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Broncos tennis team nets league wins against Davenport, Reardan

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team returned to the courts to compete against Harrington, Davenport and Reardan.

The weather has provided the Broncos with challenging outings, as well as forcing them to cancel matches, but that has not stopped the team’s success on the court.

The Broncos faced Harrington on March 27 in a nonleague match, and recorded wins for both the boys and girls teams. The Bronco girls won the match 4-1, while the boys secured a 3-1 victory.

Head Coach Lorrie Swanger said amidst the cold and windy day, the singles players had strong competition and success. She added it was a tough day for both of the Broncos’ doubles teams.

In the No. 1 singles match, Claire Kessler defeated Zofia Daniels 6-1, 6-0 for an LRS win. For the doubles competition, Megan Buriak and Katheran Gingrich fell to Harrington’s Alex Soliday and Jordan Larmer 6-4, 6-4.

The remaining four matches of the day for the girls’ team were forfeits, in favor of the Broncos.

On the boys’ side, Awson Wheeler netted a No. 1 singles win against Brendon Wilson: 6-1, 6-0. The Broncos doubles team of Zane Swanger and Clayton Miller lost to Bryce Brown and Evan Gonzales with score of 6-4, 7-6.

The remaining two matches of the day for the boys’ team were forfeits, in favor of the Broncos.

After a nearly two week hiatus, the Broncos returned to the court on April 10 to face Davenport in a league contest. The LRS teams secured additional wins, with the girls’ team winning the match 4-1 and the Bronco boys securing a 3-0 victory.

In the No. 1 singles match, Kessler was defeated by Kylene Edwards with a final score of 6-0, 6-2. For the No. 1 doubles team, Gingrich and Buriak earned a hard-fought 6-3, 6-2 win over Jade Smith and Megan Holbrook.

The Broncos No. 2 doubles team members Kim Rios and Serena Block earned the Broncos’ second win of the day by defeating Kaylie Sams and Leigh Cogburn 6-4, 6-1. The last two matches of the day for the girls resulted in forfeits, in favor of the Broncos.

For the boys, Layne defeated Trey Smith 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 singles match. Swanger and Miller battled in the No. 2 doubles match to earn a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Davenport’s Wade Sweetland and Binh Dang.

The Broncos then hosted Reardan on April 12 for an additional league contest. The Bronco girls swept the competition, winning 5-0, while the LRS boys secured a 3-0 victory.

Kessler battled in the No. 1 singles match, earning a well-deserved 6-2, 7-5 victory over Jaucia Hamel. In the No. 2 singles match. Viktoria Mengel-Niemann earned a 6-2, 6-2 win for the Broncos by defeating Reardan’s Jaylee Pratt.

Bronco Kayla Eddington rounded out the individual wins in the No. 3 singles match with a 6-1, 6-0 win against Sara Duncan.

Gingrich and Buriak secured a No. 1 doubles win by defeating Shelby Strope and Amber Gallagher 6-1, 6-1. Rios and Block followed suit in the No. 2 doubles match by securing a 6-3, 6-2 win for the Broncos.

Wheeler earned the Bronco boys’ first win of the match with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Reardan’s Andrew Alsept. In the No. 2 singles match, Layne earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Mathew Newman.

The final match of the day resulted in a forfeit, in favor of the Broncos.

The LRS team now moves on to play Mead on April 20, before hosting St. George’s in Ritzville on April 21.

 

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