Girls tennis team defeats Minico squad

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team continues to show improvement as the season goes on.

Last week the Mountain Home girls team came up with a win against Minico after both teams fell to Emmett and Kuna.

Emmett Girls 5 Tiger Girls 2

Emmett Boys 5 Tiger Boys 2

Mountain Home traveled to Emmett last Wednesday and came up short to the Huskies in a conference match.

In girls singles, Carolyn Bailey lost the #1 match 2-6, 6-7 (TB3). Natalie Lasher won the #2 match 6-3, 6-3 and Karla Rogers won the #3 match 6-2, 6-2.

In girls doubles, Anna Martin and Leah Riley lost the #1 match 1-6, 0-6 and Sophia Stoltmann and Shelby DeLeon lost the #2 match 1-6, 1-6.

In boys singles, Bryan Wheeler battled back to win the #1 match in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Ross Pataro dropped the #2 match 2-6, 1-6 and Casey Pehlke lost the #3 match 1-6, 3-6.

In boys doubles, Blake Pachner and Jalen Gibbons won the #1 match 6-3, 6-3 and Justin Rogow and Tomas Garza dropped the #2 match 2-6, 2-6.

In mixed doubles, Ben Cumber and Brittany Ryan lost the #1 match 0-6, 2-6 and Chris Hall and Rachel Kowalewski lost the #2 match 3-6, 1-6.

Kuna Girls 7 Tiger Girls 0

Kuna Boys 7 Tiger Boys 0

Mountain Home hosted Kuna last Thursday at the airbase courts and were blanked in both the girls and boys matches.

Carolyn Bailey dropped the #1 girls singles match 2-6, 1-6, Natalie Lasher lost the #2 match 1-6, 3-6 and Shelby DeLeon dropped the #3 match 3-6, 0-6.

In girls doubles, Anna Martin and Leah Riley dropped the #1 match 3-6, 4-6 and Tessa Pachner and Emma Wenger dropped the #2 match 0-6, 0-6.

In boys singles, Bryan Wheeler dropped the #1 match 0-6, 1-6, Ross Pataro lost the #2 match 1-6, 0-6 and Casey Pehlke dropped the #3 match in a three-setter, 5-7, 7-6 (TB5), 2-6.

In boys doubles, Blake Pachner and Jalen Gibbons dropped the #1 match 1-6, 1-6 and Drew Hopkins and Tommy Miller lost the #2 match in a tough, three-setter, 2-6, 7-6 (TB5), 4-6.

In mixed doubles, Ben Cumber and Brittany Ryan dropped the #1 match 2-6, 0-6 and Drew Borgholthaus and Allie Draper lost the #2 match 2-6, 2-6.

Tiger Girls 4 Minico Girls 3

Minico Boys 6 Tiger Boys 1

The Mountain Home girls came away with a win against Minco Saturday at the airbase courts, while the boys came up short to Minico.

In girls singles, Carolyn Bailey won the #1 match 6-1, 6-3, Natalie Lasher won the #2 match 6-2, 7-6 (TB4), and Shelby DeLeon came up short in the #3 match 4-6, 3-6.

In girls doubles, Tessa Pachner and Emma Wenger dropped the #1 match in a tough 4-6, 6-7 (TB3) match, while Sophia Stoltmann and Marian Forrest won the #2 match 6-3, 6-3.

In boys singles, Steven Bush lost the #1 match 5-7, 1-6, Jacob Hanson lost the #2 match, 0-6, 2-6 and Ben Cumber dropped the #3 match 6-7 (TB4) 1-6.

In boys doubles, Drew Hopkins and Tommy Miller dropped the #1 match in three sets, 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, and Tomas Garza and Justin Rogow dropped the #2 match 4-6, 3-6.

In mixed doubles, Ross Pataro and Brittany Ryan won the #1 match 6-2, 7-5 and Chris Hall and Rachel Kowalewski dropped the #2 match 6-7 (TB5), 0-6.

"Overall, it was a good week, from a coach's perspective," said Mountain Home Tiger tennis coach Tamzy House. "I saw a lot of kids break through some 'tennis ceilings,' which is all part of the progressive learning process. Kids who had never played the game before starting eight weeks ago were taking their opponents into three sets or winning set tie-breaks.

"Soon they will win the three-setter and get the match won in two sets -- all part of the learning curve -- it was just exciting to watch!"

Mountain Home's home match against Nampa on April 12 was rained out. It has been reset for May 3. The Tigers were at Columbia this past Monday, and host Skyview Thursday. They travel to Jerome on Saturday for a non-conference match.