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Eskymos Win GNC's; Braves Win Two Doubles

The Escanaba High School girls tennis team wrapped up its 2011 season Monday the way it started the season, with a victory. The girls won the Great Northern Conference title in Kingsford, finishing a meet that was rained out on two occassions.

Escanaba had a team score of 43 points, with Marquette edging Gladstone for second place, 32-31.

Escanaba won GNC four championships....at #2 singles (Erin Gregoire) and #3 singles (Lauren Beversluis), and at #3 and #4 doubles. Pictured above: Erin Gregoire returns a serve during Monday's Great Northern Conference meet. (Lisa Dagenais photo)

GLADSTONE WINS IN DOUBLES: The Gladstone Braves picked up two Great Northern Conference Championships on Monday, both in doubles. The #1 doubles team of Katie Becker and Courtney Nevala won the title over Escanaba's Braedyn Bosilovatz and Lauren Kulbertis. And the Braves #2 doubles team of Jordan Schwartz and Brock Nelsen won a GNC championship. Pictured at right: Brock Nelsen during the GNC Finals. (Lisa Dagenais photo)

NO DOUBTER! Esky Girls Win U.P. Tennis Title

The Escanaba High School tennis team rolled to the Upper Peninsula championship Wednesday in Marquette, placing girls in the finals of all eight flights. Escanaba won U.P. championships in five of those eight flights (three singles titles, two doubles crowns) and easily outdistanced Marquette on the team scoreboard, 21-10. The championship completed a dream season for the Eskymos, who did not lose a match all season long. CLICK HERE to see all of the results, photos and video clips!

Pictured at left: Escanaba's Jalyn Dagenais and Maddie Stankovitch embrace after winning the #3 doubles U.P. title. Pictured at right: Escanaba's Codi Jenshak returns a shot to Marquette's Madie Gardiner during a semifinal match. Pictured below: Escanaba's Erin Gregoire goes to her backhand at #2 singles. (Lisa Dagenais photos)

More Eskymo Girls Tennis Photos From U.P. Finals

Left photo: Escanaba's Codi Jenshak sends a ball to Marquette's Maddie Gardner. Right photo: Esky's Jalyn Dagenais and Maddie Stankovitch play against Marquette.

U.P. FINALS---Girls Tennis---Division 1
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Marquette Senior High School

TEAM RESULTS
1. Escanaba 21
2. Marquette 10
3. Kingsford 9
4. Gladstone 6
5. Negaunee 6
6. Menominee 2

SINGLES RESULTS
#1 SINGLES
Finals---Codi Jenshak, ESC d. Sam Fleming, KNG~ 6-1, 6-4

#2 SINGLES
Finals---Erin Gregoire, ESC d Hannah Tresedder, KNG~6-0, 2-6, 6-2

#3 SINGLES
Finals---Lauren Beversluis, ESC d. Meggan Amour, KNG~ 6-4, 6-3

#4 SINGLES
Finals---Hannah Johnson, MQT d. Elise Oswald, ESC~ 6-0, 6-1

DOUBLES RESULTS

#1 DOUBLES
Finals---Lauren Kublbertis/Bradeyn Bosilovatz, ESC def. Katie Becker/Courntney Nevala, GLAD, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

#2 DOUBLES
Finals---Brock Nelsen/Jordan Schwartz, GLAD def. Liz Phelan/Cathryn Wood, ESC, 6-2, 6-3

#3 DOUBLES
Finals---Maddie Stankovitch/Jalyn Dagenais, ESC def. Kyler Taavola/Ashley Anderson, NEG, 6-2, 6-1.

#4 DOUBLES
Finals---Mallory Asano/Laura Stavsky, MQT, def. Lauren Pellegrini/Josie Goddard, ESC, 6-3, 6-3.

WESTWOOD WINS DIVISION TWO AGAIN---The Westwood Patriots are once again the Division Two U.P. girls tennis champions. Westwood defended last year's title by winning six of eight flights on Wednesday in Kingsford. Westwood had 21 points, while Iron Mountain and West Iron County tied for second place with 10 points. Ishpeming was fourth with six points, while Munising was fifth and Gwinn finished sixth.

