By Cort Reynolds

WAPAKONETA__The visiting Bluffton High School boys tennis team defeated WBL foe Wapakoneta 5-0 on Thursday, April 30.

The Pirates improved to 9-2-1 after the decisive victory. Bluffton won 10 of the 11 sets in the lopsided match.

Wapakoneta fell to 5-7 with the convincing defeat. 

Bluffton’s Grady Coonfare battled through a third-set tiebreaker to beat Redskin senior Brayden Hooker at first singles. The Pirate senior lost the first set 7-5, then won set two 6-4 to set up a 10-point tiebreak, where he prevailed 10-5.

Pirate senior Isaiah Kohli rolled 6-0, 6-0 at second singles over sophomore Reese Schadle.

At third singles, Bluffton senior Nick Lovett beat junior Thomas Finkelmaier 6-4, 6-0.

At first doubles, Pirate senior Hudson Phillips and sophomore Toby Yarnell swept Redskin sophomores Tyler Roberts and Keaton Walker 6-1, 6-2.

Pirate sophomores Micah Lemley and Ezra Nygaard cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory at second doubles over Brayden Dickman and Kiara Keith.

Wednesday’s match at Ottawa-Glandorf (5-3) was rained out. The Pirates  play in the Elida tournament Saturday, May 2 at 9 a.m.