Lakeside opened the 2023 with a 3-2 victory over visiting Wickliffe on Monday.
The Dragons claimed wins at first and second singles and first doubles.
“The team did a great job to start the season off with a win,” said Lakeside coach Spencer Selman. “It was nice to play at a good level following a week of little tennis as most were out of town during spring break.”
Jack Varckette defeated A.J. Levon at first singles, 6-1, 7-5, and Grayson Petros edged Noah Telisman at second singles, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Wickliffe prevented a singles sweep when Kurt Boegert defeated Matthew Surbella at third singles, 2-6, 5-1, 6-3.
Ty Hamilton and Finley Stanelun teamed up to beat Anthony Shaw and Ryan Latkovich at first doubles, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Wickliffe earned a split in doubles play thanks to Jimmy Wheeler and Nathan Klinger topping Taylor Williams and Sergio Lozano, 6-2, 7-5.
Winning the third set at first doubles helped us a lot as it put us in the lead for the match 2-1, and our second and third singles players could hear how excited our guys were to pull out the win after losing the first set,” Selman said. “It’s the best way to start a season—undefeated–and we hope to keep the momentum through a match-filled week.”
