West Iron’s Smith named UP’s D2 tennis Player of the Year
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Athletes from Norway, Iron Mountain and West Iron County were among those earning Division 2 All-U.P. honors in girls tennis this season.
Receiving first-team singles honors were Jordyn Moln and Jessa Rossler of Norway; Alysia Wood and Rhiannon Johnson of Iron Mountain; and Grace Smith of West Iron, who was named Player of the Year.
Honorable mention in singles went to Tori Trudeau of Norway and Ella Theisen of Iron Mountain.
Named to the first team in doubles were Penelope Geneva and Julianna Saldana of Iron Mountain; Reese Ahola and Vivian Holm of West Iron; and Myah Gilroy, Emily Carlson, Lilly Tomlanovich and Lyla Tomlanovich of Norway;
Marisa Pipp and Chloe Mitchem of Norway received honorable mention in doubles, along with Zoe Donati and Tessa Stapleton of West Iron.
Taylor Huotari of Norway was named U.P. Division 2 Coach of the Year. The Knights were the Upper Peninsula’s Division 2 champions.
In doubles, Stella Nerifi and Charles Fredy of Ishpeming were Team of the Year. First-team doubles honors also went to Jessa Westman and Miley Upson of Gwinn.
Also earning first-team honors in singles were Kinley Hall of Munising, Emily Lehtomaki of Gwinn and Sophia Nerifi and Camryn Miller of Ishpeming.