By John George
Finally.
After six straight losses to start the season, Perhams tennis team is finally in the win column. The Jackets played well from top-to-bottom in a 5-2 win over Minnewaska on Monday.
You kind of get used to losing and it wears on you, head coach Terry Grzybowski said. I know were a better team than our record (1-6) shows. We needed to get over that mental hurdle of proving to ourselves that we can win matches.
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Perham swept the doubles matches. Both the No. 1 team of Sean Wurgler and Jake Muszynski and the No. 2 team of John Carlson and Brandon Heimer won in straight sets.
The No. 3 team of Nick Delaney and Tim Buchin won their first set 6-0, then dropped the second 6-3. They finally closed out the match wit ha 6-2 win in the third set.
We won that first one so easily, Buchin said. We started to take it easy in the second. I guess we found out that just because they were younger, they could still play pretty good.
With the regular No. 1 singles player, Wurgler, moving to doubles, Gus Rutten stepped into the No. 1 position and won 6-2, 6-2. Mike Howey, who has played mostly doubles this spring, moved into the No. 4 singles spot and picked up a 6-4, 6-1 win.
The line-up was shuffled a little as the coaches try to determine their best line-up for both the Mid-State Tournament this weekend in Park Rapids, and for the Section Individual Tournament, which will be held in a couple of weeks.
Were trying to put the kids in a sport for them to have the best chance to advance (at Sections), Grzybowski said.
Errors hurt aganinst W-DC
Perhams aggressive play, especially by singles players, led to too many unforced errors, according to Grzybowski, in a 5-2 loss against Wadena-Deer Creek last week.
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Rutten won his match at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-3. Perhams other win was at No. 3 doubles by Buchin and Howey.
Tennis
Tuesday, September 4
Wadena-Deer Creek 5, Perham 2
Singles
1. Nelson (WDC) def. Sean Wurgler, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; 2. Gus Rutten (P) def. Hillesland, 6-3, 6-3; 3. Blazek (WDC) def. Ian Johnson, 6-0, 6-3; 4. Gross (WDC) def. Jake Muszynski, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
1. Taggart & Peterson (WDC) def. Michael Buer & Cody Gustafson, 6-1, 6-3; 2. Hall & Brown (WDC) def. John Carlson & Brandon Heimer, 6-2, 6-4; 3. Tim Buchin & Michael Howey (P) def. Bigham & Leyh, 6-4, 6-1.
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Monday, May 8
Perham 5, Minnewaska 2
Singles
1. Rutten (P) def. Bosch, 6-2, 6-2; 2. Jenges (M) def. Gustafson, 6-2, 6-4; 3. Duhn (M) def. Buer, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5; 4. Howey (P) def. Clare, 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles
1. Wurgler & Muszynski (P) def. Pederson & Hoffman, 6-4, 6-3; 2. Carlson & Heimer (P) def. Blair & Iverson, 6-4, 6-3; 3. Delaney & Buchin (P) def. Kianafor & Bosch, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.
Jackets: 1-6 (0-3 Mid-State)
Next:
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5/13 Mid-State Championships
(at Park Rapids)
5/18 at Detroit Lakes 2 pm
