On Monday, September 27th, the Griffith Boys Tennis Team hosted Morton High School for their final home game and final game of the season. The tennis team won 4 – 1, with their only loss at 2nd singles in a tense two sets of 5-7.
         The tennis team has 3 non-forfeit wins this season, this being their 4th, a great improvement for the last decade of Griffith Tennis.
The team started out 1 – 0 with a quick 6 – 1, 6 – 2 victory from 1st Singles’ Ian Clark. The rest of the matches were much closer struggles with many switches in lead.
2nd Doubles’ Nathan Pinkelton and Connor Crafton went up a set in a 7 – 5 win, but started out 0 – 1 in the second set. After tying it up 3 – 3, 2nd Doubles stepped on the gas and pulled out the second set in a 6 – 3 win, winning this match.
3rd Singles’ Ian Ince was the next win for Griffith, which locked up the match score to 3 – 1 after a loss from 2nd Singles.
1st Doubles’ Peyton Thomas and Tommy Miller began with a constant struggle, with Morton and Griffith going back to deuce multiple times in several games. After taking the losing set 4 – 6, Thomas and Miller kept going back and forth in leads with Morton, but finally winning the second set 6 – 4, taking Morton to the third set. After another close set, 1st Doubles won to make the final score 4 – 1.
Griffith’s Boys Tennis Team’s final game of the season showed great potential for next year, and coaches, fans, and players alike are all excited to see where this team goes.