Denbleyker and Smith win, Wildcats fall to Vikings in tennis

Alpena, Mich — Alpena’s tennis team moved indoors for their game against the Cadillac Vikings Thursday afternoon. It was the Wildcat’s second conference match this season and they looked to get back on track after getting swept by Petoskey.

Gwyn Denbleyker and Brynna Smith were able to win the singles 1 and singles 2 games, respectively. The rest of the team did not have the same success as the Wildcats fell 6-2 overall.

The loss drops Alpena to 2-2 overall, with an 0-2 Big North Conference record. The Wildcats are back in action on Monday when they face Bay City All Saints at Delta College. Their next conference game is April 23rd at Traverse City Central. Alpena won’t be back home until April 30th when they host Traverse City West.

ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL 2, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 6
Singles
No. 1 – Gwynevere Denbleyker, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL def. Frida Dahlstrand, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2 – Brynna Smith, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL def. Alana Hill, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7).
No. 3 – Oakley Mickelson, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL def. Emeline Hanna, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 4 – Olivia Outman, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL def. Madi Speaks, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 – Macy Brown – Staci Beydoun, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL def. Taylor Belanger – Mija Pilkaite, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 – Chloe Comstock – Lexi Johnson, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL def. Rachael Hart – Arlene Dai, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-3.
No. 3 – Emily Sims – Ella Darrow, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL def. Amelia Berles – Tilly Williams, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-3.
No. 4 – Libbey Lloyd – Anesa Lipitak, CADILLAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL def. Tayler Hansen-bates – Danielle Schackmann, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-3.