The Valley City Hi-Liners boys tennis team was unable to secure a win on senior day, falling to the Fargo North Spartans, 7-2. The Hi-Liners’ only senior, Miles Taylor, lost both his singles and doubles matches, though head coach Matt Neilson was encouraged by his “excellent” performance against top competition.

The Hi-Liners will compete in a play-in match Monday at 4:30 p.m. in West Fargo. The match will follow a 3-2 format, featuring three singles matches and two doubles matches, with each player only competing in one match. The winner will advance to the regional tournament as the No. 7 seed in Fargo on Thursday, while the losing team’s season will come to an end. The regional individual tournament will take place Friday and Saturday in Fargo.

 

Results: Valley City listed first

Valley City: 2

Fargo North: 7

 

Singles:

1. Miles Taylor lost to Drew Burris 6-4, 6-1

2. Colin Hoff lost to Nick Webb 6-2, 6-0

3. Quin Kruger lost to Arnav Panwalker 6-3, 4-6, 10-5

4. Kellen Westman defeated Nate Wilson 3-6, 6-2, 10-8

5. Cole Haugen lost to Thomas Webb 6-1, 6-3

6. Noah Tulp defeated Constant Lavelle 7-6(4), 4-6, 14-12

 

Doubles:

1. Taylor/Haugen lost to Burris/Webb 6-4, 6-2

2. Hoff/Tulp lost to Panwalker/Trumbo 6-2, 6-1

3. Kruger/Matthew Holm lost to Webb/Vandrovec 6-2, 6-2