Indian Tennis At LaGrange

The Vidalia High School boys’ tennis team traveled to LaGrange Friday morning to take part in the 34th Annual Granger Invitational Tennis Tournament. The team came away with a victory over Trinity Christian out of Sharpsburg, but the other two matches were decided by a tie-breaker that went to the opponents.

The boys’ first match was against Lumpkin County, a 3A school in Dahlonega. Caleb Beck at 1st singles played exceptionally well winning 6-4, 6-3, while Ryker Hyers won his 4th straight match at 3rd singles in another match-deciding tie-breaker. Larsen Carter played well at 2nd singles and came close to pulling out the 3rd win for the match. However, a tie-breaker for the first set fell Lumpkin County’s way, and the match ended up with the Indians losing 2- 3.

The next match was on Friday evening against Trinity Christian and was dominated by the Indians ina5-0victory. Thelast match of the weekend was against Wheeler High School out of Marietta. Caleb Beck and Larsen Carter won at 1st and 2nd singles, but match-deciding tie-breakers at 3rd singles and 2nd doubles again went the wrong way giving the Indians their 2nd loss for the tournament.

Coach McLeod was extremely proud of how the teams responded Friday night after losing a tough match against Lumpkin. The boys are improving each time the hit the courts. They are keeping their heads up knowing they still have a lot of season left when they face their first region opponent Thursday at home against Savannah Country Day. Match Time is 4:00 p.m.