The Lakeland Hawks tennis team had a very busy week. On April 23, the Hawks lost 12-0 to the Sandpoint Bulldogs. The following day, the Hawks took on the Coeur d’Alene Charter Panthers and tied 6-6.
The match against Sandpoint took place at Sandpoint High School, and the Hawks were not able to win any of the matches.
The Hawks then had to gear up for this tough matchup against the Panthers and were able to tie by a score of 6-6.
Kate Bishop lost her singles match 6-0, 6-0.
Charlotte Weibach took on Jillian Provost in a girls’ singles matchup. Weibach was able to pick up a win, winning 6-4, 6-0.
In the boys’ singles division, Ben Ryan picked an easy win by a score of 6-1, 6-1.
In the boys’ doubles, Brock Raebel and Jayden Ruelle lost their matchup by a score of 6-7 (6), 6-2, and 10-6.
In the mixed doubles division, both seniors Toby Tebbe and Shelby Wear were able to win their match-up by a score of 7-5 and then 6-3.
The senior night festivities then began as the eight seniors were celebrated. Ryan, Tebbe, Wear, Weibach, Tucker Sitko, Michael Pearson, Ethan Smith, and Scott Glass are the seniors on the team.
“Crazy to think how the time flies, I can still remember back in freshman year like it was yesterday. It is sad to think that my tennis career is slowly coming to a close in the next couple of weeks,” Ryan said.
The Hawks are playing in the Inland Empire Tournament in Spokane, Washington, on April 26-27.