Sturgis tennis puts another conference win in the column
THREE RIVERS — The Sturgis tennis team won again on Monday afternoon.
The victory for Sturgis came by an 8-0 score over rival Three Rivers, which was the host team for the event. The win pushed the Trojan record out to 6-1-0 and improved the Wolverine Conference record to 5-1.
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Sturgis already has wins over Plainwell and Niles (both 8-0 scores) plus Paw Paw and Otsego (both 5-3 scores). The lone loss came last week to Vicksburg at 5-3.
Cora Phillips of Sturgis hits a return shot in her match at first singles on Monday.
In Monday's match, Sturgis won all eight matches in straight sets.
Cora Phillips won at first singles over Jayna Larson at 6-2, 6-1. In second singles play, Gracie Perry played to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Lily Zabonick. Katherine Steele at third singles and Mya Eicher at fourth singles each won their matches with 6-0, 6-0 scores. Steele beat Soreeya Hoeung and Eicher beat Angeleena Ham.
Sturgis won all four doubles matches with comfortable scores.
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In first doubles action, the top Trojan team of Bella Currier and Arianna Terwedo played to a 6-2, 6-0 win. They beat Three Rivers' team of Maggie Gose and Natalie Moore.
Second doubles play saw Stella Barry and Chloe Clark claim a 6-0, 6-3 for Sturgis over Lexie Page and Alyssa Jimenez. In third doubles action, the Sturgis team of Mazie Sterling and Marlee Smith won over Lilah Zabonick and Peyton Bingaman with scores of 6-2, 6-2.
Picking up a win at fourth doubles was the Sturgis team of Hannah Ritchie and Lilly Whitehead. They beat Camryn Johansen and Aubrey Hearld with scores of 6-2 and 6-0.
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This article originally appeared on Sturgis Journal: Sturgis Trojan tennis wins at Three Rivers by 8-0 score
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