Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
CHS senior Madison Credle, left, goes to her backhand for a return as doubles partner Mya Grimes backs her up during Tuesday's No. 2 girls doubles match against Kinsey Bilberry and Danielle Ruiz of Portales at the CHS tennis courts. Credle and Grimes won the match 6-1, 6-1.
Portales High freshman Francisco Lopez focused on the ball as he makes a return during his No. 2 doubles match with fellow freshman Zeke Aguirre during Tuesday's dual against Clovis High at the CHS tennis courts. Lopez and Aguirre dropped a 6-0, 6-4 decision to the Wildcas' Nick Donaldson and J.J. Alvarado.
CLOVIS — Clovis High's boys tennis team lost only two sets on Tuesday in posting a 9-0 victory over Portales in a dual match on Tuesday at the CHS courts.
The Lady Wildcats had a little tougher time, but pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Lady Rams.
The only set lost in singles by the Wildcats came at No. 4 singles, when Portales freshman Zeke Aguirre took a 6-2 win over CHS junior David Heath. But Heath came back to win the final two sets by 6-0 scores.
In doubles, senior Rohan Angadi and junior Tony Betts also had to rally from a set down, posting a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over the Rams' Zach Laurenz and Gerardo Calderon.
On the girls' side, senior Kylee Brooks clinched the dual at No. 1 singles, posting a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Lady Rams junior Sarah Blaeser. Portales took the only other three-setter in the dual, with Vanessa Lucero rallying past the Lady Cats' Ariana Salais 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles.
Portales squads return to action this weekend in the Northern New Mexico Invite at Santa Fe. Meantime, the Cats and Lady Cats are off until April 1, when they open District 4-6A action at home with 1 p.m. duals against Manzano.
SUMMARY
Boys
Clovis 9, Portales 0
Singles
No. 1 - Rohan Angadi (C) beat Zach Laurenz 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 - Nick Donaldson (C) beat Francisco Loepz 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 - J.J. Alvarado (C) beat Drake Long 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 - David Heath (C) beat Zeke Aguirre 2-6, 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 - Colby Coiner (C) beat Gerardo Calderon 6-2, 6-1; No. 6 - Sumito Richeson (C) beat Tyler Underhill 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 - Angadi/Tony Betts (C) beat Laurenz/Calderon 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 - Donaldson/Alvarado (C) beat Lopez/Aguirre 6-4, 6-0; No. 3 - Heath/Coiner (C) beat Long/Underhill 6-2, 6-3.
Exhibition: Kelton Lamb (C) beat Alex Nevarez 8-5; Seth Romero (C) beat Bret Horton 8-4.
Girls
Clovis 5, Portales 4
Singles
No. 1 - Kylee Brooks (C) beat Sarah Blaeser 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; No. 2 - Kinsey Bilberry (P) beat Madison Credle 6-1, 6 -3; No. 3 - Mya Grimes (C) beat Timberlyn Neece 6-2, 6-1; No. 4 - Jadan Anderson (C) beat Danielle Ruiz 6-1, 6-0; No. 5 - Vanessa Lucero (P) beat Ariana Salais 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 6 - Kelly Fraze (P) beat J'Lea Fuqua 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 - Anderson/Brooks (C) beat Blaeser/Neece 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 - Credle/Grimes (C) beat Bilberry/Ruiz 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 - Lucero/Fraze (P) beat Salais/Andrea Abril 7-5, 6-3.
Exhibition: Taryn Wood (P) beat Karyssa Gonzales 8-0.
