KALAMAZOO ― A top-10 finish among two players advance to the final day made for a good weekend for the Lakeview girls tennis team.

Lakeview competed at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state tournament in Kalamazoo on May 30-31, and the Spartans finished 10th.

Maddy Simonds and Sade Blackwell both advanced to the state semifinals on Saturday after getting through the early rounds on Friday.

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At No. 1 singles, after receiving a bye as the fourth seed, Simonds defeated Piper Coon of Berkley, 6-0, 6-0 in the second round. Simonds then defeated Daniella Ajao of North Farmington, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round.

In the semifinals, Simonds faced No. 1-seeded Dalina Kokoshi of Grosse Poin

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