Okemos Invitational
Posted on April 20, 2008
Filed Under Girl's Tennis, Tournaments
The Williamston girls’ tennis team visited Okemos on Saturday, April 19, 2008, to compete in a four team Okemos Invitational tournament. They returned with an impressive second place finish with 14 points. Division 1, Okemos won the tournament. Also competing were Grand Ledge, a division two school and St. Johns, a division three school. “The girls represented Williamston High School very well,” said Coach Steve Stanley. “To be a small division four school and to finish a strong second is very impressive.”
Winning gold medals for the Hornets were Miranda Vorce at number four singles and Erin Donovan and Olivia Green at number three doubles. “It was my birthday,” said Erin, “when we were receiving serve against Okemos ahead 4-5, I told Olivia I wanted to win that game for my present and we won it.” Miranda really worked hard in the second set against her St. Johns opponent. “I really didn’t want to go three sets. I was so tired. So I just tried to win that second set tiebreaker,” she said. She did win it by a score of 11-9.
“I learned so much today,” said number two singles player Allyson Nash. “My opponent from Okemos was really good,” she continued, “I won some points but I had to work for them. The matches against St. Johns and Grand Ledge were much easier compared my Okemos match,” she concluded. Allyson received a silver medal for her efforts.
Also winning silver medals for the Hornets were Tiffany Ash at number one singles, Sarah Vogel and Anya Nikolai at number two doubles, and Erin Graham and Aubree Barton at number four doubles.
Sandra Suryak and Katherine Noren tied in games won with two other second doubles teams, but finished fourth because they lost the place tiebreaker having more losses because they played three sets in one of the matches they won.
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