Sweetwater County High School tennis teams fight bravely against Jackson

GREEN RIVER – It was a challenging weekend for Sweetwater County high school tennis teams as both Green River and Rock Springs took on Jackson in a series of intense matches on Saturday.

The Green River Lady Wolves struggled on their home court, with Jackson dominating most of the matches. Despite a valiant effort, Green River lost 5-0 to the Jackson girls team.

In No. 1 girls' singles, Rylin Arnell of Green River fought hard against Rosey Jones of Jackson, taking the match to a third-set tiebreaker. Jones eventually prevailed, winning 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).

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Jocelyn Peterson, Green River's second-ranked singles player, faced Lucy Webb of Jackson but was unable to prevail, losing 1-6, 3-6.

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The doubles teams faced similar challenges. In No. 1 doubles, the duo of Sydney Lopez and Brynley Beutel lost to Cake Mercury and Harper Maher of Jackson 2-6, 3-6. The No. 2 doubles team of Tori Wahl and Savery English managed to get into a tiebreaker in the second set but ultimately lost 3-6, 6-7 (5-7). The No. 3 doubles team of Alexia Britton and Amanda Davis also took their match to three sets but lost 6-3, 3-6, 5-7.

The boys team from Green River had more luck, narrowly defeating Jackson with a final score of 4:1.

In the No. 1 singles match, Tanner Hokanson of Green River faced a tough opponent in Emelyn Baev and lost 3-6, 3-6. However, Andrew Neher of Green River turned things around in the No. 2 singles match with a win over Jayden D'Amours, where he came back from behind to win 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

The Green River boys were outstanding in doubles. The No. 1 doubles team of Dylan Archibald and Jake Nielsen played brilliantly, defeating Jackson's Finn Benniga and Tin Barden 6-3, 6-2. The No. 2 doubles team of Kaiden Dodson and Aiden Neher also secured a win, beating Max Anderson and Owen Ankeny 6-1, 7-5. Finally, the No. 3 doubles duo of Jonathan Myers and Gabe Maez secured the win with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory over William Freymann and Adi Wetzler.

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Meanwhile, the Rock Springs tennis teams hosted Jackson later that day, where the girls lost 4-1 and the boys lost 3-2.

Cumorah Shuler lost her No. 1 girls singles match to Rosey Jones of Jackson 6-2, 6-3. The only bright spot for Rock Springs was Evie Lang, who won her No. 2 singles match against Lucy Webb 6-2, 7-5.

In doubles, the No. 1 team of Killpack and Asper lost to Mayer and Mercury of Jackson 6-0, 6-4. The No. 2 doubles team of Scarlet and Millham defeated Turnwall and Atwood of Rock Springs 6-4, 6-3. The No. 3 doubles pair of Dilliard and Horan also secured a win over Miller and Anderson of Rock Springs 6-2, 6-2.

The Rock Springs boys had a closer match, losing narrowly 3-2 to Jackson. Tanner Tryzbiak in No. 1 singles was defeated by Jayden D'Amours 6-2, 6-4. Emilio Corona put up a strong fight in No. 2 singles, but lost to Emelyn Baev in the tiebreak 7-6 (11-9), 6-4.

Rock Springs' doubles teams fared better, with Aanerud and Wiberg winning their No. 1 doubles match against F. Barden and T. Barden 6-1, 7-5, and the No. 2 doubles team of Swafford and Powell defeating Anderson and Prugh 6-4, 6-3.

Both Green River and Rock Springs will look to recover and refine their strategies as they prepare to take the field tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Green River.