The Crookston Pirate Boys Tennis team beat the Perham Yellowjackets 7-0 and lost to Minnewaska Area 5-2 in a triangular at Minnewaska Area on Friday afternoon.
CROOKSTON VS PERHAM
Crookston beat the Perham Yellowjackets 7-0. The only match that went more than two sets was at first doubles with Jack Everett and Hudson Rick winning a hard-fought match. The Pirates won the first set easily 6-1, but lost the second set 6-3. In the third set, Everett and Rick cruised to a 10-1 victory to win the match.
The second doubles team of Teagen Lubinski and Alex Zammert won a close first set 6-4 and cruised to a 6-1 victory in the second set. The third doubles team of Jacob Halvorson and Sawyer Anderson rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
The four singles players, Reggie Winjum, Grant Funk, Gunnar Groven, and Sam Widseth dominated their matches to complete the 7-0 team victory.
| Crookston-7 | Perham-0 | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Reggie Winjum | Maddax Happel | Crox | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2nd | Grant Funk | Kaleb Frohling | Crox | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Groven | Paytan Myers | Crox | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 4th | Sam Widseth | Breck Borowicz | Crox | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1st Doubles | Jack Everett Hudson Rick | Noah Brasel Sam Brown | Crox | 6-1, 3-6, 10-1 |
| 2nd | Teagen Lubinski Alex Zammert | Zach Morberg Jack Hennagir | Crox | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 3rd | Jacob Halvorson Sawyer Anderson | Mike Stoll Henry Heimer | Crox | 6-2, 6-1 |
CROOKSTON VS MINNEWASKA AREA
Crookston lost to Minnewaska Area 5-2. Crookston’s two wins came at singles. Reggie Winjum had a tough start to his first singles match and lost 6-3. He bounced back to win the second set 6-3 to force a third set tie-breaker and Winjum outlasted his opponent to win the set 10-8 to earn a big win.
The second and final Pirate victory came at fourth singles as Sam Widseth with an impressive 6-2, 6-2 victory.
In the five Crookston losses, there was only one close match and that was at second doubles as Colton Osborn and Alex Zammert played well, but their opponents were able to come up with some big points to win 7-5, 7-5. Minnewaska Area won the other four matches by a combined 48-7 score and won the match 5-2.
Crookston is 3-3 on the year and 3-1 in section play. They will travel to Alexandria on Saturday for a quadrangular.
| Crookston-2 | Minnewaska-5 | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Reggie Winjum | Tenzin Dahl | Crox | 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 |
| 2nd | Grant Funk | Drew Bleick | Minn | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Groven | Carter LeClair | Minn | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 4th | Sam Widseth | Aidvic Vold | Crox | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1st Doubles | Jack Everett Hudson Rick | Marshall Kopp Riley Thornfinnson | Minn | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 2nd | Colton Osborn Alex Zammert | Xavier Johnson Carson Beyer | Minn | 7-5, 7-5 |
| 3rd | Jacob Halvorson Sawyer Anderson | Tyler Kohn Easton Palmer | Minn | 6-0, 6-2 |
