Austin Packers boys tennis team falls to Mankato West in regular season finale 5-2 Wednesday

The Austin Packers boys tennis team traveled to Mankato for their 2024 regular season finale Wednesday for a Big 9 Conference matchup with Mankato West, and it was the Scarlets coming away with a 5-2 win.

Picking up wins for the Packers were Cole Hebrink at No. 1 singles, as he swept Desmond Johnson of West in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, and Nathan Danielson outdueled Ian Kim of the Scarlets in three sets, 6-2, 4-6 and 6-1.

The Packers return to action  at the Big 9 Conference meet at the Rochester Outdoor Tennis Center Saturday, with the action scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m.

Mankato West – 5, Austin – 2,

Singles:
No. 1 – Cole Hebrink, Austin def. Desmond Johnson, Mankato West, 6-3 , 6-3 , -;
No. 2 – Nathan Danielson, Austin def. Ian Kim, Mankato West, 6-2 , 4-6 , 6-1 ;
No. 3 – Jackson Muehlenhardt, Mankato West def. Michael Garry, Austin, 7-6 (2), 6-2 , -;
No. 4 – Leighton Betters, Mankato West def. Lucas Rust, Austin, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 – Sam Gersich, Mankato West – Charlie Lamoureux, Mankato West def. Kyler Flanders, Austin – Quinton Grimley, Austin, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 – Colton Westberg, Mankato West – Calvin Downs, Mankato West def. Gavin Matyas, Austin – Aaron Danielson, Austin, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 – Aiden Mock, Mankato West – Yuri Goncalves, Mankato West def. Timothy Perez, Austin – Samuel Mata, Austin, 6-3 , 6-2 , -;