The Hood River Valley boys tennis team played three Class 5A Intermountain Conference matches last week, winning two of them.
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It was an up-and-down week for the Columbia High girls tennis team.
Playing against 6A Roosevelt, The Dalles girls tennis team finished tied at four games apiece and both squads were even in the number of sets won, so it came down to five more overall games to break the deadlock in varsity action on Mar. 21 in Portland.
The Dalles girls tennis team posted straight-set wins in all four singles matches, and the No. 2 doubles team of Karla Najera and Pearl Guzman added a three-set win to give the Lady Riverhawks a 5-4 victory against Parkrose in Thursday’s varsity opener in Portland.
For not having many outside practices, the HRV girls tennis team seems to be no worse for the wear as the Eagles kept rolling this week with crushing defeats of Pendleton on Wednesday and St. Helens on Thursday — both in Hood River.
The HRV boys tennis team played Pendleton on Wednesday and the Eagles picked up their second league win of the season, beating a shorthanded Buckaroos squad 6-2.
The Dalles boys’ tennis team lost 5-3 on the road Monday to Redmond, but head coach Shea MacNab was beaming about the play of Daniel Santillan, James Pashek and the No. 4 doubles team of Paul Clark and Caleb Turner. Santillan and Pashek had straight sets wins, and Clark and Turner needed three sets before securing a slim 10-8 win in the final set.
Entering Thursday’s varsity tennis match against Wilsonville, The Dalles girls’ tennis coach Debby Jones knew her group would have its work cut out. Wilsonville swept through singles play, but the Riverhawks claimed wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles in a 6-2 loss against the host Wildcats.
TD tennis team wrapping schedule in preparation for upcoming district tournament
Depending on the outcome of Friday’s Pendleton/Hood River Valley showdown, the Eagles’ road to the playoffs could be cut and dry.
