Truckee tennis | Deep boysand#8217; squad wins consecutive matches
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The Truckee boysand#8217; tennis team recorded an impressive 12-6 win at Reed recently, thanks to a first-round sweep by all three singles players.
Isaiah Cutler (6-1, 6-0, 6-1) and Jake Kamenetsky (6-0, 7-6, 6-0) filled an important role in providing consistency through all three rounds. Jackson Rohlf picked up the singles victory in round one, 6-1.
and#8220;Depth is the key,and#8221; said coach Ken Cutler, whose team is 2-1 on the season. and#8220;Early wins promote more relaxed play and allows for more substitutions.and#8221;
Aaron Pado and Grayson Forsberg waltzed through to more 6-0 victories. Brandon Deeter and Travis Ferre also solidified first- and second-round wins. Alex Omar made his first appearance, winning with Tyler Paladino to lock in the Truckee victory in the third round.
The Wolverines then rode a total team effort to another 12-6 victory, this time at home against McQueen last week.
The starters did an excellent job by winning five of the first six sets to give the team a comfortable lead early. The top singles seeds, Cutler and Kamenetsky, won their first two sets handily, extending Truckeeand#8217;s lead.
Pado and Forsberg are in their third year as the top doubles seed and are looking to show some dominance in that spot, which they did by winning 6-0, 6-0 against McQueenand#8217;s top seeds. Brandon Deeter and Travis Ferre are a new doubles team this year and are looking impressive, winning 6-3, 6-3 through the first two rounds.
The strength for Truckee is its depth, as its No. 3 doubles team, Zach Conradson and Joey Murray, won 6-3 against McQueenand#8217;s No. 3. In their second set, the pair had to face McQueenand#8217;s No. 1 seed. Their 7-5 victory clinched the win for Truckee.
There were a few and#8220;first timeand#8221; appearances, including Tyler Paladino taking to the singles court to win 6-3, and freshman appearances by Eli Yale and Brandon Flora, as well is Teagan Pado teaming up with Toby Ziegler.
and#8220;We are very fortunate to be allowed use of Tahoe Donner as our home court. Our boys played solid tennis across the spectrum, really raising hopes for this yearand#8217;s team performance,and#8221; said coach Rick Deeter.
and#8212; This article was submitted to Sports Editor Sylas Wright at swright@sierrasun.com.
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