Marathon’s tennis squad paid a visit to Coral Shores on Feb. 10, trading wins with the Hurricanes on the courts of Tavernier. In boys action, Marathon bested Coral Shores 5-1 with wins coming from Tanner Snowden, Matt Delgado and Graham Murphy in singles plus another win from Snowden and Delgado in doubles. Coral Shores’ Elijah Craig won in the No. 4 singles spot to get the ’Canes on the scoreboard.
In girls action, the Hurricanes flipped the script and defeated the Dolphins 6-1. Allyson Rosendale, Kaiyenna De Ron, Harlee Beeler and Jillian Thiery picked up singles wins, then De Ron and Beeler won in No. 1 doubles and Parker Kelly and Emily Rosu picked up the final win for the Hurricanes in the No. 2 doubles match. Marathon’s Emily Alvear was the lone Dolphin winner, earning one point for the Fins in the No. 1 singles match.
Two days later, Key West did the trip north to play Marathon with a limited roster. Both teams were feeling the impact of a recent illness which made its way through the Keys. Key West’s Monea McLeod, Durdona Oblokulova and Shihan Ren won in singles, then Oblokulova and Ren teamed up for a win in the No. 2 doubles match to defeat the Fins 4-2. Marathon’s Emily Alvear won the No. 1 singles match, then added another win in No.1 doubles with partner Maleeya Abraham.
The boys played just three singles and one doubles match with their limited rosters. Marathon freshman Tanner Snowden won No. 1 singles while Key West’s Mason Martel and Daniel Morales won in the No. 2 and 3 singles spots. Ben Delostrinos teamed up with Martel for a third Conch win in doubles.
