Keys tennis teams have been playing in-county matches for a majority of this season, but last week two teams saw some new faces across the nets.
Coral Shores started the week off playing at Monsignor Pace, where the boys lost 4-3 against the Spartans. Elijah Craig picked up a win for the Hurricanes in the No. 2 match, then added another with teammate Jacob Sanchez in No. 1 doubles. Sebastian Armstrong and Parker Smith teamed up for the third win in No. 2 doubles.
The Lady ’Canes beat the Spartans 7-1 with singles wins from Allyson Rosendale, Harlee Beeler, Parker Kelly, Jillian Thiery and Vanessa Gabriel. Rosendale and Sogegian made a dynamic duo, winning the No. 1 doubles match and Thiery and Gabriel did the same in No. 2 doubles.
Key West and Marathon met in the Southernmost City on March 9. The Lady Conchs narrowly defeated the Fins 4-3 with wins from Durdona Oblokulova, Beyza Atilla and Shihan Ren in singles. Oblokulova and Aslima Khamrakul made the difference by winning in No. 2 doubles.
Marathon’s Emily Alvear and Shynell McGuire accounted for all of Marathon’s wins, each chalking up one victory in singles, then pairing up for a third win in the No. 1 doubles match.
Alvear and McGuire picked up another three wins in their singles and doubles matches the following day when Marathon traveled to Keys Gate, where they won 6-1 against the Knights. Maleeya Abraham and Hannah Hutchinson added the other three wins, winning in both singles and No. 2 doubles.
Marathon’s boys won both their matches last week, beginning in Key West, where they beat the Conchs 5-2. Tanner Snowden, Matthew Delgado, Graham Murphy and Kase Daughtry won in singles. Murphy and Daughtry added another win in No. 2 doubles.
Daniel Morales picked up a singles win for Key West, then Mason Martel and Wyatt Bartles teamed up for a doubles win for the Conchs.
The Dolphin boys defeated Keys Gate 5-2 the following day, with wins in singles from Snowden, Murphy and Daughtry plus another in doubles from Daughtry and Murphy.