Division Two Singles Finals
1. Kylee Erickson, WIC, def. Sarah Massie, Ww, 6-1, 6-3.
2. Cassy Sundberg, Ww, def. Jaclyn Waara, WIC, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0.
3. Jeannine Barna, Ww, def. Emily DesJardins, Mun, 6-3, 6-2.
4. Barbara Sansonio, Ww, def. Jaime Olson, Ish., 6-0, 6-0.

Division Two Doubles Finals
1. Ashley Pietro-Berkley LaFreniere, Ww, def. Alexis Truscott-Ali Jastremski, IM, 6-2, 6-0.
2. Sarah Pirkola-Katie Lusardi, IM, def. Jordan Dault-Jordann Grigg, Ish, 6-2, 6-4.
3. Kara Harrington-Alexis Forchini, Ww, def. Madalyn Connor-Tori Harris, WIC, 6-1, 6-2.
4. Taryn Moyle-Megan Chapman, Ww, def. Caity Teft-Alyssa Hood, IM, 6-1, 6-2.

Braves Finish 4th; Schwartz/Nelsen Win Title

The Gladstone High School tennis team ended up tied for fourth place with the Negaunee Miners at the U.P. Finals Wednesday in Marquette. The Braves got a U.P. championship at #2 doubles when Brock Nelsen and Jordan Schwartz beat Escanaba's Liz Phelan and Cathryn Wood in the finals, 6-2, 6-3.

Gladstone's #1 doubles team of Katie Becker and Courtney Nevala lost a tough three-set match in the finals to Escanaba's Lauren Kulbertis and Braedyn Bosilovatz.

Pictured above: Jordan Schwartz (right) goes after the ball as Brock Nelsen watches. Pictured upper left: Gladstone's Nicolle Trudeau and Brooke Douglas during the semifinal match against Negaunee. Below photo: Gladstone's Bridget Becker and Jordyn King in a semifinal against Marquette. (Lisa Dagenais photos)

2011 U.P. Girls High School Tennis Results

Monday, September 19
(at) Escanaba 4, Gwinn 4
(at) Marquette 6, Negaunee 2
(at) Kingsford 5, Iron Mountain 3

Friday, September 16
(at) Westwood 8, Munising 0

Thursday, September 15
(at) Gladstone 7, Munising 1
Iron Mountain 4, (at) Negaunee 4
Marquette 8, (at) Menominee 0
Menominee 6, (at) Marinette, Wis. 2
Marquette 7, (at) Marinette, Wis. 1

Wednesday, September 14
Negaunee 5, (at) Ishpeming 3

Tuesday, September 13
Escanaba 6, (at) Gladstone 2
Kingsford 5, (at) Negaunee 3
(at) Westwood 7, Marquette 1
(at) Ishpeming 7, Gwinn 1

Monday, September 12
(at) Escanaba 7, Negaunee 1
(at) Gladstone 4, Kingsford 4
Munising 5, (at) Ishpeming 3
(at) Marquette 5, Iron Mountain 3

Thursday, September 8
(at) Escanaba 7, Kingsford 1

Wednesday, September 7
Kingsford 7, (at) Menominee 1
(at) Marquette 8, Ishpeming 0
Westwood 7, (at) Negaunee 1

Friday, September 2
Gladstone 4, (at) Negaunee 4

Thursday, September 1
Escanaba 8, (at) Menominee 0
Marquette 8, (at) Gwinn 0
(at) Ishpeming 4, Iron Mountain 4

Wednesday, August 31
Escanaba 6, (at) West Iron County 2
Munising 8, (at) Gwinn 0
Westwood 7, (at) Marquette 1
Gladstone at Negaunee, ppd. rain

Tuesday, August 30
Escanaba 7, (at) Kingsford 1
(at) Gladstone 7, Menominee 1
Negaunee 7, (at) Ishpeming 1
(at) Marquette 4, Munising 4

Monday, August 29
(at) Escanaba 6, Gladstone 2
Marquette 5, (at) Kingsford 3
(at) West Iron County 6, Ironwood 2
(at) West Iron County 5, Munising 3

Thursday, August 25
(at) Escanaba 8, Munising 0
Gladstone 4, (at) Marquette 4

Tuesday, August 23
Kingsford 8, (at) Marquette 0
Negaunee 8, (at) Gwinn 0
(at) Westwood 7, Ishpeming 1
Ironwood 4, Ishpeming 4

