Tournament title goes to Grant
The girl's tennis team got the spring 2019 season started Saturday at a cold and windy North Point Christian Invitational. Three of last year's top 10 state finalists were in the tournament and the Tigers rose to the occasion taking the flight championship at 4 singles and 4 doubles. Sophomore Emma Hetler went 3-0 on the day winning a 3 set semi final to earn 1st place. The team of Cecilia Ovalle and Elvira Cruz won a 3 set final over Traverse City St Francis to take the championship medals as well. The Tigers put 4 other flights into the finals, earning runner up honors, 1S-Olivia Keelean, 2S- Jada Zerlaut, 2D-Jill Arends and Brooklyn Presler, and 3D-Liberty Pleune and Kaitlin Pascoe. All flights played great winning at least 2 matches to propel the team to 18 points and first place. Host NorthPointe Christian finished second with 16. Other teams in the competition were Traverse City St. Francis (15) North Muskegon (14), and Whitehall (10). Coach Scott Zerlaut: "This is the most depth of talent with a lot of experience, we maybe have ever had. We go 16 deep, with a handful of good freshman battling for the flights. For our first time in competition, we exceeded my expectations to bring home the overall trophy, having 2 flight championships and putting 4 other flights in the finals." The team returned 10 of their 12 players from last season with 5 seniors on board including Olivia Keelean an All State Honorable Mention selection last season. Complete results: Singles No. 1 - Olivia Keelean, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Katherine Rudolph, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6; No. 2 - Jada Zerlaut, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Brea Koenes, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-3, -; No. 3 - Noa Bowen, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Kirstyn Throop, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-1, -; No. 4 - Emma Hetler, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. No Player Default, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 2-0, 2-0, -; No. 1 - Olivia Keelean, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Rylee Woodring, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0, -; No. 2 - Jada Zerlaut, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. No Player Default, LANSING CATHOLIC , 2-0, 2-0, -; No. 3 - Kirstyn Throop, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. No Player Default, LANSING CATHOLIC , 2-0, 2-0, -; No. 4 - Emma Hetler, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Ava Grassmeyer, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, 6-3, 4-6, 10-4; No. 1 - Jillian Sodini*, TRAVERSE CITY ST FRANCIS def. Olivia Keelean, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-2, -; No. 2 - Alexi Lewis*, TRAVERSE CITY ST FRANCIS def. Jada Zerlaut, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1, -; No. 3 - Kirstyn Throop, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Kalysta Coats, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0, -; No. 4 - Emma Hetler, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Cora Pomaranski, TRAVERSE CITY ST FRANCIS, 6-0, 6-2, -; Doubles No. 1 - Kathryn Stong - Sydney Patin, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Mckenna Hepler - Lily Groessl, WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 7-6 (2), -; No. 2 - Jill Arends - Brooklyn Presler, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Olivia Greene - Delanie Minnema, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-4, -; No. 3 - Liberty Pleune - Kaitlin Pascoe, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Greta Goszkowicz - Liz Mcnally, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-3, -; No. 4 - Cecilia Ovalle - Elvira Cruz, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. No Player Default - No Player Default, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL, 2-0, 2-0, -; No. 1 - Rachel Den Dulk - Caroline Rudolph, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL def. Kathryn Stong - Sydney Patin, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-1, -; No. 2 - Jill Arends - Brooklyn Presler, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. No Player Default - No Player Default, LANSING CATHOLIC , 2-0, 2-0, -; No. 3 - Liberty Pleune - Kaitlin Pascoe, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. No Player Default - No Player Default, LANSING CATHOLIC , 2-0, 2-0, -; No. 4 - Cecilia Ovalle - Elvira Cruz, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Ashlyn Zeitler - Jilian Dipendorst, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-4, -; No. 1 - Kathryn Stong - Sydney Patin, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Maddie Muzljakovich* - Sarah David, TRAVERSE CITY ST FRANCIS, 6-0, 6-2, -; No. 2 - Lindsay Bliss - Carina Steketee, NORTH MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL def. Jill Arends - Brooklyn Presler, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 7-6 (5), -; No. 3 - Jenna Rosendall - Abby Sarver, NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL def. Liberty Pleune - Kaitlin Pascoe, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 7-5, -; No. 4 - Cecilia Ovalle - Elvira Cruz, GRANT HIGH SCHOOL def. Caroline Lee - Campbell Robertson, TRAVERSE CITY ST FRANCIS, 7-5, 1-6, 10-5
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