ALBERT LEA — The Austin boys tennis team won its season opener 5-2 in Albert Lea Thursday.

Freshman Colton Detwiler and Jeremy Olmsted picked up their first career wins in singles for the Packers (1-0 overall, 1-0 Big Nine).

“We’ve got a young team this year, so this was a good win for us,” Austin head coach Tommy Tauchnitz said.

Austin juniors Pat Wagner and Bob Sherman won the top two singles matches.

SINGLES

No. 1 Pat Wagner (A) def. Trevor Herfindahl (AL) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

No. 2 Bob Sherman (A) def. Darik Weigel (AL) 6-4, injury default

No. 3 Colton Detwiler (A) def. Taylor Herfindahl (AL) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

No. 4 Jeremy Olmsted (A) def. Cole Keyeski (AL) 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES

No. 1 Ethan Larson and Nick Brehmer (A) def. Aaron Woitas and Evan Templeman (AL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

No. 2 Kyle Zogg and Carter Dahl (AL) def. Ethan Anderson and Noah Brehmer (A)

No. 3 Josh Martin and Collin Jahnke (AL) def. Cole Nicol (A) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1