MIDDLEBURY — The three local union high school tennis teams opened up with setbacks on Monday, all to tough competition.
The young Middlebury boys fared best, claiming both doubles matches in a 5-2 loss at Rice.
Both the MUHS and Otter Valley girls were swept, 7-0, the Tigers at home by a veteran Rice squad, and the Otters on the road by perennial Division II contender Burr & Burton.
RICE BOYS, 5-2
Singles: Greg Fitzgerald, R, defeated Elliott Abbott, M 6-0, 6-0; Erik Olson, R, defeated Bo Tran, M, 6-0, 6-0; Matt Bouffard, R, defeated Bob Avery, M, 6-1, 6-2; Matt Case, R, defeated Nathan Cobb, M, 6-1, 6-1; Lockon Liu, R, defeated Luke Benz, M, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles: Johnny Fitzcharles and Morgan Ingenthron, M, defeated Jordan Barlow and Geoffrey Carney-Knisely, R, 6-2, 6-0; Ben Silver and John McClusky, M, defeated Owen Wood and Patrick Marrinan, R, 6-3, 6-3.
BULLDOGS, 7-0
Singles: Maddy Pagnucco, B, defeated Louisa Jerome, O, 6-1, 6-0; Jordan Harmon, B, defeated Hannah Lones, O, 6-0, 6-1; Gabi Hasaj, B, defeated Kayla Zsido, O, 6-2, 6-1; Gabby Vella, B, defeated Alysen Smith, O, 6-1, 6-0; Stella Oh, B, defeated Alyssa Adamsen, O, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles (scores unavailable): Eliza Breed and Kitt Sikes, B, defeated Sarah Young and Danarose Weaver, O; and Julia Campanella and Haley McGrath, B, defeated Caitlyn Curtis and Gabrielle Welch, O.
RICE GIRLS, 7-0
Singles: Paige Hauke, R, defeated Marvie Avery, M, 6-3, 6-3; Shannon Collins, R, defeated Madelyn Ganey, 6-4, 6-3; Megan Collins, R, defeated Grace Boucher, M, 6-0, 6-1; Maggie Fitzgerald, R, defeated Mizuki Aoyama, M, 6-3, 6-4; Shelby Biasini, R, defeated Sonia Howlett, M, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles: Chennah Sharpe and Monique Lavalle, R, defeated Jesse Wulfman and Faith Isham, M, 6-1, 6-3; Paige Levansky and Haleigh Byrnes, R, defeated Lindsay Wells and Sara Boe, M, 6-2, 6-0.