Austin tennis team tops Faribault

The Austin boys tennis team picked up a 7-0 win over Faribault at Paulson Courts in Austin Thursday.

David Koser, Max Coffey, Ethan Larson and Nick Brehmer all picked up their first varsity wins for the Packers (2-1 overall, 1-0 Big Nine).

Austin was missing three regular varsity players, but it didn’t miss a beat.

“All four (of the players getting their first win) played extremely well,” Austin head coach Tom Tauchnitz said. “We played a Faribault squad that was down in numbers this year and I felt our players did a great job of staying focused on good quality tennis.”

SINGLES

No. 1 Josh Detwiler (A) def. Ryder Ross (F), 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 Andrew Heickley (A) def. Dat Troung (F) 6-1, 6-0

No. 3 Patrick Wagner (A) def. Florian Plfug (F) 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 Joe Urlick (A) def. Nick Anderson (F) 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES

No. 1 Michael Thorsheim/John Fleiner (A) def. Tyler Erl/Peter Heppner (F) 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 Ethan Larson/Nick Brehmer (A) def. Morgan Melton/Adam Kern (F) 6-3, 6-3

No. 3 Max Coffey/David Koser (A) def. Joe Pleschourt/Matt Welborn (F) 6-0, 6-1

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