

No. 4 - Jazmyn Pon, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL def. Autumn Shimer, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-3 ,

Doubles:

No. 1 - Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Corey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Kennedy Carson, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL - Morgan Harkema, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-3 ,

No. 2 - Kara Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Bella Virk, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Katherine West, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL - Lauren Kersten, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 (3), 6-1 ,

No. 3 - Mya Collins, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Xanthe Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Olivia Newberry, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL - Abigail Eyke, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-7 (4), 6-4 , 6-3 ;

No. 4 - Carly Clos, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL - Maggie Sinke, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL def. Olivia Morrow, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Elizabeth Seavey, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 1-6 , 6-1 , 6-2 ; The team has two days off for practice to prepare for their next league competition on Thursday against Charlotte and Lansing Sexton.