Tennis team falls in opener

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis teams opened their tennis season last week with matches against Skyview and Columbia.

Skyview Girls 7,

Mountain Home Girls 0

Skyview Boys 5

Mountain Home Boys 2

The Tigers opened their 2014 tennis season at home last Wednesday against Skyview. The girls dropped some close matches, while the Tiger boys managed to come up with a couple wins.

In girls singles, Heidi Rawlins went up against one of the top 4A singles players and lost the first singles match, 0-6, 0-6. Karina Guadarrama lost the second singles match by the same score and Kiana Galloway lost a close third match, 3-6, 5-7.

In girls doubles, Mary Martin and Katelyn McKenzie lost the first doubles match, 2-6, 3-6, and Emily Gillies and Kira Anderson lost a tough second match, 5-7, 3-6.

In boys singles, Austin Griswold won the second singles match 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. Timothy Austin lost the first singles match in three sets 6-7 with a (TB5), 7-5, 1-6, and Nathan Gibbons lost the third match 0-6, 4-6.

In boys doubles, the Mountain Home first doubles team of Brad Foreman and Haydon Draper won 6-1, 7-6 (TB2). Marc Pelletier and Toren Lombardo lost the second match 0-6, 2-6.

In mixed doubles, Nick Vogl and Kaitlyn Stevens dropped the first match 3-6, 3-6, and Dalton Barker and Monica Spinazzolo lost a close 4-6, 3-6 battle at second.

"Although the team lost, I was very pleased with the level of play in the season opener," said Tigers tennis coach Tamzy House. "Many of the players saw their first varsity match and a couple players actually saw their first official tennis match ever. It was a great start for the season."

Columbia Girls 7,

Mountain Home Girls 0

Columbia Boys 7,

Mountain Home Boys 0

Columbia swept Mountain Home in conference tennis Friday at Columbia.

In girls singles, Karina Guadarrama dropped the first singles match 3-6, 0-6, Kira Anderson lost the second match 4-6, 0-6, and Mariah Butori lost the third match, 1-6, 0-6.

In girls doubles, Mary Martin and Kaitlyn Stevens lost the first doubles match, 2-6, 1-6, and Emily Gillies and Tia Senger lost the second match, 3-6, 0-6.

In boys singles, Tim Austin dropped the first singles match, 5-7, 1-6, Austin Griswold lost the second match, 1-6, 3-6, and Marc Pelletier Jr. lost the third match, 1-6, 2-6.

In boys doubles, Brad Foreman and Hayden Draper lost the first doubles match, 1-6, 4-6, and Toren Lombardo and Nick Vogl dropped the second match, 0-6, 0-6.

In mixed doubles, Dalton Barker and Monica Spinazzolo lost the first mixed doubles match, 6-7 (TB5), 1-6, and Mathew McLean and Samantha Feekes were blanked in the second match, 0-6, 0-6.

Mountain Home has a busy week of tennis this week. They traveled to Bishop Kelly on Monday, will be at home against Middleton on Thursday, March 20, with a 2 p.m. starting time.

The tennis squad then hosts Jerome on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. at the Richard Aguirre Park tennis courts.