Tigers tennis wins 1st match

Published 9:21 pm Monday, May 2, 2011

The Albert Lea Tigers boys’ tennis team won their first match of the season Monday 4-3 at Fairmont.

Dyllan Engebretson won the Tigers’ lone singles match and the team swept doubles, including a three-set win by No. 1 Steve Kruen and Darik Weigel.

Engebretson defeated Trevor Kopischek 6-3, 6-1, and Kruen and Weigel defeated Grant Becker and Sterlin Johnson 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

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“I attribute the win to the overall depth we have in our doubles lineup,” Tigers coach Wayne Prudoehl said.

The Tigers play again today at 4:30 p.m. at Faribault.

Albert Lea 4, Farimont 3

Singles

No. 1 Patryk Tusinski (F) def. Logan Tufte 6-0, 6-3

No. 2 Dyllan Engebretson (AL) def. Alex Kopischke 6-3, 6-1

No. 3 Shawn Patterson (F) def. Trevor Herfindahl 6-0, 6-2

No. 4 Luke Sandersfeld (F) def. Parker Thompson 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 Steve Kruen/Darik Weigel (AL) def. Grant Becker/Sterlin Johnson 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

No. 2 Evan Templeman/Aaron Woitas (AL) def. J.T. Viesselman/Skylar Hurd 6-2, 6-3

No. 3 Kyle Zogg/Tate Tufte (AL) def. Andrew Johnson/Joe Washa 6-2, 6-1