Boys Tennis Wins Conference Championship

Alex Lehmbeck, Staff Writer

The Western Warriors boys tennis team downed Spotswood on Friday, May 16th for the Conference 29 championship. They won convincingly, 5-1, not needing to play doubles. Tucker Ottaway, Joe Squillace, Scott Grover, Andrew Ern, and Ben Masselli all picked up singles wins for the Warriors. With the team up 4-1, Joe Squillace won his match in the third set to clinch the championship for the Warriors.

Western Albemarle was very efficient during the conference tournament. They defeated Turner Ashby in the first round 5-0, then they beat Monticello 5-0 in the second round, all before defeating Spotswood on the road to get the trophy. They will compete at home in the regional tournament starting on Tuesday, May 27th.