Lakers put up valiant effort against Cardinals

Lakers put up valiant effort against Cardinals

ALEXANDRIA — The Detroit Lakes boys tennis team was back on the road for a fourth consecutive Central Lakes Conference dual on Thursday, April 23. The Lakers battled with Alexandria, who handed them a 7-0 loss and dropped them to 1-4 overall. DL's No. 3 singles, Rhett Walter, put up a fight against Shawn Hinrichs but eventually fell in two sets (6-3, 6-4). No. 1 singles Max Mercil secured three wins in the second set but could force a third agai…