Whitewater defeated 糖心Vlog传媒 Parker 4-3 in the Vikings鈥 final boys tennis dual meet of the season.
Parker鈥檚 Nico Riano won his match at No. 2 singles.
鈥淣ico continues to show progress at singles,鈥 said Parker coach Mike Fuhrmann. 鈥淗e found a way to win today, even when the serve wasn鈥檛 going the way he wanted it to. He is a strong minded player that dug deep to find a way to win.鈥
No. 3 singles player Cooper Buehl also earned a win for the Vikings. Buehl lost his first set 7-5 before winning the next two 6-4 and 10-4.
Cooper played his best match of the season,鈥 Fuhrmann said. 鈥淗e hit through balls really well and hit many winners. He rose to the occasion and gave us a huge win in singles. I鈥檓 very proud of the improvement from him this season. Playing on varsity as a freshman is a tough task, but he has continued to show he can play well.鈥
Parker鈥檚 No. 3 doubles team of Angel Guzman and Konner Christianson earned a victory.
鈥淭his is only their third time playing together this season and they are starting to figure it out,鈥 Fuhrmann said. 鈥淜onner is a bit newer to doubles, but he is such a talented player. Angel is our best net player on the team and when he gets a hold of the ball, he crushes it. I鈥檓 really excited about their improvement in such a short time period.鈥
On Wednesday, Parker will play in Madison at the Big Eight Conference meet.
鈥淎s we get into post season play we want to be at our best at the end of the year and many of our guys are doing that,鈥 Fuhrmann said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to see how they play tomorrow.鈥
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