A full lineup nearly opened the floodgates for the Austin High boys' tennis team, who fell one match short of Mankato East in a 4-3 Big Nine Conference pairing Thursday night at the Wescott Tennis Courts in Austin.

The Packers took two of three doubles matches to tie the team scoring at 3-3 heading into the final doubles match. Luke Green and Jack Lynch fell in a tight match that ended on a 7-4 loss in the second-set tie-breaker.

"It was a great match," said AHS coach Matt Cavanaugh. "The doubles played excellent, and the singles are improving slowly. Everybody fought to the very end."

The Packers (0-3) are scheduled to host Decorah, Iowa, for a dual today at 4:30 p.m. at Wescott.

Results:

Singles

1--Nick Polvil (ME) def. Alex Huncek, 6-3, 6-3

2--Dane Linder (ME) def. Jesse Morgan, 6-4, 6-2

3--Cole Schumacher (ME) def. Michael Binder, 6-2, 6-3

4--Andy Sundahl (A) def. Evan Meyer, 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

1--Tucker Schieck and Mike Cavanaugh (A) def. Art VanDoenharer and Jonathon Lee, 6-4, 6-4

2--Jim Reetz and Taylor Hansen (A) def. Ken Willert and Tyler Freyberg, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6

3--Chris Goettle and Johanns Pilkhamn (ME) def. Luke Green and Jack Lynch, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)