KYRA Flint of the Lady Broncs tennis team approaches the net as she gets set for the return
in a recent match. Submitted photo.
The Kern Valley tennis team made the trip to Arvin to take on the Lady Bears. They would suffer through the heat and fall 1-7-1 to Arvin in the match.
The Lady Broncs managed to collect 28 games in the 93 sets that were played. The lone win came from Abby Phillips who won her match 8-2. The tie came from Kyra Flint. She and her Lady Bears opponent battled to a 7-7 tie. Both coaches decided in the best interest of the athletes it would remain a tie.
In other singles matches, Marissa Tate and Elizabeth Davis both fell 3-8, Karsyn Liske lost 2-8, and Summer Santos was defeated 0-8. The doubles team of Tate and Davis played tough, but was defeated 4-8. Flint and Phillips joined up to play doubles, but could not overcome the strong play of the Arvin players. They would lose 1-8. The final doubles team of Talor Beam and Ariel Balan lost their match 0-8.
Two days later the Kern Valley squad made another road trip. This time it was to Bakersfield to face off with Highland. The Lady Broncs were swept in the match as all the Lady Scots won every match. Kern Valley did win 22 games in the match, but it was not near enough to overcome their opponent.
In single play, Flint played the closest match, but fell 6-8. Tate and Davis both lost 3-8, while Liske and Santos dropped the 2-8 decision. Rounding out singles action, Phillips would fall 1-8 in her match. Double play saw the team of Tate and Davis lose 3-8. The team of Beam and Kylie Griswold lost 2-8, and the doubles partners of Phillips and Flint lost 0-8.
Head coach Sabine Mixon said, “If we merely consider the pre-season in terms of wins and losses, we lose the whole purpose behind playing larger schools during our pre-season. However, when we recognize the growth occurring, and the experience gained, we understand how valuable these moments on the court are. I am thankful that we have the opportunity to play the larger schools and am excited to start league play in a few weeks.”
Next up for Kern Valley was McFarland who they hosted on Tuesday. On Thursday they will begin HDL action with a match on the road against Rosamond.
