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Sunday, May 18, 2025
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Izzy Gould reaches finals to highlight Whitehall tennis' 7th-place regional effort

Whitehall ended its season at the Division 3 regionals at Holland Christian Thursday, scoring seven points to finish in seventh place.
The Vikings' biggest highlight was No. 3 singles player Izzy Gould advancing to the finals at her flight. Gould, who was seeded third in the bracket, downed Sparta's Olivia Sella in her first match, 6-2, 6-2, then topped Coopersville's Sadie Kelly 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals after Kelly upset No. 2 seed Summer Hill of Spring Lake. Only top seed Esmay Klingenberg of Holland Christian could stop Gould in the finals.
Brianna Bentz/Avarie Bentz, who were seeded third at the top doubles flight, reached the semifinals with an easy 6-0, 6-1 win over Madison Slovinski/Candence DeAugustine of Fremont and pushed No. 2 seed Aliya Williams/Lydia Recor of Spring Lake to a third set before falling short, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
Winning first-round matches for Whitehall were Grace McDowell at No. 2 singles and Emily VanDam/Braelee Fogus at No. 3 doubles, each in straight sets.