ESCANABA — It was a beautiful day for tennis as the Escanaba girls faced off against Menominee here Thursday with Escanaba taking the match 7-1.
Escanaba junior Anna Martin had a tough match at No. 1 singles over Menominee’s Elana Murphy but came away with the win in two sets 6-4, 6-3.
“Elana was at No. 1 singles last season so she is a very experienced singles player,” Escanaba coach Chris Ogren said. “She likes to take the ball early and really dictate the the point, but Anna did a good job of staying patient and not forcing anything. Anna didn’t look like a player that has only been at No. 1 singles for two matches today and, I was very impressed with her level of play.”
In No. 1 doubles action, Escanaba seniors Brooklyn Hackleman and Aubrey Elliott picked up the three-set win over M