STURGIS — The Sturgis tennis team hosted Edwardsburg and Three Rivers on Saturday for a matchup.
The Trojans beat Three Rivers 7-1 and played to a 4-4 tie with the Wildcats. Edwardsburg beat Three Rivers 8-0. Most of the matches played on the day were pro sets, being played with the winner reaching eight points.
Sturgis is now 3-0-1 in dual matchups so far this season.
In first singles action, Sturgis’ Rylee Carver won both of her matches. She beat Maggie Gose of Three Rivers 8-0 and Leah Stern of Edwardsburg 8-4. Katherine Steele won both of her matches at third singles as well, beating Lexie Page of Three Rivers 8-1 and Julia Lewis of Edwardsburg 8-2.
Gracie Perry beat Grace Lafferty of Three Rivers 8-0. She fell in her match to Julia Jones 9-7 at second singles. In fourth singles play, Ava Stewart finished 1-1 as well. She beat Natalie Moore of Three Rivers 8-1 but fell to Erin Letter of Edwarsburg 8-1.
Stern topped Gose 8-0; Jones beat Lafferty 8-0; Lewis beat Page 8-1 and Letter beat Moore 8-0.
In doubles play, the fourth team for Sturgis of Mya Eicher and Hannah Ritchie won both matches. They topped Three Rivers’ team of Alyssa Jimenez and Kenzie Rennie 8-1 and the Edwardsburg team 8-5.
Katelyn Halling and Nghi Ngo also won both of their matches at third doubles. They beat Three Rivers 8-2 and took out the Edwardsburg team of Mara VanBuren and Verona Moody 9-8.
Arianna Terwedo and Chloe Clark fell in both matches at second doubles. Three Rivers’ team of Lucy Olson and Lilah Zabonick by an 8-6 score and Abby Pryor and Mya Eberlein of Edwardsburg 8-4.
Johanna Rooyakkers and Bella Currier won a match over Three Rivers by default. They then played a three-set match with Edwardsburg, falling to Delaney Haradine and Ryleigh Reynolds by scores of 1-6, 6-1 and 5-7.
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