The honor of opening the Tiger spring sports season went to the boys tennis team who dropped a 5-2 non-conference decision Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 6, in South St. Paul.
Although the Tigers didn't come home with a victory, coach Jack Olwell seemed satisfied with his team's performance, calling it "a pretty good day at the office."
Seth Roberts, recovering from a bout with mononucleosis, earned a point at No. 3 singles with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win and Jeff Zakoskie and Ivan Rodriguez paired at second doubles for a 6-2, 7-5 victory to account for the Farmington scoring.
"Seth's match was pretty routine," Olwell said, "but considering the concerns he has been battling, he played a sharp match.
"It was fun to watch Jeff and Ivan make some great plays after getting down 0-3 in the second set."
Olwell was also pleased with the play of Ben Cline who lost a hotly contested 2-6, 7-5 match at first singles.
"Ben was down 0-4 in the first set and 1-4 in the second," Olwell said, "but he never gave up, never gave in."
South St. Paul 5 Farmington 2
No. 1 singles Ben Cline lost 2-6, 5-7
No. 2 singles Blake Olmscheid lost 0-6, 1-6
No. 3 singles Seth Roberts won 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 singles Brian Waldbillig lost 2-6, 0-6
No. 1 doubles Peter Folz/Tyler Olsen lost 2-6, 0-6
No. 2 doubles Jeff Zakoskie/Ivan Rodriguez won 6-2, 7-5
No. 3 doubles Austin Rau/Austin Tremmel lost 0-6, 2-6
