The Baker tennis teams were busy over the past week, traveling to La Grande on April 16, then playing host to Nyssa on April 18 and to Payette, Idaho, on April 19. Baker won most of the matches against La Grande and Payette.

AT LA GRANDE, APRIL 16

“One constant this season has been wind, and our kids battled with gusts and chilly weather during the match in La Grande,” Baker coach Amy Younger said. “Baker came away with wins across nearly all of our matches.”

The Bulldogs were 6-1 in singles and 5-2 in doubles.

Boys singles (Baker players listed first)

Caleb Hills beat Javier Garicano, 6-3, 5-7, 10-5 (tiebreaker)

Ethan Hills beat Blake Hildebrandt, 6-2, 6-4

Jack Joseph lost to Jeremiah Jones, 8-6

Boys doubles

Nate Jensen/Jayden Yencopal beat Blake Hildebrandt/Dallin Perry, 6-2, 6-4

Brandon McCullough/Noah Lien beat Hunter McCall/Spencer Hanna, 6-1, 6-0

Weston Burton/Jacob Burton beat Kaden Jones/Oliver Gorham, 8-1

Girls singles

Ludo Tricarico beat Diana Robles, 6-0, 6-0

Isabel Cunningham beat Addison Berry, 6-1, 6-2

Liz Timm beat Mallie Gitome, 8-0

Madison Sullivan beat Elle Edvalson, 8-3

Girls doubles

Olivia Jacoby/Kaitlyn Schwin beat Rylan Mellinger/Shanti Ward, 6-1, 6-1

Paige Marlia/Abby Cunningham beat LeAnna Scott/Aliya Lenox, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)

Emy Myer/Jayden Whitford lost to Raquel Garcia Tovar/Martina Sarrion Fernandez, 8-5

Katie Spaugh/Avery Collier lost to Kendal DeYoung/Marie Munzel, 8-1

Vs. Nyssa, April 18

“We always look forward to the challenge of playing Nyssa, which has been strong in boys singles for a number of years,” Younger said. “Although we dropped the matches in varsity boys singles, it was good for our athletes to play tough opponents. Baker won the top two boys doubles matches, including an exciting comeback with the team of Brandon McCullough and Noah Lien, who won their match in a tiebreaker.”

Boys singles

Caleb Hills lost to Dawson Richards, 6-2, 6-0

Ethan Hills lost to Spencer Romans, 6-1, 7-5

Kegan Bott lost to Garrison Page, 6-2, 6-0

Chase Myatt lost to Layne Fleharty, 8-6

Zayne Hills beat Eduardo Rodriguez, 8-0

Boys doubles

Nate Jensen/Jayden Yencopal beat Ian Esplin/Samuel Dorathy, 6-0, 6-2

Brandon McCullough/Noah Lien beat Caleb Woodruff/Brennan Wagstaff, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)

Girls singles

Ludo Tricarico beat Brenna Kesler, 6-4, 6-4

Liz Timm beat London Hartley, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2

Isabel Cunningham beat Jade Hammond 6-0, 6-0

Girls doubles

Olivia Jacoby/Kaitlyn Schwin beat Belle Wagstaff/Hadee Wagstaff, 6-0, 6-2

Paige Marlia/Abby Cunningham lost to Sabrina Esteves/Courtney Carlton, 6-2, 7-5

Emy Myer/Jayden Whitford beat Olivia Rushton/Samantha Toll, 8-3

VS. PAYETTE, APRIL 19

“On an almost perfect day for tennis, Baker won nearly all matches against Payette,” Younger said.

Baker went 5-2 in singles matches and 4-0 in doubles on a sunny day with temperatures in the 60s.

Boys singles

Caleb Hills beat Dylan Mines, 6-0, 6-3

Ethan Hills beat Alex Madrid, 7-5, 6-0

Kegan Bott lost to Bishop Garcia, 6-3, 7-5

Chase Myatt beat Aiden Gantz 8-3

Boys doubles

Nate Jensen/Jayden Yencopal beat Alex Smith/Dwayne Mines, 6-4, 6-0

Girls singles

Ludo Tricarico lost to Destany Rodriquez, 6-0, 6-4

Liz Timm beat Delia Papa, 6-3, 6-1

Isabel Cunningham beat Ava Jackson, 6-1, 6-0

Girls doubles

Olivia Jacoby/Kaitlyn Schwin beat M. Switzeer/K. Tompkins, 6-0, 6-0

Paige Marlia/Abby Cunningham beat T. Baird/V. Cisneros, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)

Emy Myer/Jayden Whitford beat A. Rodriguez/G. Luna, 6-2, 6-0

Baker plays host to Pendleton on Tuesday, April 23 and to Vale on Thursday, April 25. Matches start at 3 p.m. both days at the Ash Grove courts near the Baker Sports Complex.

A group of Baker girls will travel to Madras for the Madras Invitational on Saturday, April 27.