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NEGAUNEE -- Negaunee posted a pair of dominant victories at its home courts on Thursday to improve its record to 11-1 with high school girls tennis working toward the end of its season.
The Miners blanked Munising 8-0 and felled Iron Mountain 7-1 with a dual meet left vs. Escanaba at home on Monday, then the Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament in Iron Mountain on Wednesday and the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals in Division 1 another week later.
Even in its loss, the Negaunee No. 4 doubles team of Emme Niemi and Sydney Jarvi worked hard in a three-set setback to their Menominee opponents. The Maroons' Annabell Adams and Kylie Sevon prevailed in that match 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
Otherwise, there were seven matches where a Miners player or players didn't drop a single game in 6-0, 6-0 victories, including twice at No. 3 singles by Lucy Rogers and No. 2 doubles by Maia Brunette and Aubrey Harper.
Marquette 7, Menominee 1
On Thursday at Marquette, the Sentinels didn't drop a set in their seven victories, losing a total of just 15 games in them.
"We had a chance to celebrate our amazing seniors ... prior to the match and I think our girls used this Senior Day as motivation," MSHS head coach Karl Thomsen said in an email detailing the result.
He was particularly happy about two of his singles players.
"Kaylee Holzer, one of our seniors, played a tremendous match at No. 4 singles," the coach said. "Kaylee hit her groundstrokes with a lot of depth and withstood a push by the Menominee girl in the middle of the first set.
"Stella Dehlin played with a lot of variety at No. 1 singles. As the match progressed, Stella became a lot more patient and really showed some high tennis IQ by understanding when to attack and when to sit back."
Marquette has a similar schedule to Negaunee's as the season winds down, hosting Kingsford in a dual meet Monday before hosting the Great Northern Conference tournament on Wednesday.
The U.P. Finals in Division 1 follows a week later.
Negaunee 8, Munising 0
Thursday at Negaunee
SINGLES -- No. 1, Stella Lenten (N) def. Kinley Hall 6-0, 6-0; No. 2, Addie Chapman (N) def. Keira Albright 6-0, 6-0; No. 3, Lucy Rogers (N) def. Miika Michelson 6-0, 6-0; No. 4, Katie Carlson (N) def. Julianna Smith 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES -- No. 1, Paige O'Donnell-Olivia Richards (N) def. Elliot Dolaskie-Harper Frusti 6-1, 6-1; No. 2, Maia Brunette-Aubrey Harper (N) def. Hannah Theordore-Teagan Hall 6-0, 6-0; No. 3, Bree Helppi-Audrey Hahn (N) won by forfeit; No. 4, Emme Niemi-Sydney Jarvi (N) won by forfeit
Negaunee 7, Menominee 1
Thursday at Negaunee
SINGLES -- No. 1, Stella Lenten (N) def. Madeline Mosey 7-5, 6-1; No. 2, Addie Chapman (N) def. Ella Chouinard 6-2, 6-0; No. 3, Lucy Rogers (N) def. Kaitlin Merrell 6-0, 6-0; No. 4, Katie Carlson (N) def. Zoe Brown 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
DOUBLES -- No. 1, Paige O'Donnell-Olivia Richards (N) def. Maddie Christensen-Reese Linsmeir 6-0, 6-2; No. 2, Bree Helppi-Audrey Hahn (N) def. Aubrie Schutte-Hayley Sweetie 6-0, 6-0; No. 3, Maia Brunette-Aubrey Harper (N) def. Lilly Clark-Jordyn Sallgren 6-0, 6-0; No. 4, Annabell Adams-Kylie Sevon (M) def. Emme Niemi-Sydney Jarvi 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Marquette 7, Menominee 1
Thursday at Marquette
SINGLES -- No. 1, Stella Dehlin (MQT) def. Madeline Mosey 6-4, 6-0; No. 2, Eva Kentala (MQT) def. Ella Chouinard 6-1, 6-1; No. 3, Sydney Kuhl (MQT) def. Kaitlin Merrell 6-1, 6-1; No. 4, Kaylee Holzer (MQT) def. Zoe Brown 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES -- No. 1, Nora Skytta-Kirra Longtine (MQT) def. Maddie Christensen-Reese Linsmeir 6-0, 6-0; No. 2, Charlye Swajanen-Eva Dewitt (MQT) def. Aubrie Schutte-Hayley Sweetie 6-0, 6-1; No. 3, Lola Rink-Morgan Downey (MQT) def. Lilly Clark-Jordyn Sallgren 6-0, 6-1; No. 4, Annabell Adams-Kylie Sevon (MEN) def. Grace Jandreau-Bryn Helman 5-5, retired
Story contents based on emails received from Negaunee tennis coach Megan Kerkela and Marquette coach Karl Thomsen. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee's email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.