Boys tennis picks up first wins of season
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 25, 2017
The Wellsboro Boys Tennis team swept a doubleheader with Cowanesque Valley on Monday, April 24 to pick up their first two wins of the 2017 season.
The Hornets won the first match 7-0 and the second 6-1. The wins break an eight-game losing streak.
"We did a great job moving the ball around the court this afternooon, and putting it out of reach of our opponent," said head coach Margery Hoffman. "We were able to stay focused and concentrate on the win, our first of the season."
Match 1
Singles Results
Nate Redell def. Elijah Ace 6-1, 6-0
Noah Fitch def. Sterling Jolly 6-1, 6-2
Gabe Leach def. Noah Neal 7-5, 6-1
Luke Leach def. Logan Dibble 6-0, 6-1
Alan Hazelton won by default
Doubles Results
Tanner Runyan/Ryan Stough def. Ace/Dibble 6-0, 6-1
Kyle Reese/Zach Lundgren def. Neal/Jolly 6-1, 6-4
Match 2
Singles Results
Redell def. Ace 6-3, 6-1
Gabe Leach def. Jolly 6-0, 6-1
Fitch def. Neal 6-4, 6-0
Luke Leach def. Dibble 6-1, 6-4
Hazelton won by default
Doubles Results
Runyan/Stough def. Ace/Dibble 6-0, 6-0
Jolly/Neal def. Reese/Lundgren 1-6, 7-5 (10-6)
The Hornets are now 2-8 (2-2 NTL). The team will be back in action on Wednesday, April 26 at North Penn-Liberty.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
