Bearcats have busy week

The Aledo Racquetcats tennis team played six matches this past week, winning all but one.  

On Monday Aug. 7, the Racquetcats took on Denton Guyer in the morning (winning 12-7), and Lubbock Cooper in the afternoon (falling 6-13). Continuing their doubleheader play on Aug. 8, they competed against Austin McNeil in the morning (11-7) and Lake Highlands in the afternoon (10-9). 

On Friday, Aug. 11, the team traveled to Mansfield, winning 12-7, and hosted Abilene Cooper on August 14, winning 12-5.

Boys doubles: Scott Mason/Craig Mason prevailed over Denton Guyer 8-7 with a tiebreak score of 7-5. Also winning were Jacob Heckathorn/Francois Britz (8-4).

Girls doubles: Eleanor Jack/Patrice Loftin (8-5) and Natalie Nawrocki/Gracie Heydman (8-3).  

Mixed doubles: Benjamin Farmer/Lila Satterfield won 8-4.  

Winning their singles matches were Farmer (8-3), Heckathorn (8-5), Bryanna Orr (8-3), Kenley Germany (8-4), Satterfield (8-4), Heydman (8-6) and Jack (6-4).

Posting wins in the Lubbock Cooper match were girls doubles Orr/Germany (8-5), mixed doubles Farmer/Satterfield (8-3), and singles matches of Farmer (8-4), Heckathorn (8-5), Orr (8-6) and Heydman (8-1).

Winning matches against Austin McNeil were boys doubles Mason/Mason (8-5), Heckathorn/Britz (8-4), girls doubles Ella Kate Bussmeir/Loftin (8-4), Nawrocki/Heydman (8-2) and mixed doubles Farmer/Satterfield (8-4). Singles winners included C. Mason (8-6), Farmer (7-5), Germany (8-6), Bussmeir (8-4), Satterfield (8-1) and Heydman (8-6).

In a close match with Lake Highlands, wins were posted by boys doubles Heckathorn/Britz (8-3), girls doubles Bussmeir/Loftin (8-1) and mixed doubles Farmer/Satterfield (8-4).  Singles winners were Farmer (8-0), Will Beyer (8-6), Tom Ruminsky (8-3), Bussmeir (8-4), Satterfield (8-0), Sydney Byrd (8-4) and Heydman (8-1).

All three boys doubles teams won against Mansfield High School.  Scores were Mason/Mason (8-4), Heckathorn/Britz (8-1) and Beyer/Ruminsky (8-6).  Girls doubles winners were Bussmeir/Loftin (8-6), and the mixed doubles pair of Farmer/Satterfield won 8-2. Singles winners were C Mason (8-1), Farmer (8-4), S. Mason (8-1), Heckathorn (8-4), Orr (8-3), Germany (8-4), and Bussmeir (8-1).

In the Aug. 14 match against Abilene Cooper, doubles winners were Orr/Germany (6-3, 4-6, 11-9), Bussmeir/Loftin (6-3, 6-1) and Farmer/Satterfield (6-3, 6-2). Winners in the singles bracket were Orr, Germany, Bussmeir, Satterfield, C. Mason, Farmer, Beyer, Heckathorn and Ruminsky.  Games played by S. Mason and Byrd were called for time, though both were up by a set.

The team is set to play its last pre-district match against Birdville on Friday, Aug. 18. The district opener against Granbury is scheduled for Aug. 22 at Granbury High School.