On April 2, Marathon hosted Coral Shores, with the Dolphins and Hurricanes trading wins on the tennis courts. Though the teams are one another’s closest rivals, the Fins and ’Canes tennis crews enjoy a civil relationship, meeting up multiple times each season and looking forward to rematches.
“It’s great that we get to play them so much,” Marathon coach Kevin Freeman said. “They are a good team with two really good coaches. Our players and theirs get to know each other and it’s always a great match when our teams get together.”
The Lady ’Canes prevailed 6-1, with wins from Chloe Koval, Emma Sogegeian, Harlee Beeler and Kameron Vetter in singles plus wins from the doubles teams of Koval and Vanessa Gabriel and Sogegeian and Emily Rosu. Marathon’s lone winner was Emily Alvear, who won her match in the No. 1 singles spot.
Marathon’s boys secured a 5-2 win, with Adrien Holdinga, Carlos Lezcano and Graham Murphy winning in singles. Holdinga and Lezcano and Matt Delgado and Kasimir Krzypkowski teamed up to win both doubles matches for the Fins. Coral Shores’ wins came from Zach Bolano in the No. 2 singles match and Max Smith at No. 4 singles.
As of press time, Marathon will have played their final regular-season matches while Key West and Coral Shores will play theirs against one another on April 10 in Tavernier. District tournaments span April 14 to 17 for the various Keys teams.
