Sturgis tennis wins first conference title in more than 20 years
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STURGIS — The Sturgis tennis team won the Wolverine Conference championship on Saturday, May 9.
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It was the first time since 2003 for Sturgis claiming the conference title. Sturgis hosted this year's event and ran away with first place, posting 59 points as a team for the day. That included four flight winners.
Cora Phillips at first singles, Mazie Sterling at third singles and Bella Currier at fourth singles each played their way to individual conference championships. The fourth doubles team of Lilly Whitehead and Stella Barry also picked up a first-place finish in the conference.
Sturgis played to second place in three flights as well. Gracie Perry at second singles, the first doubles team of Mya Eicher and Katelyn Halling plus the third doubles team of Ella Whitehead and Bailey Cates all finished second.
Marlee Smith and Hannah Ritchie earned a third-place finish at second doubles.
At first singles, Phillips beat Alyssa Crain of Paw Paw in the finals at 6-3 and 7-5. Sterling's win at third singles came over Elise Howard of Vicksburg in the finals, she won with scores of 6-4 and 7-5. Currier beat Madison Kanouse of Vicksburg in the finals at fourth singles with scores of 6-3 and 6-4.
Currier, who won last week's athlete of the week honors, remains undefeated this season in singles action.
In fourth doubles play, the team Whitehead and Barry won over Mariela Pantoja and Karsyn Reits of Paw Paw in the finals. They cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Perry was upended in the finals by Jenna Schramer of Vicksburg. At first doubles, the team of Eicher and Halling fell to Hailee Mitchell and Addison VanDalsen of Niles. inthe finals 6-2 and 7-5. Third doubles saw Paw Paw's team of Lily Brausch and Pam Seckler beat Sturgis' team of Ella Whitehead and Cates by scores of 6-3, 6-3 in the finals.
Smith and Ritchie won their final match, the third-doubles consolation. They beat Kate Rentschler and Kylah Jacobs of Paw Paw in that match with scores of 6-4, 6-7 and 10-8.
Otsego finished second overall as a team with 45 points, Vicksburg was third with 44. Three Rivers placed seventh as a team with 22 points.
Sturgis will be hosting the regional tournament coming upon Wednesday as well.
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