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Netters Win Two of First Three

By Tom Schardin, 04/14/15, 11:15AM CDT

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The Prior Lake boys tennis team has enjoyed some early success.

The Lakers are off to a 2-1 start to the season, including a 7-0 home win over Holy Angels April 13 in a non-conference match.

Prior Lake opened the season with a 6-1 South Suburban Conference win over Rosemount April 8, before falling 4-3 to Holy Family April 10.

Prior Lake returns to SSC action April 14 at Lakeville South, before returning home April 15 to face Bloomington Kennedy and home again April 16 versus Lakeville North in a league match. All three start at 3:45 p.m.

In beating Holy Angels, the Lakers earned won three matches in three sets, including No. 1 singles. Junior Luke Charbonneau pulled out a 4-6, 6-5, 6-1 victory.

The Lakers dominated the next three singles spots with junior Donovan Malsom winning at No. 2 (6-1, 6-1), ninth-grader Achary Aditya rolling at No. 3 (6-0, 6-0) and eighth-grader Max Hall cruising at No. 4 (6-0, 6-0).

At No. 1 doubles, the Lakers' team of sophomore Michael Heile and junior Brandon Helget earned a three-set win (4-6, 6-1, 6-1), as did senior Connor Cox and Tyler Hauge at No. 2 (7-6, 3-6, 1-0). At No. 3 doubles, sophomore Josh Huenecke and Matt Hepola were victorious (6-2, 6-1).

In the loss to Holy Family (ranked No. 8 in Class 1A), the Lakers' picked up two wins in singles with Charbonneau winning at No. 1 (6-1, 6-0) and Aditya battling for a three-set win at No. 3 (3-6, 6-2, 6-1).

The Lakers' win at doubles came at No. 2 from Hague and Cox (6-4, 7-6).

Picking up singles wins for the Lakers against Rosemount were: Malsom at No. 2 (1-6, 7-6, 1-0), Aditya at No. 3 (6-2, 6-1) and Hall at No. 4 (6-0, 6-0).

Doubles wins went to Helget and Heile at No. 1 (7-6, 6-1), Cox and Hauge at No. 2 (6-1, 6-1) and Hepola and senior Topper Atwood at No. 3 (6-0, 6-0).

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