Tigers tennis team stumbles against Mt. Whitney in quest for league championship; Hanford looms Thursday

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 Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 12:03pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore High School’s varsity boys’ tennis team fell to 2-2 after a disappointing loss to visiting Mt. Whitney Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers won just one match; a singles win by from Mathew Ramirez as they fell to 2-2 in the West Yosemite League with a critical contest at Hanford coming up Thursday, March 21.

Lemoore's No. 1 singles tennis player, Luis Renteria, dropped his match Tuesday afternoon as Mt. Whitney continued its perfect season. LHS travels to Hanford for a key WYL match Thursday, March 21
Lemoore's No. 1 singles tennis player, Luis Renteria, dropped his match Tuesday afternoon as Mt. Whitney continued its perfect season. LHS travels to Hanford for a key WYL match Thursday, March 21
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Lemoore fell to 5-4 overall. The Pioneers are leading the league with a perfect overall record of 12-0 and are 5-0 in the league.

The Tigers No. 1 singles player, Luis Renteria, lost his singles match 6-2, 6-3 and it didn’t get much better for the Tigers as Pioneer players nearly swept the Tigers.

In doubles action, Pete Hawken and Ramirez nearly pulled off an upset but ended up on the short end of a 9-7 match. Nick Ibarra and Chase Garcia also came close but lost in doubles 8-5.

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