Salem’s Logan Butcher hits a backhand
in last week’s match with Glenvar.
The Salem and Glenvar tennis teams
went head-to-head last Friday with
Salem sweeping the season series in
both. The Salem boys won 7-2 at SHS
and the Spartan girls took a 9-0 win at
Glenvar.
“The proximity of the schools was
mirrored in the results,” said Salem
coach Steve Willinger.
Salem’s Drew Perez overcame Alec
McIlwain 6-1, 6-0, at number one
and Joren Poush edged Logan Garner
in a 13-11 tiebreaker at second singles. Cooper Davis and the Highlanders’
Connor Wilkes engaged in a nailbiter,
as did the Spartans’ Logan Butcher and
Glenvar’s Christian Hill, with both wins
going to the host Spartans.
In the fifth position Charlie McDonald
also split sets with Ellliot Mclintic before
prevailing, 10-6 in the breaker. Glenvar’s
number Alan Harvey outlasted Alan
Burr to give his team their singles point.
Salem then took two of three doubles
with Glenvar winning at number two.
In the girls’ match, at Glenvar, the
Spartans won singles matches by, in ladder order, Claire Rawlins, Lauren Baba,
Caroline Loveday, Mira Makked, Elisa
Nguyen and Anna Spence. Salem then
swept the doubles, losing only three
games in the match of nine pro sets.
On Monday Glenvar teams bounced
back with wins over Patrick County.
The boys won 9-0 and the girls won 5-4
with singles wins by Natalie McMahon,
Karis Gillespie, Riley Price and Jamie Forster and a doubles match win from
McMahon and Rebecca Magruder.
Glenvar’s boys will host Carroll
today and the girls go to Hillsville.
Salem will take on Blacksburg Friday
with the boys at home and the girls at
Blacksburg.
