Tag: "girls tennis"
2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS TENNIS: These players made quite the racquet
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Another exceptional season of girls tennis in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area finished with four teams playing at the Division 1 state finals, three finishing in the top 10 and another winning its first-ever state championship. Clarkston rang the bell as the state’s premier team this season, beginning the campaign […]
Girls Tennis Division 1 State Finals Results
Girls Tennis MHSAA DIVISON 1 STATE FINALS (June 3-4 at Midland Community Tennis Center) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 27; 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 25; 3. Midland Dow, 21; 4. Grosse Pointe South, 17; 5. Port Huron Northern, 14; 6. (tie) Hudsonville, 13; Northville, 13; Saline, 13; 9. (tie) Rochester, 10; Troy, 10; 11. Novi, […]
All the racquet: Clarkston wins first D-1 state tennis title; Rochester’s Dieters regains No. 1 status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MIDLAND — For the first time in two seasons, Kelsey Dieters had to go three sets with back-to-back opponents on the tennis court. Unlike last season, she won them both this time around to finish as a state champion. Dieters, a senior No. 1 singles player from Rochester, rallied […]
AOTW: Simply dominant: Dieters hope to close prep status with another tennis title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Last season Kelsey Dieters experienced something at the Division 1 state finals that she hadn’t tasted all season: Defeat. Dieters, then a junior No. 1 singles star at Rochester, was upset in the state semifinals by Grand Ledge’s Hailey Barrett (1-6, 6-4, 6-4). That was her […]
All ‘net’ matters: Troy wins first tennis regional since 2003, Athens also makes cut
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Although Troy is a perennial state qualifier in girls tennis, it has been years since the Colts won a regional championship. That drought came to an end Thursday afternoon at Grosse Pointe South. The Colts, who recently broke into the Division 1 coaches poll to […]
OAA-Red champion Clarkston, Rochester eye state finals passes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Even moving into the No. 1 slot a few weeks ago, there’s several bars Clarkston’s girls tennis program has been unable to clear in the past. The Wolves can now raise that bar one more notch. Clarkston, which moved into the OAA Red Division for girls tennis […]
OAA White champion Red Hawks set sights on netting state finals berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Athens usually doesn’t find itself in the girls state tennis rankings every year. The state rankings are already half-full of Oakland County schools. The Red Hawks have quietly soared under the radar this season. Athens has been able to have on e of its best seasons […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Rochester draws even with Eisenhower; Stoney Creek downs Avondale
Girls Tennis ROCHESTER 4, UTICA EISENHOWER 4 SINGLES — 1. Kelsey Dieters (R) d. Natalie Georges 6-2, 6-2; 2.Rachel Georges (E) d. Brittany Baxter 6-3, 6-4; 3. Anna Parker (R) d. Kelly Svetkovski 6-2, 6-3; 4. Kate Svetkovski (UE) d. Rachel Parker 7-5, 7-6 (8-6). DOUBLES — 1. Gina Cherniawski-Rebecca Crenshaw (UE) d. Kelli Weatherhold-Ashely […]
Rochester wins Troy Athens Invitational
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Rochester may only be a middle-of-the-pack team in the OAA Red Division girls tennis race. The Falcons, however, have made some noise out of conference. Rochester, ranked 10th in the state in Division 1, captured its first invitational of the season Saturday, winning the Troy Athens Relays. […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Avondale blanks Pontiac
AUBURN HILLS AOVNDALE 8, PONTIAC 0 (Monday at Avondale) SINGLES — 1. Mary Maguire (A) d. Deja Jone 6-0, 6-0; 2. Fallon Richie (A) d.; Ula Chang 6-1, 6-0; 3. Nitha Abraham (A) beat Adriene Trimble 6-0, 6-0; 4. Amy Hord (A) won by default. DOUBLES — 1. Dani Anticuar-Karen Nixon (A) d. Salina Lo- […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Harrison swats Avondale
SINGLES — 1. Carmen Gaddis (FH) d, Mary Maguire 6-4, 6-3; 2. Stephanie Wagner (FH) beat Sara Goodnight 6-3, 6-4; 3. Fallon Richie (AHA) d. Mallory Peters 3-6, 6-3, 6-0; 4. Christine Mathis (FH) d. Nitha Abraham 6-0, 6-2. DOUBLES — 1. Devon Henderson-Kenzie Franke (FH) beat Cristina Sonu-Amy Swanson 6-7 (8-10), 6-1, 6-1; 2. […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Clarkston swats Rochester; Athens downs Harrison
Girls Tennis CLARKSTON 6, ROCHESTER 2 SINGLES — 1. Kelsey Dieters (R) d. Gabriella Spindler 6-3, 6-4; 2. Lexi Baylis (C) d. Brittany Baxter 6-1, 6-1; 3. Katie Brozovich (C) d. Anna Parker 6-1, 6-0; 4. Kristina Lucas (C) d. Rachel Parker 6-1, 6-1. DOUBLES — 1. Paige Olsen-Dana Olsen (C) d. Julie Markiewicz-Kelli Wetherhold […]
GIRLS TENNIS:Avondale swats Southfield
AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 7, SOUTHFIELD 1 SINGLES — 1. Lauren Hughes (S) d. Mary Maguire 6-3, 6-4; 2. Sara Goodnight (A) d. Jatorie Anderson 6-1, 7-5; 3. Fallon Richie (A) beat Eboni Person 6-1, 6-0; 4. Nitha Abraham (A) beat Tyesha Woods 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES — 1. Cristina Sonu-Amy Swanson (A) d. Kierra Bryant-Courtney Floyd 6-1, […]