April, 11 2024
Blaine

The tennis team started out the season with a 7-0 loss to Maple Grove in what was a great day of hitting for our players. Cooper played a great match at 1st singles in his loss. His opponent hit a big serve and a great forehand. Once Cooper got an understanding of how to handle this he was able to construct points pretty well. Austin Hacker played 2nd singles for us after playing only 2 varsity matches last year. This is Austin's 2nd year of playing tennis and to be at 2nd singles shows that he put some time into his game this past winter. Will Wagner played 3rd singles and played such a great 2nd set and stayed positive through the whole match. Blake and Ryder lost in 3 sets which they certainly had their chances. They communicated great with each other. Our 2nd and 3rd doubles all had 1st year varsity players in the lineup. They had much closer 2nd sets than their first which is what you want as a coach. There is no question as they keep playing they will get better. On Tuesday the tennis team lost to Blaine 6-1. Going into the match their coach said it has been 6 years since we have beaten you. I am hoping this is the year, which it was. Ryder Held won in 3 sets while Austin Hacker lost in 3 sets. Cooper Held had a nice match at 1st singles losing in straight sets. Once our players can shake off a previous point or shot we will be a much better team.  Please see the results below.