I'm going to keep this relatively short, in part because I just spent an hour typing up a comprehensive TENNIS ROUNDUP on MIPrepZone. Please click on the link and check it out.
Both Catholic League tournaments, the OAA White and Blue tourneys, as well as the Holly Volley Swingabout tournament all took place. Five league champions were crowned. And Clarkston and Seaholm were back at it, once again.

• Congrats to both Mercy and Marian for playing some great tennis Saturday afternoon. Each team won four flight championships at the CHSL Division 1 finals. It came right down to the end. Marian scored point No. 20 when Olivia Underwood and Sammy Bakken beat out a very tough Kelsey Nagle and Emily Nash (Sacred Heart) in the No. 1 doubles final. Then, just moments later, Mercy's Christy Snyder and Julia Shaw defeated Tatum Schwartz and Bianca Emde 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 3 final to secure a share of the league title. Marian had won four straight coming in. Now Mercy has its piece of the pie.
• And how about Notre Dame Prep in the Division 2 tournament? There's always a distinct line between the two CHSL tournaments - as far as talent level goes. But Prep would've faced a much stiffer challenge had it been in the D1 tournament. Still, it came and dominated the league.
• North Farmington's doubles teams were dominant at Saturday's OAA White tournament, but it was a gutsy performance by freshman Arti Vaishnav in the No. 1 singles consolation final that proved to be the difference. Vaishnav defeated Groves' Mikayla Kazdan in three sets - for the second time in less than a week - to secure the outright league title. In the end, North finished with 44 points. Groves ... 43.
• While we're on the White, Harrison proved its a team that could cause some problems come regional tournament time this week. Carmen Gaddis won the No. 1 singles league title, as did teammate Cheryl Carter at No. 3. As a team, the Hawks probably won't make many waves this week over at North Farmington at the Division 2 regional. But Gaddis and Carter might make life difficult for perhaps a third team to qualify out (by points) of the regional. Just saying!
• Farmington swept through the doubles at the OAA Blue tournament, helping it maintain its perfection in the league this season. Same could be said for senior Lauren Hughes, who won her fourth straight league championship at No. 1 singles for Southfield. Congrats to all.
• And finally, how appropriate that Clarkston and Seaholm both finished with 20 points at Holly's Swingabout tournament. Clarkston beat Seaholm 5-4 in the dual earlier this year and edged out the Maples by a point at Thursday's OAA Red Tournament. By my estimation, they are the teams to beat at the Divisions 1 and 2 state tournaments. Great showing by both Saturday. The Wolves and Maples each won three flight championships in a field full of great competition. Holly has put together a few tremendous tournaments this season.
• Speaking of the Bronchos, congratulations to coaches Will Sophiea and Brennan Brown, whose team captured the school's 31st straight Flint Metro League title last week - in the first of all the league tournaments played. That's an impressive streak, to say the VERY least.

State rankings ... what's next?
A new batch of state rankings should come out later today (Monday). I'll post them as soon as I can. It'll be interesting what the D1 coaches do at the top. Clarkston had been No. 1, but slid to No. 2 last week, as Port Huron Northern jumped ahead of them. Yes, the same team that the Wolves have beaten on three separate occasions this season. Mercy was ranked No. 4 in Division 1, Troy No. 9 and West Bloomfield tied for 10th.
Marian and Seaholm held down the 1-2 spots in Division 2. I see both maintaining those positions today - with a regional rematch coming up later this week. And another at the state tourney 2 1/2 weeks from now.
Cranbrook stayed atop Division 3, as did Sacred Heart in Division 4. The Cranes are clearly the best overall team in the state, and Sacred Heart is without a doubt the best team in its division, capable of winning a second-straight state title.

Thanks to all
Finally, I want to thank everyone who made it possible for me to put together stories on the Flint Metro League, Catholic League D1 and OAA Red tournaments last week, as well as all the information sent in for the OAA White and Blue, and Catholic League D2 tournament - as well as the Holly Volley Swingabout tournament on Saturday. I was excited that all of you made a great effort to get me the results. They all appeared in Sunday's Oakland Press and of course on MIPrepZone.
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Country Day's Haley Mullins hits a shot during
her No. 1 doubles match - with partner Ellie
Miller - Tuesday against Mercy.

