Hounds win 3rd straight, down Irish 5-4
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Maryville senior Michael Farlow returns a shot during his No. 1 singles match Tuesday against Lafayette’s Miller Hadley. Farlow lost a tough 9-7 match, but the Spoofhounds prevailed 5-4.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville boys tennis team won its third straight match Tuesday night, pulling out a 5-4 nail-biter against Lafayette.
Junior Joe Suchan won 8-4 at No. 2 singles against Dalton Ellis while seniors Taylor Wallace and Hagen Snow won at No. 5 and 6 to send the match to doubles play tied at 3-3.
Wallace defeated Wesley Sisk 8-1 at No. 5 while Snow won 8-2 over Henry Klaassen at No. 6. Seniors Michael Farlow and Cody Hermelink dropped tough 9-7 sets to Miller Hadley and Tristan Trautloff at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively.
In doubles play, Wallace and senior Tristan Coy won 8-0 over Sisk and Klaassen at No. 3 and Suchan and Hermelink claimed an 8-5 victory at No. 2 to give Maryville (4-2) the win.
The Spoofhounds host Benton at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Northwest High Rise Courts for senior night before taking part in the Lafayette Tournament Friday morning.
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Maryville junior Trystan Lyle returns a serve during his no. 3 singles match Tuesday afternoon at the Northwest High Rise Courts. Lyle lost 8-4 to Gentry Cline, but Maryville went on to a 5-4 victory, it’s third in a row.
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Maryville senior Hagen Snow watches the ball into his racket during his No. 6 singles match against Lafayette’s Henry Klaassen. Snow picked up an 8-2 win to help the Spoofhounds to a 5-4 win.
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Maryville senior Taylor Wallace sends a shot back over the net during his No. 5 singles match Tuesday afternoon against Lafayette’s Wesley Sisk. Wallace won 8-1 and then teamed with Tristan Coy at No. 3 doubles to win 8-0 over Sisk and Henry Klaassen.