Monday, August 22
Westwood 6, (at) West Iron County 2
(at) Escanaba 6, Marquette 2
(at) Escanaba 8, Menominee 0
Marquette 8, Menominee 0

Thursday, August 18
Escanaba 8, (at) Iron Mountain 0
Ishpeming 6, (at) Gwinn 2
(at) Marquette 4, Negaunee 4
(at) Westwood 5, Kingsford 3
Munising 7, Menominee 1
(at) West Iron County 7, Menominee 1
(at) West Iron County 5, Munising 3

Wednesday, August 17
(at) Westwood 8, Gwinn 0
(at) Iron Mountain 5, Munising 3
(at) Kingsford 7, Munising 1

Eskymos Top Braves To Stay Undefeated

The Escanaba High School tennis team improved to 10-0 on the season Tuesday by beating the Gladstone Braves, 6-2, at Gladstone's Pfotenhauer Park.

The Eskymos won all four singles flights, while Gladstone posted wins at #1 and #2 doubles.

"It was a nice win for us, but it is only one match," Escanaba Coach Dennis Lueneberg said. "Rich (Trombley, Gladstone's coach) had a few changes in his lineup. Our singles went well, and our #3 and #4 doubles played decent."

And what about the prospects of an undefeated season, with two matches left to play?

"To be honest, I'm keeping it low-key," Lueneberg said. "They know that they're undefeated. But there's not a lot of talk in practice that 'oh, we've got to go undefeated'." Escanaba hosts Gwinn Monday. Gladstone hosts Munising Thursday. Pictured above: Escanaba's Codi Jenshak serves.

Escanaba Tennis Team Stays Unbeaten

Escanaba's Codi Jenshak gets ready to make a return in her tough match with Kingsford's Sam Fleming Thursday. Fleming won, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4. Pictured below: Escanaba's Erin Gregoire swats the ball toward Kingsford's Hannah Tresedder in a #2 singles match. Gregoire won her match, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

The Escanaba High School girls tennis team beat Kingsford, 7-1, in Great Northern Conference action Thursday in Escanaba.

The Eskymos won all four doubles matches. "We had some nice performances today," Escanaba Coach Dennis Lueneberg said. "We won 7-1, but it could have easily been 4-4. The girls showed me something today. They were focused."

Lueneberg says Jenshak played well against a veteran player in Fleming.

"Codi played a nice tiebreaker and then Sam tightened up. Codi's still learning while Sam's been in this game a long time. But Codi has also made a lot of progress."

Lueneberg was also happy with Gregoire's match. "She won a close one. She's got the confidence now to win in three sets. Last year, if she would have won the first set and lost the second set, she would've packed it in and lost the third set."

WATCH ESCANABA vs KINGSFORD TENNIS HIGHLIGHTS
CLICK HERE to see Erin Gregoire win a point against Hannah Tresseder.
CLICK HERE to see a long rally between Gregoire and Tresseder.
CLICK HERE to see Codi Jenshak go long on a return to Sam Fleming.
CLICK HERE to see Jenshak score a winner into the left corner of the court.
CLICK HERE to see another winner for Jenshak into the left corner.

Escanaba, Westwood Girls Keep Rolling

The Escanaba Eskymos and Westwood Patriots both stayed unbeaten Wednesday in girls tennis. Escanaba topped West Iron County, 6-2, in Iron River..winning all four doubles flights in the process.

Meanwhile, Westwood won in Marquette, 7-1, taking all but the No. 3 singles flight. Neither the Eskymos nor the Patriots have lost more than two flights in a match this season. The bad news for U.P. tennis fans is that these two teams are not scheduled to face each other this season. That will have to wait until the U.P. Finals.

Esky Tennis Tops Marquette, Menominee

The Escanaba High School girls tennis tem won a pair of Great Northern Conference matches on Monday, beating Marquette, 6-2, and then shutting out Menominee, 8-0. Marquette beat Menominee, 8-0, in the other leg of Monday's triangular in Ludington Park.

Escanaba now has a 3-0 record in meets during the first days of this season.

"We're off to a good start, but it's early in the season," Escanaba Coach Dennis Lueneberg said. "Marquette is good, but we're just deeper. They'll still give us some trouble in some flights this season. I thought our #4 doubles team (Lauren Pelligrini and Josie Goddard) had a real nice day. They played well for being in a #4 position."