The weather broke for us Monday and Tuesday, and teams took advantage of the dry courts. And there was some pretty good tennis played.
I made it out to Country Day on Tuesday, where the Yellowjackets and Mercy tied, 4-4. Country Day flexed its muscles in singles, winning at 1-2-3 singles. But the Marlins bit back in doubles, winning at 2-3-4. I'm never a fan of ties in tennis, but it was a non-league match, so it's all good.
Marina Selenica, Madelyn Karoub and Jane Ziecik all won in straight sets at the top of Country Day's lineup. They adjusted well to the less-than-ideal, windy elements.
- Over at West Bloomfield, the Lakers doubled up Andover, 6-3. The hosts came to play in singles, sweeping the Barons. Freshman Raven Neely picked up a nice win over Kerry Hu at No. 1 singles. Big win for seeding purposes at the OAA Red tournament. No. 1 singles is extremely deep in the Red, with Clarkston's Lexi Baylis, Lahser's Mollie Fox leading the way. Neely, Hu, Seaholm's Labina Petrovska and Rochester Adams' Halle Hyman will also be in the draw.It really is going to be a great finish to the OAA Red season. Clarkston's 5-4 win over Seaholm last week was one of many great matches that have been and will be played in the league this season. Seaholm beat Troy 5-4, Troy beat West Bloomfield 5-4. Clarkston has yet to face Troy, or West Bloomfield. Seaholm and West Bloomfield will see each other soon. But the real fun will come at the league tournament.
- North Farmington is off to a hot start in the OAA White, jumping out to a perfect 3-0 record. The Raiders have looked good in wins over Stoney Creek (6-2), Harrison (6-2) and Rochester (6-2). But their biggest tests may still remain. Groves and Troy Athens are still lurking. And like the Red, the White is sure to be a great tournament. Another deep league with some great players.
- On Wednesday, weather permitting, I will be traveling out to Seaholm, where the Maples will be hosting Birmingham Marian. I've got the two teams ranked 3-4 in the county. Marian is 4-0 overall and coming off a nice, 5-3 win over Mercy on Monday. Seaholm's lone loss was the aforementioned 5-4 defeat to Clarkston. I'm looking forward to some great matchups.I really wish these two teams would play a fifth doubles, because in my estimation, this should probably end in a 4-4 tie. The way I see it, each team splits in singles and doubles. I'm guessing at least three, perhaps four matches, go three sets. No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles should be good ones.
- On Thursday, Bloomfield Hills Andover and Lahser will face off one last time - head to head. Next year, Bloomfield Hills High School - the Black Hawks - will form. And all the talent from these two fine teams will combine into one. I'm hoping to take in this last dual. Fox and Hu will see each other for the first time this season. But it might not be their last. They may see each other at leagues, regionals and maybe even at states. Next year they'll be teammates.
- Once again, I want to thank each and every one of you coaches (or parents) who are sending in results. We've had so many matches and tournaments called in over the last week. It's really great to see all the names in the paper and on MIPrepZone. In case you missed it, some of the results can be located in our nightly roundups (see below for the links to the stories - then scroll down to the tennis agate)

Tuesday
West Bloomfield 6, Andover 3
North Farmington 6, Farmington Hills Harrison 2
Cranbrook 9, Livonia Ladywood 0
Seaholm 7, Lahser 2
Country Day 4, Mercy 4
Troy Athens 8, Berkley 0
Royal Oak 6, Southfield-Lathrup 1

Monday
Rochester 4, Troy Athens 4
North Farmington 6, Stoney Creek 2
Lahser 6, Adams 3
Marian 5, Mercy 3
Berkley 7, Walled Lake Central 1
Notre Dame Prep 7, Regina 1
Royal Oak 5, Southfield 3
Lakeland 7, Walled Lake Western 2
Sacred Heart 8, Divine Child 0

Saturday
Essexville Garber Tournament
Rochester Invitational
North Farmington Invitational
Allegan Invitational
Noland Classic