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Prep tennis: Sentinels get by Flivvers 6-2

MARQUETTE — With the season winding down, the Marquette Senior High School girls tennis team won three of four flights in both singles and doubles to take a 6-2 victory over visiting Kingsford on Tuesday afternoon.

The MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals in Division 1 and Division 2 will take place Wednesday, D-1 at Westwood and D-2 at Kingsford.

Sentinels head coach Karl Thomsen knew how important his team’s final home match was.

“It was a fun day today at the Shiras Courts (in Marquette) as we celebrated our graduating seniors and had a really good match versus a tough Kingsford squad,” the coach said in an email detailing the result. “We have had some close matches of late where we just could not come up with the key points.”

Eva Kentala and Lola Rink pulled out a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory over the Flivvers’ Aubrey Bellmore and Kylee Woodward, while Nora Skytta needed three sets to dispatch Kingsford’s Maddy Sleik, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.

The meet’s other three-set match went the Flivvers’ way with Alaysa Bacon and Mira Johnson at No. 2 doubles taking a 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 win over the Sentinels’ Kylie Smith and Logan McFarren.

Marquette 6, Kingsford 2

SINGLES — No. 1, Aubrie Moore (K) def. Marin Johnson 6-0, 6-0; No. 2, Nora Skytta (M) def. Maddy Sleik 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; No. 3, Stella Dehlin (M) def. Maddy Zeuske 6-0, 6-0; No. 4, Kirra Longton (M) def. Chloe Lanning 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES — No. 1, Eva Kentala-Lola Rink (M) def. Aubrey Bellmore-Kylee Woodward 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); No. 2, Alaysa Bacon-Mira Johnson (K) def. Kylie Smith-Logan McFarren 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2; No. 3, Charlye Swajanen-Eva Dewitt (M) def. Natalie Bjorne-Macy Gleasu 6-4, 6-1; No. 4, Brynn Helman-Grace Jandreau (M) def. Claire Rutter-Verity Martin 6-3, 6-1

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