Fruitport’s sister combo of Abby Poort and Bailey Poort had a day to remember on Saturday.
The Poorts posted a perfect 3-0 record in the No. 2 doubles flight to lead the Fruitport girls tennis team at its own invitational tournament.
They won all three matches by straight sets, but had to battle a bit.
The Poorts defeated Ludington’s Khloe Wachowski and Kennedy Feyers 6-4, 6-0; Spring Lake’s Haley Smith and Emily Schaner 7-6, 6-4; and Whitehall’s Addie Broton and Avarie Bentz 6-3, 7-5.
The Trojans had a so-so day as a team, finishing in fourth place out of four teams in the final standings.

Fruitport totaled seven points. Spring Lake won the event with 19 points while Ludington and Whitehall each had 11.
The Trojans’ Josalynn Nowicki had a good day at No. 1 singles, posting a 2-1 record. She beat Whitehall’s Akeelah Martin 6-0, 6-2 and Spring Lake’s Sloan Horton 6-0, 6-4.
Tara Sweet (No. 3 singles) won one match, beating Ludington’s Amaya Sytek 6-0, 6-0.
Fruitport’s No. 4 doubles team of Jordan Smith and Mylee Mineni rallied to win a tough match, beating Whitehall’s Ella Sumerix and Delaney Konecny 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.
“The Poorts have been a consistent second doubles team all year long,” said Fruitport Coach Brad Busscher. “It helps that they played the same position last year. Josalynn also had a good day and just missed out on it being a great day.
“Otherwise it was a day in which we learned a little about our games. Now we need to use those past matches to improve our game and take our play in a positive direction to make the team successful.”
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