A win over Leander this week improved the Lehman Lobos tennis team’s overall record to 6-3 as it nears the end of the regular season.
Lehman opened its week with an easy 15-4 non-district win over the Bastrop Bears Thursday in Bastrop.
But the Lobos ran into a tough test as they took on the Vista Ridge Rangers Saturday morning, which claimed a 10-4 victory in a match that was closely contested throughout.
Lehman played Vista Ridge without seniors Dalton Tristan and Raven Hamilton, who missed the match due to a rescheduled SAT exam.
With a hole in the girls’ lineup, the Lobo girls team lost all of their doubles matches to seasoned Vista Ridge athletes.
In a twist, however, the Lehman’s boys team captured all four of the team’s wins during the match against the Rangers.
In boys doubles play, juniors Diego De La Fuente and Kenji Nakachi won in straight sets, while sophomores Tegan Sullins and Connor Webster also claimed victory.
De La Fuente and Nakachi won their singles matches, but the Lobos couldn’t overcome a sizable deficit before the Rangers captured the clinching tenth win.
Later that afternoon, Lehman cruised to a 10-1 district win over the Leander Lions.
A few personnel changes, along with the return of Tristan and Hamilton, paved the way for Lehman’s large margin of victory.
Tristan and Hamilton notched wins in doubles play, while the Lobo girls team won all of its doubles matches.
De La Fuente continued his dominant play by defeating his opponent 8-0 in a pro set. De La Fuente did not lose a game in singles competition Saturday.
