Park High aces Belgrade on Monday

Kepler Jacobik, Chole Shinn, Logan Jergenson, and Raymond Olds roll as Divisionals draw near. Analeece Frederickson is back and paired with Sophia Fetterhoff as double team goes undefeated.

Park High senior Kepler Jacobik serves against Belgrades Isobel Cunningham in their match on Monday at Sacajawea Park and Tennis Courts. Jacobik won without losing a game in two sets.

By: Jeff Schlapp

On Monday, the Rangers were so successful during their tennis match with Belgrade that the sun pushed aside the clouds and took a front-row seat.

The Rangers cruised to victories in all but three matches against the Panthers in the first two rounds, who were without some of their players for the meet. It doesn’t matter; you play whoever is across the net.

High School tennis is really about a season spent getting better. Although wins are nice (Gallatin High School's Mason McCarty has not lost a match in three years and holds a 46-win streak), learning to serve and volley and feeling comfortable when doing so is more critical.

Coach Carren Jacobik has spent the last few weeks toying with her lineup, but she seems to have found the right mix of singles and doubles.

Her number one girl single player, Kepler Jacobik, and number one single player for the boys, Logan Jergenson, have remained the same all year, but the rest of the team has taken shape, so on Monday, we saw the positions the players will probably play at divisionals.

On Monday, Kepler Jacobik hits a backhand in her match against Belgrade High School’s Isobel Cunningham.