Tyrone Tennis Loses Close Match in Season Opener
Tyrone boys tennis fell to the Clearfield Bison 4-3 at home in their first match of the year.
Despite the loss, the team was excited about their performance and looking forward to getting their first win soon.
Some of the players on the team had their first wins this afternoon. I think that the team grew a lot from this match
— Will Grot
“The team was the closest it’s been to a win in a very long time,” said Tyrone senior number one player Will Grot, who beat Mason Marshall from Clearfield 6-0, 6-0.
Other Tyrone boys who earned a win against Clearfield were junior Maverick Fleck, who beat Clearfield’s Ben Wrigglesworth, 7-5, 6-4.
“Some of the players on the team had their first wins this afternoon. I think that the team grew a lot from this match,” said Grot.
In doubles, Tyrone’s Will Grot and Ronnie Kerr defeated Clearfield’s Mason Marshall-Ben Wrigglesworth, 8-5.
“When we eventually do get our win the team will be very excited and it will have been over a year since our last win. All of the matches were very close so I think that the next match day we will be more ready,” said Grot.
Box Score
SINGLES: 1, Will Grot, T, def. Mason Marshall, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Ethan Evilsizer, C, def. Caleb McKinney, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; 3, Maverick Fleck, T, def. Ben Wrigglesworth, 7-5, 6-4; 4, Dylan Greslick, C, def. Brody Klein, 6-4, 6-2; 5, Isaac Michael, C, def. Elijah Walk, 6-4, 6-4.
DOUBLES: 1, Will Grot-Ronnie Kerr, T, def. Mason Marshall-Ben Wrigglesworth, 8-5; 2, Ethan Evilsizer-Dylan Greslick, C, def. Caleb McKinney-Maverick Fleck, 8-1.
Records: Tyrone (0-1), Clearfield (1-1)
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