On Friday, March 13, the Utah High School Activities Association announced a suspension of all spring sports activities beginning on Monday, March 16. As a result of Governor Herbert’s directive in a March 23 press conference, the Association continues to suspend all UHSAA spring activities and athletics, including practice and/or team gatherings, until at least May 1, in line with the state-recommended extension to the school soft closure.
At the time of the March 16 deadline, the Carbon tennis squad had accumulated a team record of 2-2. Following the season opener against Juab, the team participated in a tournament against Uintah, Manti and North Sanpete.
March 10-
The Carbon High School tennis squad opened the 2020 season with a solid performance on the road against the Juab Wasps in Nephi.
Competing in three single varsity events, the Dinos came away with three wins. The team split the two doubles contest, ending the afternoon with more wins than losses.
Junior Preston Condie earned a win in straight sets, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-2. Jack Livingston also won decisively in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1. The lone loss came from Leonard Livingston who fell in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 2-6.
Bonham Brewer and Derrick Jorgensen scored a victory for the Dinos in the doubles set as they topped their opposition 6-4, 6-0. Alex Callahan and Garret Black dropped their match in straight sets 4-6, 0-6.
March 12-
The Carbon Dino tennis club took part in the North Sanpete tournament, competing against three other schools. In their previous outing on Tuesday March 10 they defeated the Juab Wasps 3-2. On this occasion they would face teams from Uintah, Manti and North Sanpete.
In their first matches of the day they took on the team from Uintah High School from Vernal. In the singles matches Preston Condie would fall in straight sets 2-6 and 0-6. Leonard Livingston was defeated in straight sets as well 2-6 and 0-6. In the final of the singles matches Jack Livingston fell 2-6, 6-2 and 9-11 in a tiebreak.
As for doubles matches Bonham Brewer and Derrick Jorgensen fell in straight sets 3-6 and 3-6 as did the team of Alex Callahan and Carter Heugly were defeated 0-6, 0-6. Carbon would lose to Uintah 5-0.
In the second round of matches the Dinos would face Manti, with mostly the same result. Condie would fall in straight sets 2-6 and 1-6. Leonard Livingston fell 0-6, 0-6. Jack Livingston would again go to a tiebreak but would fall 6-2, 2-6 and 8-10.
The doubles pair of Bonham Brewer and Derrick Jorgensen would register the first Carbon win in straight sets 6-3, 6-0, and the pairing of Callahan and Heugly would fall 3-6 and 4-6. Carbon fell to Manti 1-4.
In the final matches of the tournament Carbon faced North Sanpete. Preston Condie was victorious 7-5 and 6-2. Leonard Livingston took control in his match winning 6-1 and 7-5, and Jack Livingston made a clean singles sweep for the Dinos winning 6-2 and 6-3.
In doubles, Brewer and Jorgensen fell 0-6 and 2-6, and Callahan and Heugly lost in straight sets 0-6, 0-6.
Singles Records
|
Name |
Record |
|
Preston Condie |
2-2 |
|
Jack Livingston |
2-2 |
|
Leonard Livingston |
1-3 |
Doubles Records
| Names | Record |
| Bonham Brewer/Derrick Jorgensen | 2-2 |
| Alex Callahan/Carter Heugly | 0-3 |
| Alex Callahan/Garrett Black | 0-1 |