Chris McWaters, bottom right, delivers a serve behind a cutout of a Badger at the Lampasas High School courts. PHOTO BY KENNETH PEISER Lampasas’ varsity tennis team invited a few friends to town Thursday and then sent their guests home disappointed.

The Badgers and Lady Badgers were only playing for practice, but the team had an impressive day, combining to go 25-11 on the day.

“This was good practice for us,” Lampasas head coach Kenneth Peiser said. “To play matches with no pressure and to just improve [is a good thing for the team].”

Winning is a positive as well.

The doubles teams of Alvin Aleman/Zach Holcomb, Lillie Davis/Katie Shaw and Mikenzie Myrick/Mackenzie Benton each went undefeated in play against visiting schools Leander, Leander Rouse and Ingram.

In other doubles action, the duo of Mason Thornton and Alex Morua went 2-1, losing to a team from Ingram.

Casey Scott and Jonah Cantu went 1-2 on the day, while Dylan Ham and Cheyenne Morrow split their two matches.

Chris Monroe went 1-2 on the day, falling to an Ingram player, but not before providing the day’s highlight, according to Peiser.

“Monroe had the big upset of the day, defeating Leander’s No. 1 player in straight sets,” the coach said.

Wade Martin, Nichole Queen and Caitlyn Yates each finished undefeated with two wins apiece, while Emily Bever and Ashley Hause went 2-1.

Chris McWaters (1-2) and Bradley Poston (1-1) each earned a victory.

“The players will play over spring break to keep their skills up, and we will go hard for two more weeks before district [competition begins],” Peiser said.

Lampasas plays next at Waco Midway March 26.