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Coop Tennis Still Undefeated

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown’s varsity tennis team remains undefeated this season, boasting a 10-0 record as of Monday, April 29. The Hawkeyes swept a doubleheader against Little Falls at home on Tuesday, April 23. Coach Amy Porter reported the following results:

  • First singles Isaiah George defeated Sean Carroll 10-2
  • Second singles Henry Ayers defeated Elijah German 10-1
  • Third Singles Bianca Adam defeated Marshall Chandler 11-9
  • First doubles Alexis Wolfe and Alfred Hom defeated Evan Petrie and David Brown 10-7
  • Second doubles Owen Marling and Trey Hassman defeated Mason Sausa and Matt Otero 10-0
  • In the second match, George and Ayers defeated their singles opponents 10-1 and 10-0, respectively
  • Third singles Emily Menzies defeated Petrie 10-4
  • Wolfe and Adam won first doubles 10-7
  • Hom and Marling won second doubles 10-1

Cooperstown swept Hamilton the next night, losing only four games in the entire match. George and second singles Eero Aho swept their opponents in straight sets and Menzies won by default. Wolfe, Ayers, Adam and Hom won the doubles matches in straight sets.

Thursday, April 25 was Poland’s turn to fall in a doubleheader at Cooperstown. George, Ayers and Adam blanked their singles opponents, while Wolfe, Aho, Nancy Dong and Hassman defeated the Poland doubles teams. In the second match, Aho, Menzies and Hom handled singles while Adam, Wolfe, Micah Raffo and Hayden Spencer won the doubles matches.

The Hawkeyes defeated Mount Markham on the road on Friday, April 26. George, Aho and Ayers won the singles matches, although the scores were closer than the week’s other matches. Wolfe, Adam, Hom and Menzies comprised the victorious doubles squads.

Finally, Cooperstown got its tenth win of the season against Westmoreland on Monday, April 29. George, Aho and Ayers once again defeated their singles opponents in straight sets. Wolfe, Adam, Hom and Marling won the doubles matches.

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