7-6(9), 6-0 winner at No. 1 singles
Farmington won three of four singles matches but went winless in three doubles contests in a 4-3 season-opening loss Thursday afternoon at Lakeville South.
"South is a pretty deep squad and it really showed in doubles where they were too much for us," Tiger coach Jack Olwell said. "But we won three exiting singles matches, each in a most gratifying way."
Blake Olmscheid put together a late rally in winning a 7-6 (9) first set and then cruised to a 6-0 win in the second for a victory at first singles.
At third singles Ivan Rodriguez started his season with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win, rallying from deficits in both sets. He was down, 1-4 in the second before winning five straight games.
Bennett Lagro made his varsity debut by winning a hard-fought, three-set match at third singles 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
Ben Cline lost 1-6, 1-6 at second singles while the three Tiger doubles teams managed to win just one game among them.
The Tigers will be seeking their first win on Monday when they travel to Simley for a non-conference dual meet.
