Miners boys tennis showcases improvements at state tournament

Miners boys tennis showcases improvements at state tournament

The Miners boys tennis team was relatively young and inexperienced this year — five of the seven players they sent to the state tournament May 16 and 17 were underclassmen. Where most programs would view that type of season and tournament as a rebuilding one, especially with head coach Cole Lee in his first year at the helm, Lee and Park City attacked it. The Miners went 6-2, finished third in their competitive region and fourth in the state. Tw…

Lavan heads back to State

For the third year in a row, Cloquet tennis player Ethan Lavan will represent the Lumberjacks in the state boys tennis tournament. "Ethan did a nice job of defending his title," said Cloquet coach Tom Proulx. The Cloquet junior entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed. After a first-round bye he picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win over Zach Shingler of Hermantown, then took a 6-1, 6-3 win over...