WRHS TENNIS: Connelly rolls to singles wins

It was win one, lose two for White River’s boys tennis team, topping Fife 3-2 Sept. 14 and losing to Franklin Pierce 3-2 Sept. 12 and Eatonville 3-2 Friday, both league contests.

It was win one, lose two for White River’s boys tennis team, topping Fife 3-2 Sept. 14 and losing to Franklin Pierce 3-2 Sept. 12 and Eatonville 3-2 Friday, both league contests.

Against the Trojans, No. 2 singles David Connelly bested his opponent 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)

Doubles partners Lyle and Tommy McCarragher and Josh Mills and Clayton Menzel each won in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Against Eatonville, Hornet No. 1 single Drew Maras easily won 6-0, 6-0. Connelly added another win to his record, 6-3, 6-1 and the tandem of Lyle McCarragher and Sam Bruckbauer dropped the first set 6-2, but won the next two 6-4, 6-4.

In the loss to Franklin Pierce, Mills and Menzel paired up for a doubles win and Connelly earned another victory.