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ANN ARBOR –The North Muskegon girls tennis team found themselves in a three-way tie for fourth place alongside Elk Rapids and Jackson Lumen in the Division 4 state finals on Saturday.

The Norse wrapped up the day with 14 points.

Three players advanced through to the semifinals but fell short against their opponents.

The #3 seeded Gabby Gaston represented the Norse at No. 2 singles. The #5 seeded tandem of Ella Tarrant and Anna Toebe advanced to the semifinals at No. 2 doubles. 

Noa Bowen found wins in the first two rounds but fell in the quarterfinals at No. 1 singles.

Overall Results

1st: Ann Arbor Greenhills (35 pts.)

2nd: Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart (26 pts.)

3rd: Grand Rapids Catholic Central (18 pts.)

T-4th: Elk Rapids, Jackson Lumen Christi, North Muskegon (14 pts.)

7th: Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (13 pts.)

T-8th: Wixom St. Catherine, Grand Rapids West Catholic (12 pts.)

10th: Niles Brandywine (10 pts.)

T-11th: Traverse City St. Francis, Clarkston Everest Collegiate (9 pts.)

13th: Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (8 pts.)

T-14th: Royal Oak Shrine Catholic, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep, Portland (6 pts.)

T-17th: Ovid-Elsie, Frankenmuth (4 pts.)

19th: Midland Bullock Creek (3 pts.)

20th: Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian (2 pts.)

T-21st: Lansing Catholic, Brooklyn Columbia Central, Harbor Springs, Hemlock, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central (1 pt.)

26th: Kalamazoo Christian (0 pts.)

North Muskegon Individual Results

Round of 32

1 Singles: Noa Bowen (North Muskegon) def. Brooke Carnahan (Frankenmuth) 6-3, 6-0

4 Singles: Courtney Bates (Niles Brandywine) def. Francine Vinson (North Muskegon) 0-6, 7-6(1), 6-0

4 Doubles: Kate Ganton/Maddison Arcaro (Jackson Lumen Christi) def. Jasmine Rottman/Brenna Staley (North Muskegon) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

Round of 16

1 Singles: Noa Bowen (North Muskegon) def. #5 seed Ayva Johnstone (Elk Rapids) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7)

2 Singles: #3 seed Gabby Gaston (North Muskegon) def. Sage Lambdin (Traverse City St. Francis) 6-2, 6-1

3 Singles: #6 seed Fia Lindsay (North Muskegon) def. Audrey Ray (Royal Oak Shrine Catholic) 6-0, 6-1

1 Doubles: Marilyn Gaston/Natalie Lorenz (North Muskegon) def. Caroline Ducharme/Morgan Bergquist (Elk Rapids) 6-0, 4-6, 7-5

2 Doubles: #5 seed Ella Tarrant/Anna Toebe (North Muskegon) def. Elizabeth Seavey/Allyson Logel (Portland) 6-1, 6-0

3 Doubles: #5 seed August Carefelle/Allie Sanocki (North Muskegon) def. Lauren Brahant/Elizabeth Harrington (Royal Oak Shrine Catholic) 6-1, 6-2

Quarterfinals

1 Singles: #4 seed Isabelle Burg (Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart) def. Noa Bowen (North Muskegon) 7-5, 6-4

2 Singles: #3 seed Gabby Gaston (North Muskegon) def. #6 seed Eve Jackson (Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

3 Singles: #3 seed Michaela Hauer (Jackson Lumen Christi) def. #6 seed Fia Lindsay (North Muskegon) 6-2, 6-4

1 Doubles: #2 seed Marisa Nafso/Kayla Nafso (Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart) def. Marilyn Gaston/Natalie Lorenz (North Muskegon) 6-4, 6-3

2 Doubles: #5 seed Ella Tarrant/Anna Toebe (North Muskegon) def. #4 seed Grace Braselton/Morgan Armock (Grand Rapids Catholic Central) 7-6(8), 6-4

3 Doubles: #4 seed Ella Mondroski/Mallory Linderman (Grand Rapids Catholic Central) def. #5 seed August Carefelle/Allie Sanocki (North Muskegon) 6-3, 7-5

Semifinals

2 Singles: #2 seed Ella Croftchik (Elk Rapids) def. #3 seed Gabby Gaston (North Muskegon) 7-5, 7-6(5)

2 Doubles: #1 seed Jade Horcoff/Angelina Kakos (Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart) def. #5 seed Ella Tarrant/Anna Toebe (North Muskegon) 7-6(6), 6-3