Luverne's Kyle Fletcher returns a shot during Tuesday's home tennis match against Yellow Medicine East.By John RittenhouseThe Luverne tennis team ran its record to 2-1 with a victory during its 2003 home debut Tuesday.The Cardinals entertained Yellow Medicine East for their home opener.LHS swept the Sting in singles play and went 1-2 in doubles to secure a 5-2 win."The kids played well today," said Cardinal coach Greg Antoine. "They served well, and they started to apply some of their practice skills into their games."Cardinals’ Dusty Antoine and Patrick Bennett posted straight set wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Antoine notched 6-0 and 6-1 wins over Nathan Marland. Bennett recorded 6-2 and 6-1 victories over Andrew Hewitt.Luverne’s Kyle Fletcher posted a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over Dan Ford at No. 3 singles. David Nelson nailed down a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Andrew Albin at No. 4.The No. 2 doubles team of John Kreuch and Derek Boeve posted a win for LHS. They topped Adam Eckhardt and Clark Christian by 6-1 and 6-4 scores.YME’s Aaron Smith and Kyle Henderson handed Steven Althoff and Chris Vickery 6-4 and 6-3 setbacks at No. 1 doubles. Sting’ Brett Jacobson and Justin Clark recorded 6-4 and 7-5 wins over Zach Sanderson and Matt Kruech, who were making their varsity debuts at No. 3 doubles.Luverne plays in Redwood Falls today and at the St. James Tournament Saturday before hosting Brandon Valley and Worthington Monday and Tuesday respectively.
