St. Thomas boys tennis gets back on track; picks up 9-0 sweep of Pembroke.

STA (6-2) bounced back nicely after a tough loss yesterday.  They were able to defeat Pembroke (0-7) comfortably taking all 9 matches.  The match almost didn't happen due to a passing heavy rain storm but Coach and the boys were able to act quickly and make the court playable.  Once the courts were ready STA's top 4 players wasted little time picking up wins.  Captain Miguel Diaz got back in the win column picking up the 8-2 victory at #1 singles.  Sophomore Owen Himmer earned an 8-3 win at #2 singles despite falling behind early.  Jack Dillow and Jake McGuire picked up easy 8-1 and 8-0 victories at #3 and #4 singles respectively.  

The last two singles matches were a lot more exciting.  Junior Jack Benelli fell behind 3-0 with a rough start before rallying to pick up the 8-5 win in the #5 spot.  Senior Hayden Blaisdell fought hard in the #6 spot during a tightly contested match.  He picked up his play at the end and finished off his opponent 8-5.  After sweeping singles the Saints continued to impress when the doubles matches began.

McGuire and Baxter Kimball continued their undefeated steak as a pair with a dominating 8-1 win at #3 doubles.  Diaz paired with Senior Trevor McAden to pick up the 8-4 win in the #1 spot.  McAden was making his first start as a varsity tennis player.  Coach was impressed with McAden's ability to play strong at the net while stepping into the #1 spot without ever having played for points.  The strong duo of Dillow and Benelli finished the sweep with an 8-4 victory at #2 doubles.

STA hopes to begin another win streak as they host Coe-Brown tomorrow in what will be their 3rd match in as many days.