Merrill Tennis Gets First Win of Season

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MERRILL HIGH – 4, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL – 3,

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This was Merrill’s first win this year.  Even though Lauren Belsky lost her match she played her best match of the year.  She makes very few errors.  She keeps her opponent on defense a lot of the time by hitting deep groundstrokes back to her opponent.

Singles:
No. 1 – Jacinta Lauzon, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL def. Lauren Belsky, MERRILL HIGH, 3-6 , 7-6 (3), 10-6 ;
No. 2 – Kaytlyn Hulke, MERRILL HIGH def. Breanna Freeman, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 – Rose Dornbrack, MERRILL HIGH def. Alexis Carland, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 4 – Johanna Dahlke, MERRILL HIGH def. Sophia Paul, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 – Gio Lauzon, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL – Sarah Lauzon, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL def. Emily Frahm, MERRILL HIGH – Chloe Belant, MERRILL HIGH, 7-5 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 – Jenna Malluege, MERRILL HIGH – Korina Kraegenbrink, MERRILL HIGH def. Lily Nolan-Couillard, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL – Hailey Johnson, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 (5), 7-5 , -;
No. 3 – Jaiden Demaray, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL – Emily Kane, LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL def. Parker Wagenaar, MERRILL HIGH – Maycie Zastrow, MERRILL HIGH, 6-7 (5), 6-3 , 10-3 ;

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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]