On Thursday, March 5, the girls and boys tennis teams took on their Olympia High School. They knew this would be a tough match, as the Titans are consistently a strong team. The Titan girls were 9-1 and the boys were 11-0 coming into the match up.
The Lady Braves (7-1) didn’t begin as strong as they had hoped they would. Line 1 senior Mary Grace Burkett lost, 0-8, line 2 freshman Gracyn Lindborg lost, 0-8, and line 3 senior Meghan Cotton lost, 3-8.
Junior Ashlyn Gage, line 4, and Camden Parrish, line 5, were the only home wins of the night with Gage scoring 8-5 and Parrish 8-6.
The girls doubles matches didn’t fare much better. Pairs Burkett and Lindborg lost, 1-8, and Cotton and Gage lost, 0-8.
The boys (8-1) entered the match positive, but were also unlucky against the rival. All five lines lost to the Titans: Line 1 junior Shaun Mealey, 4-8; line 2 sophomore Nicholas Alfert, 5-8; line 3 sophomore Parker Mealey, 4-8; line 4 junior Nathan Fontaine, 1-8; and line 5 senior Samuel Schiffer, 3-8.
They had to postpone the boys doubles matches due to darkness. This will be announced.
The next home match is March 9, against University High School, at 3:15 p.m. The Cougar boys are 0-9 and the girls are 1-8.