![The teams prepare to start another play with just a few minutes left in the first half. The Lions were in the lead at halftime with a score of 27-0. At half time, the team went back to the locker rooms. “[We ate] orange slices,” Malos said. “[Then] our team came out and got the win.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2385-1200x800.jpg)
![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
West Linn Boys Tennis starts season well with league opening win against Oregon City
With a goal of chasing down the rival Lakeridge Pacers the West Linn Boys Varsity Tennis team (1-0) opened up league play against the Oregon City Pioneers (0-1) and dominated, winning 6-2.
“We didn’t play well in first and second ranked doubles,” Ward Lewis, head coach, said. “The chemistry is not there yet.”
John Rowan, junior, and doubles partner Justus Gulbrandson, junior, won 6-0, 6-1 along with wins from singles player Mitch Tingey (6-2, 6-0), senior, Matt Perkins (6-0, 6-1), freshman, and Noah Archer (6-0, 6-0), sophomore, that helped push the Lions to victory.
“I think we can improve our consistency and perseverance as a team,” Rowan said. “But I really don’t see a whole lot of weak links on the team.”
“We have great team unity,” Lewis said. “We all like each other, we have great team captains in Mitch [Tingey] and Connor Houlette [junior].”
West Linn will take on the Canby Cougars today at 4 p.m. at West Linn High School.
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