April 27, 2006 at 9:27 a.m.
North Branch tennis off to a rough start
North Branch tennis off to a rough start
Benilde St. Margaret’s 7, NB 0
The Vikings traveled to BSM Tuesday April 11 and were defeated 7-0 by one of the top teams in the state. “We saw how far we have to go. Only Travis Heilig, at fourth singles, won a game in losing 1-6, 0-6. Everyone else lost 0-6, 0-6,” the coach said.
St. Francis 5, North Branch 2
“We were more able to compete in this match, but some of our players did not play well. Travis Heilig won at fourth singles and is learning and improving fast. Ken Koski and Brandt Rasmussen won at second doubles, playing with energy and passion from start to finish. Senior Ben Forrest looked good at second singles, but lost 4-6, 3-6,” was McLaughlin’s summary of the Thursday, April 13 meet at St. Francis.
Robbinsdale Cooper 7, NB 0
“Along with having two ineligible players, senior Blake Anderson, our first singles player, was out sick. Once again we needed to change our lineup,” said Coach McLaughlin.
In the meet at North Branch Tuesday, April 18 Dan Mork played well at second singles but lost 4-6, 1-6 according to Viking coach Tom McLaughlin. Travis Heilig also played well at fourth singles, but lost by the same score. Ken Koski and Brandt Rasmussen played hard at first doubles before losing 5-7, 3-6.
Viking Invitational - Saturday, April 22
Hudson - 20
Park Center - 13
Mora - 8
North Branch – 1
Travis Heilig won the only point for the Vikings. Playing at third singles, Heilig and continues to improve, according to the coach.
“Tyler Cosgrove played fourth singles for us and lost a close match in a tiebreaker. Senior Blake Anderson was finally able to start playing better in his last match of the day, but still lost 2-6, 5-7,” McLaughlin said.
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