For the second time this season, the Park Rapids boys tennis team defeated Wadena-Deer Creek by a 6-1 margin in a Mid-State Conference match.
The Panthers swept the three doubles matches and won the bottom three singles matches Tuesday at Wadena to improve to 4-1 in the conference and 5-2 overall this spring.
Alex Renner prevailed at No. 2 singles with a pair of tiebreaker victories while Ryan Kent and Steve Smith posted straight-set wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles.
Ben Waller and Joe Pen-ning didn't lose a game at No. 1 doubles, Brady Pederson and Ted Tiffany lost only three games at No. 2 doubles, and Kyle Dickinson and Max Brown lost only two games at No. 3 doubles to spark the win.
Park Rapids 6, W-DC 1
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No. 1 singles: Derek Blazek, W-DC, over Mark Smith 6-1, 6-2.
No. 2 singles: Alex Renner, PR, over Jeff Brown 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5).
No. 3 singles: Ryan Kent, PR, over Victor Costa 6-3, 6-2.
No. 4 singles: Steve Smith, PR, over Cody Bain 6-2, 6-2.
No. 1 doubles: Ben Waller/Joe Penning, PR, over Tom Leyh/Caleb Bigham 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 doubles: Brady Pederson/Ted Tiffany, PR, over Jason Hall/Justin Tucker 6-2, 6-1.
No. 3 doubles: Kyle Dickinson/Max Brown, PR, over Mitchell Girard/Taylor Garcia 6-1, 6-1.
