Boys tennis team beats Stayton

The Sisters boys tennis team captured a 5-3 victory at Stayton on Thursday, April 27.

Jared Whent (No. 2 singles) defeated Diego Ruvealua 6-1, 6-0 and Jordan Wellman (No. 3 singles) got the win over Dereck Silbernagel with scores of 6-2, 6-2.

The No. 1 duo of Shyama Ellis and Riley Newport won 6-4, 6-2 against D.J. Moore and David Dayton. Sam Fullhart and Will Newport (No. 3 doubles) showed tenacity and skill and won their match 6-1, 7-6.

Jake Thomas and Erik Sellgren (No. 4 doubles) had a close match and pulled ahead to win in a third set tie breaker 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Coach Boyd Stuwe said, “I’m pretty happy with the way things are shaping up at the end of the season in preparation for Districts. We’re still experimenting with No. 3 and No. 4 doubles but everything else is pretty much set.”

The boys’ tennis team will be preparing themselves for some tough competition at District, May 8-9 at Central.