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Last modified: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:26 PM CDT
Huskies claim season opener
by Scott Sorum • Daily News
In their opening match of the season, the Wahpeton boys tennis team jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead after taking the doubles matches and beat Valley City 8-1 Tuesday.
"For both the kids and myself, it feels good to get the first match and first victory under our belts," head coach Kyle Christianson said. "We were able to have eight different players play varsity. It really shows how deep we are."
In doubles matches, the No. 1 Wahpeton team of Scott Kompelien and Eric Christianson beat the Hi-Liners team of Tykwinski and Gilbertson 4-6, 6-2,10-7.
Carson Miller and Eric Christensen won 6-3,7-6(4) at No. 2 doubles over Halgrimson/Reimers of Valley City.
Mike Withuski and Dylan Johnson won for Wahpeton at No. 3 doubles over Ross/Berntson, 6-3,2-6,10-2.
In singles matches, Tykwinski of Valley City got their only win of the afternoon, when he beat Kompelien, 6-4, 3-6, 6-10.
The Huskies' Miller won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, while Eric Christianson (6-3, 6-2), Eric Christensen (6-4, 6-1), Luke Anderson (6-2,6-0) and Tim Lukens (6-2,6-0) picked up wins.
"I was really impressed with how well our four, five and six singles players played," Christianson said. "I knew they would have good matches but I didn't think they would handle there opponents as well as they did."
The Huskies have their next match Thursday in Grand Forks against Red River.
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