Tennis team loses to Vernon in area playoff round

  • COURTESY PHOTO | KENNETH PEISER Tyler Ecker prepares to serve as Clyde Ashfield plays at the net.
    COURTESY PHOTO | KENNETH PEISER Tyler Ecker prepares to serve as Clyde Ashfield plays at the net.
  • Sydney Unger, back, and Loretta Hodges played three tough sets last Thursday. COURTESY PHOTO | KENNETH PEISER
    Sydney Unger, back, and Loretta Hodges played three tough sets last Thursday. COURTESY PHOTO | KENNETH PEISER

    The Lampasas tennis team traveled to Mineral Wells last Thursday to take on Vernon in the area round of the playoffs. The Badgers ran into a very tough opponent and couldn’t keep up in the long run, losing 12-3.

    “We knew the boys’ side was pretty strong, and girls were about even,” head coach Kenneth Peiser said about Vernon. “The three boys’ doubles matches came off fairly quickly. We played well …