High school tennis season opened last week, and Coral Shores and Key West wasted no time hitting the courts. The Hurricanes visited the Southernmost City on Feb. 3 for both teams’ first matches of the season. Key West won both contests, 7-0. The Lady Conchs’ Eva Drozdetskaia won the No. 1 singles match, then teamed up with Hamida Muhsinova, the No. 2 singles winner, to also pick up a win in the doubles No. 1 match. Hiah Apperson and Amina Erik did the same in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles matches and No. 2 doubles match. Avery Batty won the No. 5 singles match for a clean sweep by the Conchs.
The Hurricane boys were not in full force yet, making for pared-down play. Key West’s Wyatt Bartels won the No. 4 singles match and Jack Bridger claimed a win in the No. 5 singles spot. Mason Martel and Hubert Konopka teamed up for a win in the No.1 doubles match. The remainder of the wins came via forfeit.
Tennis season runs through April, with a majority of Keys teams’ matches played against one another.
