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The Rockbridge County High School boys tennis team earned a pair of road wins last week to improve to 3-0, defeating Broadway 8-1 in the Valley District opener last Monday before overcoming nondistrict rival Lord Botetourt last Wednesday.
Against Broadway, the Wildcats won five of six singles matches and all three doubles contests. Broadway, which split a pair of matches with the Wildcats last year, ended last week at 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the district.
At Lord Botetourt (0-3), RC won four of six singles contests and two doubles matches. Last year, RC suffered two 5-4 losses to LB.
Commenting on his players’ progress, RC head coach Scott Youngdahl said he is “pleased with how they are playing. We need to be more consistent, but I like the way we compete.”
Youngdahl was particularly proud of junior co-captain Nic Faulds, who lost a total of four games in four matches, at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles, against the Wildcats’ two opponents.
The other co-captain for RC, which has no seniors, is junior Nic Vargas, who won all four of his matches last week, two at No. 1 doubles and two at No. 1 doubles, teaming up with junior Gardner Clement. Pleased to have Faulds and Vargas leading the team, Youngdahl said, “Both of them are working hard.”
Youngdahl said he is “really enjoying the team and their support for one another.”
The Wildcats will return to district action on Tuesday when they play at Harrisonburg. They’ll have their first home match on Tuesday, April 9, when they play host to district rival Spotswood at the Lexington Country Club courts. Both matches are scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
RC 8, Broadway 1
SINGLES – Nic Vargas (RC) d. Tanner Fulk (B) 8-5; Gardner Clement (RC) d. Jason Kang (B) 8-5; Nic Faulds (RC) d. Bradee Crider (B) 8-1; Jaxon Johnson (RC) d. Sam Post (B) 8-5; Harrison Tanner (RC) d. Aaron Manetta (B) 8-0; Joseph Driver (B) d. Jacob Peart (RC) 8-6.
DOUBLES – Vargas and Clement (RC) d. Fulk and Kang (B) 8-0; Faulds and Johnson (RC) d. Crider and Post (B) 8-0; Tanner and Peart (RC) d. Driver and teammate (B) 8-2.
RC 6, LB 3
SINGLES – Vargas (RC) d. Ridge Radtke (LB) 6-2, 6-3; Chase Dozier (LB) d. Clement (RC) 6-3, 7-5; Faulds (RC) d. Tyler McCaren (LB) 6-1, 6-1; Johnson (RC) d. Ryan Dominisiac (LB) 6-1, 6-1; Tanner (RC) d. Brett Smith (LB) 6-0, 6-2; Peart (LB) d. Payten Arnold (LB) 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES – Vargas and Clement (RC) d. Radtke and Dozier (LB) 8-1; Faulds and Johnson (RC) d. Dominisiac and Smith (LB) 8-0; Tanner and Peart (RC) d. McCarren and Arnold (LB) 9-7.
