Boys’ tennis wins two of three

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team split two matches with perennial Chittenden County powers last week and had a third victory in an earlier suspended match confirmed. MUHS is 6-1 heading into a Friday home date with North Country On May 11, the Tigers lost at South Burlington, 5-2, but the next day bounced back and defeated visiting Champlain Valley, 4-3. Late last week, Rice had agreed to concede to MUHS an April match suspended by rain in which the Tigers were leading. On May … (read more)

Tiger girls’ tennis takes two matches

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team claimed a pair of recent matches, defeating host Harwood on Saturday, 4-3, and knocking off visiting U-32 on Monday by the same score. The Tigers improved to 4-2.

Boys’ tennis wins a pair of matches

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team won twice recently, both without dropping an individual match, and the Tigers remain unbeaten at 4-0.

Tiger tennis teams prevail in matches

In recent Middlebury Union High School tennis, the Tiger boys won their only match to move to 3-0, while the Tiger girls won two out of three and are 2-2.

Boys’ tennis wins; girls’ match halted

In Middlebury Union High School tennis action on Tuesday, the boys defeated host Rice, 5-2, while the girls’ match with visiting Rice was suspended by rain before it could be completed.

MUHS boys’ tennis opens with victory

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team made a successful debut on Friday, April 15, edging visiting Colchester on the town recreation courts, 4-3, despite missing several players, including two near the top of its singles ladder.

Colchester tames Tiger girls’ tennis

Host Colchester on Friday blanked a shorthanded Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team, 7-0, in the opener for both programs.

Tiger boys’ tennis team opens with a victory

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team made a successful debut on Friday, April 15, edging visiting Colchester on the town recreation courts, 4-3, despite missing several players, including two near the top of its singles ladder. … (read more)

Former tennis star rallies vs. a ruthless foe

It wasn’t all that long ago that Leslie Smith was a triple-threat athlete, confounding opponents on the tennis courts, ski slopes and field hockey pitches.

Solons edge Tiger girls in D-II tennis final

MIDDLEBURY — The top-seeded Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team entered Wednesday’s home final against No. 3 Montpelier dreaming of an undefeated season and the program’s first championship in 25 years.The Tigers settled for an outstanding 12- … (read more)

Tiger boys’ tennis falls in semifinal

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team enjoyed one of the program’s best seasons this spring, but on Monday failed to accomplish what no other team has also been able to do — knock off undefeated top seed Burlington.In a Division … (read more)

Tiger girls’ tennis reaches final; boys’ in semi

MIDDLEBURY — The undefeated and top-seeded Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team last week won twice at home to improve to 12-0 and advance to the Division II final, which will be played on Tuesday at 3 p.m. vs. visiting No. 3 Montpelier.Meanwhi … (read more)

Tiger tennis teams awarded high seeds

MIDDLEBURY — Both Middlebury Union High School tennis teams put the wraps on successful regular seasons late last week and earned high playoff seeds.The Tiger girls’ team defeated visiting Spaulding on Friday, 6-1, to complete an undefeated campaign at 10 … (read more)

Tiger boys’ tennis sweeps three matches

MIDDLEBURY — The Tiger boys’ tennis team won three recent matches to improve to 8-2. They are dueling with U-32 and Woodstock for the No. 3, 4 and 5 seeds in Division I as the regular season reaches its final week.On May 19, the Tiger boys blanked visitin … (read more)

Tiger girls’ tennis team pulls it all together

MIDDLEBURY — When the six seniors on the Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team were ninth-graders they were new to a varsity program that went 1-11 and opted to sit out the Division II postseason.Those six now start for a team that won twice las … (read more)

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