Aneliece Yin reaches semifinals as Zeeland West tennis finishes 10th in first state appearance

The historic season for the Zeeland West girls tennis team continued at the Division 2 state tournament.

The Dux had won their first-ever regional championship and qualified for state as a team for the first time.

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But led by the singles lineup - as they have been all year - the Dux weren't done.

Sophomore Aneliece Yin put together a sensational tournament at No. 4 singles, reaching the state semifinals.

Yin had a bye, then beat Berkley's Emma Sumnicht 6-1, 6-0 and East Lansing's Sima Bezuglova 7-6(5), 6-1 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Sabrina Dunn of Birmingham Seaholm was too much, winning 6-0, 6-2. Dunn went on to win the championship.

But Yin now has the distinction of being the first Dux player to reach the state semifinals.

The Dux finished tied for 10th place overall with 11 points. Birmingham Seaholm won the team state championship with 33 points.

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A couple of Yin's teammates were one win away from joining her in the semifinals.

Halle Reider made the state quarterfinals at No. 3 singles. The junior had a bye, then beat Forest Hills Northern's Aanya Dogra 4-6, 6-3, 10-6. In the quarters, she lost 6-2, 6-0 to top overall seed Milana Kest of Birmingham Seaholm.

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The Dux also made the state quarterfinals at No. 2 doubles. Brailee Bursley and Molly Settlemyre had a bye, beat Mona Shores 6-4, 6-4 then lost 6-4, 6-1 to top-seed Birmingham Seaholm.

At No. 4 doubles, Abby TenBroeke and Natalie Lauritzen had a bye and beat Wyandotte Roosevelt 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals, where they lost 6-0, 6-0 to top-seeded Birmingham Seaholm.

At No. 1 doubles, Zeeland West's Samantha Edwards and Caroline Miller beat Trenton 6-0, 6-1 then lost 6-2, 6-1 to Midland Dow.

At No. 3, Elise Fobar and Alice Smead beat Traverse City West 7-5, 1-6, 10-5 then lost 6-2, 6-1 to East Lansing.

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At No. 2 singles, Harley Brown had a bye then was edged 6-3, 5-7, 13-11 by Port Huron Northern's Avery Witter in the second round.

At No. 1 singles, Emily Haskill lost 6-1, 6-2 to Bay City Western's Addy Zanotti.

Contact sports editor Dan D’Addona at Dan.D’Addona@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as  Twitter @DanDAddona or Facebook @HollandSentinelSports.

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