Raider Varsity Girls Tennis opens season with tough Rochester Quad

After the postponement of two duals this past week, the Varsity Girls Tennis team finally got their chance to play this weekend when they travelled to Rochester High School for the first quad of the season. Facing some tough competition from D1 Rochester High, D2 Walled Lake Northern, and fellow D4 school, Grosse Ile, Portland played some great tennis despite the overall 4th place finish. Facing those D1 & D2 schools allows the team to be pushed a little more than expected. And D4 Grosse Ile is a team we often meet in the State tournament, so playing them now could be a benefit come post-season.

While the team as a whole placed 4th, they certainly stayed in some matches and kept the overall team scores quite close. Rochester placed 1st with 14 points, Walled Lake Northern & Grosse Ile tied for 2nd with 12 points, and Portland remained in close pursuit with 10 points.

Coach Crystal Lowe said, “The team scores certainly represent how well matched the four teams were. Portland did have 3 flights come home with medals. 1 doubles, Maura Lufkin & Corey Smith, were runners-up. 2 singles, Alyssa Jack, was runner-up. And our lone flight champion was 1 singles, Kayla Weller.”

Lowe added, “We have our season home opener this Tuesday versus Ionia.”

PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - 3, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN - 5,

Singles:

No. 1 - Kayla Weller, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Juliet Higginbotham, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Alyssa Jack, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Aubrey Wittman, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - Alesia Brunsell, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Adriana Krieger, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;

No. 4 - Trinity Ureste, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Autumn Shimer, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;

Doubles:

No. 1 - Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Corey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Julianne Carter, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN - Gretta Franklin, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;

No. 2 - Jordyn Zeldes, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN - Emily Navarre, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Xanthe Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Kara Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3 , 6-4 , -;

No. 3 - Ava Anderson, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN - Anniya Maysun, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Mya Collins, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Bella Virk, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-4 , -;

No. 4 - Abby Zang, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN - Gabby Avitia, Commerce Township WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Olivia Morrow, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Elizabeth Seavey, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;

PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - 3, Rochester Hills ROCHESTER - 5,

Singles:

No. 1 - Kayla Weller, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Ellie Meluta, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER, 1-6 , 7-5 , 7-6 (4);

No. 2 - Alyssa Jack, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Jean Yu, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

No. 3 - Delaney Crandall, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER def. Adriana Krieger, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5 , 0-6 , 6-1 ;

No. 4 - Jessica Zhang, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER def. Autumn Shimer, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;

Doubles:

No. 1 - Megan Baker, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER - Cassidy Patalinghug, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER def. Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Corey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 7-6 (2), -;

No. 2 - Dana William, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER - Cecelia Crandall, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER def. Xanthe Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Kara Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-2 , -;

No. 3 - Mya Collins, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Bella Virk, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Julianna Bland, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER - Sara Lin, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER, 4-6 , 6-2 , 10-3 ;

No. 4 - Evelyne Lee, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER - Jenny Kim, Rochester HIlls ROCHESTER def. Olivia Morrow, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Elizabeth Seavey, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-2 , -;

PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - 4, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL - 4,

Singles:

No. 1 - Kayla Weller, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Sara Whitty, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;

No. 2 - Hayden Kobiljak, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL def. Alyssa Jack, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;

No. 3 - Adriana Krieger, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Grace Mans, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3 , 3-6 , 10-8 ;

No. 4 - Payton Thayer, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL def. Autumn Shimer, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , -, -;

Doubles:

No. 1 - Maura Lufkin, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Corey Smith, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Natalia Cusumano, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL - Ava Tucker, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;

No. 2 - Xanthe Cross, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Kara Kraczon, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL def. Allie Heckman, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL - Allison Darzniak, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 4-6 , 11-9 ;

No. 3 - Olivia Heckman, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL - Grace Kuzmiak, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL def. Mya Collins, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Bella Virk, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 (3), 6-4 , -;

No. 4 - Lucy Neilsen, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL - Lily Bargamian, GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL def. Olivia Morrow, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Elizabeth Seavey, PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-4 , -;

Picture courtesy of Nancy Lufkin