Austin Packers boys tennis team falls to Winona 4-3 in season opener Tuesday

The Austin Packers boys tennis team opened their 2023 season versus the Winona Winhawks in a Big 9 Conference match at the Wescott Athletic Complex in Austin Tuesday afternoon, and a young Packers squad came up just short against the Winhawks in a 4-3 loss.

Picking up wins for Austin Tuesday were freshman Cole Hebrink at No. 1 singles, as he downed Gavin Clemons of Winona in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, freshman Nathan Danielson at No. 2 singles was in control from the start and defeated Ben Wisniewski of the Winhawks 6-1, 6-1, and Michael Garry, another freshman for Austin came back from a set down to win his match over Winona’s Clay Cottrell at No. 3 singles 4-6, 6-1 and 7-5.

The Packers return to action Saturday in a Big 9 Conference triangular at Rocheter Mayo High School versus the Spartans and Rochester John Marshall, with the action starting at 9 a.m.

WINONA SENIOR HIGH – 4, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH – 3,

Singles:
No. 1 – Cole Hebrink, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH def. Gavin Clemons, WINONA SENIOR HIGH, 6-4 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 – Nathan Danielson, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH def. Ben Wisniewski, WINONA SENIOR HIGH, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 – Michael Garry, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH def. Clay Cottrell, WINONA SENIOR HIGH, 4-6 , 6-1 , 7-5 ;
No. 4 – Cordel Ruppert, WINONA SENIOR HIGH def. Marcos Castro, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 – Owen Brietzki, WINONA SENIOR HIGH – Reed Jacobsen, WINONA SENIOR HIGH def. Kyler Flanders, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH – Lucas Rust, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH, 6-0 , 6-3 , -;
No. 2 – Luke Smeby, WINONA SENIOR HIGH – Marley Paulson, WINONA SENIOR HIGH def. Quinton Grimley, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH – Micah Peterson, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;
No. 3 – Julian Kohner, WINONA SENIOR HIGH – Cameron Hancock, WINONA SENIOR HIGH def. Timothy Perez, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH – Aaron Danielson, AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;