Plainsmen tennis stop Scottsbluff

By Wyoming Sports.org

CHEYENNE -- The Laramie High School boys’ tennis team did a little fine tuning and adjusting in stopping Scottsbluff, Neb., Tuesday at the Cheyenne East courts.

With the regional tournament in Laramie this weekend, LHS coach Carlos Mellizo made a couple of changes -- moving Dan Nachtigal from No. 1 singles to No. 1 doubles and matching him up with Mason Orcutt; moving Zeke Denison from No. 1 doubles to No. 1 singles and Ryne Ibarra from No. 1 doubles to No. 2 singles.

The Plainsmen had mixed results in the 4-1 victory.

Nachtigal and Orcutt defeated Scottsbluff’s Tommy Briggs and Jared Kerr 6-2 4-7(5) and 6-3 and Ibarra downed John Haslan 3-6, 6-1, and 6-0. Denison, however, fell to Nate Goodwin of Scottsbluff 6-4, 6-4.

“We were very happy to have played this match, only three days before regionals,” Mellizo said. “It allowed us to continue to refine certain strategies that we’re going to try to implement at both regionals and state. It was also nice to end our regular season on a winning note.”
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Laramie 4, Scottsbluff 1
No. 1 singles: Nate Goodwin (S) def. Zeke Denison 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 singles: Ryne Ibarra (LHS) def. John Haslan 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Dan Nachtigal/Mason Orcutt (LHS_ def. Tommy Briggs/Jarred Kerr 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3
No. 2 doubles: Colon Proctor/Sean Gardea (LHS) def. Skyler Sullivan/Kyle Hertig 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 doubles: Mathias Goldenstein/Shivam Patel (LHS) def. Holden Reichert/Tyler Webber 6-4, 6-4