BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL 6, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL 2
Singles
No. 1 – Eden Short, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL def. Katie Huber, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0, -;
No. 2 – Brooke Hojnacki, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL def. Jaelyn Thomas, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1, -;
No. 3 – Lauren Mcelrath, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL def. Morgan Hughes, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-3, -;
No. 4 – Maddy Tabaczka, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL def. Emily Mathewson, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-4, -;
Doubles
No. 1 – Sara Daniels – Chloe Mathewson, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL def. Breanna Alexander – Marial Rahn, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-1, -;
No. 2 – Melanie Johnson – Corina Kailing, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL def. Corrinne Denman – Jessica Gutowski, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 7-5, -;
No. 3 – Gemma Kailing – Tyler Brown, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL def. Emily Krolczyk – Ava Bladzik, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-3, -;
No. 4 – Karlina Hughes – Ally Sims, BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL def. Caitlynn Davis – Arada Thaitae, MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-4, -;
Big Rapids hosted Manistee in a Lakes 8 Conference match today. After a rain delay the Cardinals were able to come away with a 6-2 win.
“Our doubles lineup did an outstanding job today”. Sara Daniels / Chloe Mathewson had a routine 1 & 1 win. The 2-4 flights all had tight matches but were able to win in straight sets. The #2 doubles pair of Melanie Johnson / Corina Kailing went to 5-5 in the second and were able to close it out 7-5. Gemma Kailing / Tyler brown had a 4 & 3 victory in the #3 slot and Karlie Hughes / Ally Sims had a 3 & 4 win at #4. “Gemma is a senior that has been a solid doubles player for us. Tyler, Karlie and Ally are all sophomores that are brand new to tennis. They have shown a huge amount of growth since the beginning of the season. I think they will do very well in the conference tournament on Saturday”.
Eden Short at #1 singles and Brooke Hojnacki at #2 singles each have given up a total of one game in their last two matches. “Both Eden and Brooke are undefeated in conference play this season. They will go into the tournament as the #1 seed in their flights.”
The Cardinals host Fremont on Friday in the final home match. On Saturday they travel to Ludington for the Lakes 8 Conference tournament.