MHHS Tiger Tennis endures rough week

In a tough week of tennis matches, the Mountain Home Tigers boys tennis team picked up one win and narrowly missed another in three matches last week. The girls lost all three matches.

Tiger Boys 1 Skyview Boys 6

Tiger Girls 0 Skyview Girls 7

The Tigers traveled to Skyview last Monday to face probably the league's strongest team, and came away with just one win on the day.

Bryan Wheeler picked up the only win on the day, taking the #3 boys singles match in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (TB 1-7), 6-4. Andrew Martin came close to winning the #1 singles match, losing in three, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6. Chris Oswald lost the #2 singles match, 3-6, 2-6.

Mountain Home dropped both boys doubles matches by 1-6, 1-6 scores, Keth Galloway and Greg Walsh losing the #1 match, and Jared Mott and Chris Austin lost the #2 match.

In mixed doubles, Frankie Wenner and Daniella Stratton lost the #1 match, 0-6, 1-6, and Tomas Garza and Jennifer Loomis lost the #2 match, 2-6, 1-6.

In girls singles, Brittany Ryan lost the #1 match, 0-6, 0-6, Natalie Lasher lost the #2 match, 3-6, 0-6, and Danielle Lord lost the #3 match, 0-6, 1-6.

In girls doubles, Amy Hymer and Ali Draper lost the #1 doubles match, 3-6, 0-6, and Danielle Gorman and Hanna Smith lost the #2 match, 1-6, 1-6.

Tiger Boys 3 Bishop Kelly Boys 4

Tiger Girls 0 Bishop Kelly Girls 7

Mountain Home hosted Bishop Kelly Thursday at the base courts, where the boys narrowly lost, 3-4, while the girls got blanked, 0-7.

Ross Pataro won the #3 boys singles match, 6-3, 7-6 (TB 7-0).

Andrew Martin lost the #1 singles match, 2-6, 1-6, and Chris Oswald dropped the #2 singles match, 3-6, 4-6.

In boys doubles, both Mountain Home teams pulled out wins.

Keth Galloway and Greg Walsh won the #1 doubles match, 6-1, 6-3, and Chris Austin and Collin Smith won the #2 match, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.

In mixed doubles, Drew Guyer and Bridget Sinerius lost the #1 mixed doubles match, 0-6, 0-6, as did Tomas Garza and Bethany Johns at #2.

In girls singles, Brittany Ryan dropped a tough 2-6, 5-7 match at #1 singles, Natalie Lasher lost the #2 match in three sets, the third set a match tie tiebreak, 2-6, 7-5, MTB (2-10). Danielle Lord lost the #3 match, 1-6, 2-6.

In girls doubles, Amy Hymer and Ali Draper lost the #1 doubles match, 0-6, 1-6, and Allyanna Wintermote and Danielle Gorman lost in three, 1-6, 7-6 (TB 7-1), MTB (2-10).

Tiger Boys 4 Minico Boys 3

Tiger Girls 2 Minico Girls 5

The Tigers were at Minico last Friday where the Tiger boys came through with a 4-3 victory, while the girls lost to Minico, 2-5.

Andrew Martin and Bryan Wheeler picked up wins in boys singles matches, Martin won the #1 singles, 6-1, 7-5, and Wheeler won the #3 match, 6-1, 6-4. Ross Pataro lost the #2 match in a close one, 6-7 (TB 7-9), 3-6.

The Tigers swept the boys doubles matches, with Keth Galloway and Greg Walsh winning the #1 doubles match, 6-0, 6-2, and Jared Mott and Collin Smith taking the #2 match, 6-1, 6-3.

Mountain Home dropped both mixed doubles matches, as Frankie Wenner and Daniella Stratton lost the #1 match, 1-6, 1-6, and Tomas Garza and Bethany Johns lost the #2 match, 4-6, 2-6.

Mountain Home lost all three girls singles matches. Brittany Ryan lost a close one at #1 singles, 7-6 (TB 7-5), 5-7, 2-6,

Danielle Lord lost the #2 match, 2-6, 3-6, and Jennifer Loomis lost the #3 singles match, 0-6, 0-6.

Mountain Home won both girls doubles matches. Amy Hymer and Ali Draper won the #1 doubles match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, and Allyanna Wintermote and Danielle Gorman won the #2 match, 6-0, 6-1.

"It was a week of some tough tennis matches, but the team is getting stronger with each match," said Tiger tennis coach Tamzy House. "It's exciting to watch."

The Tigers were home for a match against Emmett on Monday.

They are home this afternoon against Burley, and Thursday they will be home as well against Minico, honoring their 12 seniors. The home matches are played at the Air Base tennis courts.

"I wish we could play in town, but with only three courts, the seven matches with seniors would take close to six hours, especially if three-setters happen," said Coach House. "I hope everybody will come to the base and say a 'job well done' to our seniors!"

Tiger tennis seniors to be honored include Keth Galloway, Greg Walsh, Collin Smith, Chris Austin, Andrew Martin, Chris Oswald, Drew Guyer, Amy Hymer, Chandler Cain, Allyanna Wintermote, Danielle Gorman and Jennifer Loomis.