Key West paid a visit to Tavernier on April 2 to face Coral Shores on the tennis courts. The Conchs’ boys and girls both brought home wins against the Hurricanes.
Ben Delostrinos, Hubert Konopka and Daniel Morales each won in singles and Delostrinos and Morales teamed up for another win in doubles to sweep the shorthanded ’Canes.
The girls’ matches were closer, with Coral Shores’ Allyson Rosendale, Vanessa Gabriel and Harlee Beeler winning in singles for a narrow 4-3 loss to Key West. Lady Conchs Beyza Atilla and Monea McLeod won in singles, then Atilla and Avery Batty plus Amina Erik and Shihan Ren won in doubles for Key West.
Earlier in the week, Andrei Lehene and John Picco won in singles and paired up for a third win in doubles action for a narrow loss to visiting La Salle. The girls suffered a similar fate, with their wins coming from Eva Drozdetskaia in singles and in doubles with teammate Atilla. Miah Apperson and Batty picked up another win in No. 2 doubles to make it 4-3 in favor of La Salle in their March 31 matches.
Coral Shores sent their girls to Riviera Prep on March 31 while the guys stayed at home to face South Dade. The boys were blanked, but Vanessa Gabriel won the No. 5 match to get the Lady ’Canes on the board.
Marathon’s Lady Fins traveled to True North on April 2 to take on the Titans. Shynell McGuire and Emily Alvear won in No. 1 doubles against a strong True North squad.
Like many spring sports, tennis season is winding down, with final regular-season matches closing out April 11 and district pairings slated for next week.
