The Crookston Pirate Boys Tennis team beat the Fergus Falls Otters 7-0 and beat the East Grand Forks Green Wave 5-2 at the EGF Triangular played at the EGF Senior High tennis courts.
CROOKSTON VS FERGUS FALLS
Crookston came out strong and dominated all seven matches as they shut out the Fergus Falls Otters 7-0 to earn their first victory of the season.
Reggie Winjum shut down his opponent at first singles for a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Grant Funk won a good battle at second singles with a hard-fought 6-3 victory in the first set and won the second set 6-2. Gunnar Groven continued to the Pirtate dominance at third singles with a solid 6-2, 6-1 victory. At fourth singles, Sam Widseth had a great match while cruising to a 6-2 victory in the first set, and he won the second set with ease, winning 6-0 to complete the singles sweep.
The first doubles team of Jack Everett and Hudson Rick kept the dominant Pirate performance going as they won the first doubles match 6-1, and won the second set 6-2. The second doubles team of Colton Osborn and Alex Zammert shut out their opponent in the first set 6-0, and won the second set 6-1. The third doubles team of Jacob Halvorson and Sawyer Anderson shut out their opponents with a 6-0, 6-0 victory to give the Pirates a 7-0 team victory.
| Crookston-7 | Fergus Falls-0 | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Reggie Winjum | Tyler Harthun | Crox | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2nd | Grant Funk | Clayton Pappel | Crox | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Groven | Dane Hare | Crox | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 4th | Sam Widseth | Sully Rufer | Crox | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1st Doubles | Jack Everett Hudson Rick | Ben Koch Will Vaughn | Crox | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2nd | Colton Osborn Alex Zammert | Cohen Mannie Isaiah Ibarra | Crox | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3rd | Jacob Halvorson Sawyer Anderson | David Hughes Hudson Emerson | Crox | 6-0, 6-0 |
CROOKSTON VS EAST GRAND FORKS
Crookston took an early 1-0 lead in the match when Sam Widseth won the fourth singles match. It was a good battle and Widseth won the first set 6-3. In the second set, it continued to be a close match, but Widseth was able to win some big points to win 6-3 and the Pirates had the early lead.
East Grand Forks evened up the match at 1-1 as Luke Hanson and Bauer Walter won the first set 6-0 before Crookston’s Jack Everett and Hudson Rick bounced back to win the second set 6-2, forcing a third set tie-breaker. EGF won the third set 10-2 to even the match at 1-1.
Crookston regained the lead when the third doubles team of Jacob Halvorson and Sawyer Anderson teamed up for an exciting victory. The first set was back-and-forth and tied at 6-6. In the tie-breaker, Halvorson and Anderson won 7-2 to win the set 7-6. The second set was another battle, but Crookston came away with a 6-4 victory, and the Pirates led 2-1.
Crookston added another victory as Gunnar Groven won a hard-fought first set 6-4 before taking over the match and winning the second set 6-1 to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead.
East Grand Forks cut the team score deficit to one as the Green Wave second doubles team won 7-5, 6-2 to get within a 3-2 deficit with the first and second singles matches remaining.
The top Pirate players were up to the task as Reggie Winjum won the first singles match 6-1, 6-3 to give Crookston a 4-2 lead (and the match victory). Grant Funk continued his solid play at second singles. Grant lost the first set 7-6 (7-1 in the tie-breaker) before bouncing back with a 6-0 second set win. Funk was able to outlast his opponent in the third set for a 10-6 victory and Crookston won the match 5-2.
Crookston improves to 2-2 on the year and 2-0 in section play. East Grand Forks is 1-2 on the year and 1-1 in section play.
| Crookston-5 | East Grand Forks-2 | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Reggie Winjum | Aaden Wavra | Crox | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 2nd | Grant Funk | Austin Kovar | Crox | 6-7, 6-0, 10-6 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Groven | Rhett Walter | Crox | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 4th | Sam Widseth | Brock Strauss | Crox | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1st Doubles | Jack Everett Hudson Rick | Luke Hanson Bauer Walter | EGF | 6-0, 2-6, 10-2 |
| 2nd | Colton Osborn Alex Zammert | Brady Anderson Oliver Kalenze | EGF | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Teagen Lubinski Sawyer Anderson | Nolan Kluck Kyler Berg | Crox | 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 |
