Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Clovis High junior Hansini Lingala goes low to return a ball during her No. 2 singles match against Hobbs junior Natalie Vega in Tuesday's District 4-5A girls dual at the CHS tennis courts.
CHS junior Francesco Dell'Edera chases down a ball in the corner during his No. 3 singles match against Hobbs freshman Tommy Evans in Tuesday's District 4-5A boys dual at the CHS courts.
Hobbs proved to be too much for Clovis High's tennis squads on Tuesday in District 4-5A duals at the CHS courts.
The Eagles swept the Wildcats 9-0 in boys competition while the Lady Eagles notched a 7-2 victory over Clovis on the girls' side.
In the boys' dual, the Cats were unable to win a set as they took just 19 games in the nine matches, including only two in the three doubles clashes. The closest contests were from eighth-grader Ryan Case, who lost 6-4, 6-1 to senior Joar Rabago at No. 5 singles, and junior Landon Wolf, who dropped a 6-2, 6-2 verdict to junior Jimmy Evans at No. 1 singles.
For the girls, junior Madita Ewert was involved in both wins for the Lady Wildcats. The exchange student from Germany notched a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles against Hobbs freshman Madelyn Simon and teamed with senior Hannah Heath for a 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 triumph over Simon and senior Alexa Sanchez at No. 1 doubles.
The Cats and Lady Cats were slated to complete their regular-season district round-robin on Friday at Roswell. They travel to Hobbs this Friday for the district tournament.
Hope Christian quad – The Lady Cats posted a 2-1 record for second place in a quad meet hosted last weekend by Hope Christian in Albuquerque, while the boys also went 2-1 but finished third after tie-breakers with Hope and Miyamura.
The Lady Cats dropped a 6-3 decision to Miyamura on Friday, but rebounded on Saturday to take out the host Huskies 5-4 and Santa Fe Capital 9-0.
Ewert and sophomore Gigi Greer at No. 3 notched singles win on Friday against the Lady Patriots, while Ewert and Heath rallied to earn a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 decision over senior Hailey Situ and Sahara Fiedacan at No. 1 doubles.
CHS won a squeaker against Hope, capturing two of three doubles matches with Ewert and Heath at No. 1 and Green and sophomore Leonie Muller at No. 3. Singles winners were Ewert, junior Hansini Lingala at No. 2 and Muller at No. 6.
Clovis had no problem with Capital, winning five of the nine matches against the Lady Jaguars by 6-0, 6-0 counts. The only set in which Capital won more than three games came in a battle of eighth-graders at No. 4 singles, where Clovis' Stella Greer held off Jeanell Duron 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).
Meantime, the Cats pulled out a 5-4 win over Miyamura in their Friday dual, taking the three through six singles tilts with junior Francisco Dell'Edera, senior Christian Wilson, Case and freshman Ben Brooks, the latter coming by default. Senior Cooper Harriman went three sets at No. 2 singles before falling to Patriots senior Marl Manuel 4-6, 6-0, 6-0.
Clovis' lone win in doubles came on a default by the Patriots at No. 3, while Wilson and Case went three sets at No. 2 doubles before falling 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-0 to senior Anthony Karpinski and junior Kaidyn Chavez.
On Saturday, the Cats lost to Hope 6-3 before cruising past Capital 9-0.
Winners against the Huskies were Dell'Edera at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0 over junior Kaiden Davis, and Wilson at No. 4, 6-4, 6-2 over freshman Ryker Law. Wilson and Case teamed up for an 8-5 pro-set decision over Davis and eighth-grader Colton Giron at No. 2 doubles.
Against Capital, the Cats lost just eight games in cruising through singles. In doubles, Wolf and Harriman defeated freshman Adrian Duron and senior Mateo Vargas 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 and Wilson and Case posted a 6-2, 6-3 decision over freshman Alex Sandoval and junior Kevin Garcia at No. 2.
Clovis picked up wins by default over the Jaguars at No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles.
