Tennis team advances to area play

Getting ready--
Junior Chris Lopez Delgado waits at the net as his doubles partner senior Sebastian Salazar serves during non-district play on Oct. 14. The partners went on to win in bi-district play the following Tuesday against Borger.

Melissa Moore

Getting ready– Junior Chris Lopez Delgado waits at the net as his doubles partner senior Sebastian Salazar serves during non-district play on Oct. 14. The partners went on to win in bi-district play the following Tuesday against Borger.

The tennis team defeated Borger, 13-6, in bi-district on Oct. 17 to advance to the area round versus Andrews on Oct. 21 on the Mustang courts.

In bi-district men’s singles, junior Chris Lopez Delgado defeated Jacob Mills 6-3, 6-4. Senior Sebastian Salazar defeated Dawson Hathaway, 6-4, 6-3. Sophomore Alex Froese defeated Dave King 6-7 (3), 6-3,-3-10. Freshman John Neufeld defeated Will Wallace, 6-2, 2-6, 10-4. Freshman Jason Giesbrecht fell to Danny De la Torre 6-3, 7-5. Freshman Daniel Fehr defeated Nathan Franks 8-5.

In women’s singles, sophomore Jasmin Klassen fell to Rachel Madden 6-4, 6-3. Senior Alondra Gonzales defeated Shelby Huffine 6-1, 6-2. Senior Caanon Gibbons defeated Anna Madden, 6-4, 6-0. Junior Barbara Landeros Capetillo defeated Maya Ogans 6-3, 6-1. Freshman Paulina Morales Mendoza defeated Natalie Powers 8-1. Freshman Marcela Guevara defeated Makenzie Esqueda 8-0.

In men’s doubles Salazar and Lopez defeated Mills and King, 6-4, 6-0. Froese and Jason Giesbrecht fell to Wallace and De la Torre, 0-6, 7-6 (6), 10-6. Freshman Justin Giesbrecht and Neufeld defeated Franks and Salomon, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

In women’s doubles, Gibbons and Klassen defeated Madden and Downs, 6-3, 6-3. Gonzales and Landeros Capetillo fell to Ogans and Madden, 0-6, 7-6 (6), 10-6. Guevara and Morales Mendoza defeated Anderson and Esqueda, 6-0, 6-3.

In mixed doubles, Fehr and junior Taylor McGehee fell to Hataway and Huffine, 6-2, 6-1.