The Crookston Pirate Boys Tennis team beat beat Delano 4-3 and lost to Monticello 4-3 and Alexandria 6-1 at the Alexandria quadrangular on Saturday.
CROOKSTON VS DELANO
The Crookston Pirates won three singles matches and one doubles match to beat Delano 4-3 in the first match of the day.
Grant Funk picked up a hard-fought 6-3, 6-3 win at second singles. At third singles, Gunnar Groven continued his outstanding start to the season with an impressive 6-1, 6-1 victory. Sam Widseth continued his solid play as he won the first set at fourth singles 6-0. He also won the second set 6-3.
The fourth Pirate victory came at second doubles as Colton Osborn and Alex Zammert won an exciting first set 7-5. They lost the second set 6-4, but bounced back to win the third set 10-3.
Crookston lost two matches in three sets as Reggie Winjum lost his first singles match in three. He lost the first set 6-3, bounced back to win the second set 6-4, and lost a great battle in the third set 10-7.
The other three-set loss came at third doubles as Crookston’s Jacob Halvorson and Sawyer Anderson won the first set 6-4. They lost the second set 6-4 and in a good back-and-forth battle, they lost the third set 10-8.
| Crookston-4 | Delano-3 | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Reggie Winjum | Bobby Schleif | Del | 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 |
| 2nd | Grant Funk | Rhett Bahe | Crox | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Groven | Whit Pieper | Crox | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4th | Sam Widseth | Brody Heimark | Crox | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1st Doubles | Jack Everett Hudson Rick |
Danny Chuck Jon Truman |
Del | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2nd | Colton Osborn Alex Zammert |
Noah Thompson Jaimon Kittock |
Crox | 7-5, 4-6, 10-3 |
| 3rd | Jacob Halvorson Sawyer Anderson |
Liam Olson Ike Melsen |
Del | 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 |
CROOKSTON VS MONTICELLO
Crookston used a different line-up and lost to the Monticello Magic 4-3 in the second match of the day. The Pirates third and fourth singles continue to play outstanding tennis as Gunnar Groven at third singles was impressive again as he cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory and at fourth singles Sam Widseth won a close first set 6-3 before pulling away for a 6-1 victory in the second set to earn two singles wins for the Pirates.
The lone doubles win came at first singles as Reggie Winjum and Grant Funk teamed up for a 6-3 first set victory. The second set was a lot closer as the set was tied at 6-6 before Winjum and Funk won the tie-breaker 8-6 to win the match. The four matches Monticello won were pretty decisive except for the third doubles match where Jacob Halvorson and Sawyer Anderson lost a hard-fought match 6-4, 6-4.
Crookston is 4-4 on the year.
| Crookston-3 | Monticello-4 | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Jack Everett | William Kuhn | Mont | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2nd | Hudson Rick | Wyatt Hanson | Mont | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Groven | Micah Coalwell | Mont | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4th | Sam Widseth | Jude Berning | Crox | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1st Doubles | Reggie Winjum Grant Funk |
Caleb Berning Levi Berning |
Crox | 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) |
| 2nd | Colton Osborn Alex Zammert |
Ethan Kuhn Camden Fierabend |
Crox | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Jacob Halvorson Sawyer Anderson |
Jordy and Lucas | Mont | 6-4, 6-4 |
CROOKSTON VS ALEXANDRIA
The final match of the day had Alexandria beating Crookston 6-1. The lone Pirate win came at third singles with Sam Widseth winning for the third time on the day. He was the first set in exciting fashion with a 7-5 victory. In the second set, it was another close one as Widseth won 6-4 to be the only Pirate to win all three of his matches on the day.
The second doubles match was close as Colton Osborn and Alex Zammer lost the first set in a hard-fought match, falling 7-5. They lost the second set in another tight battle 6-4. Alexandria won the rest of the matches and coasted to a 6-1 victory.
Crookston drops to 4-5 on the year and will host Thief River Falls at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
| Crookston- | Alexandria | Win | Score | |
| 1st Singles | Jack Everett | Niklas Cook | Alex | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 2nd | Gunnar Groven | Donny Rousu | Alex | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3rd | Sam Widseth | Bennett Teaser | Crox | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 4th | Teagen Lubinski | Scott He. | Alex | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1st Doubles | Reggie Winjum Grant Funk |
Nathan Cook Brett Thornburg |
Alex | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 2nd | Colton Osborn Alex Zammert |
Logan Holtz Shawn Hinrichs |
Alex | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 3rd | Jacob Halvorson Sawyer Anderson |
Camden Ko. Cedrick Soderholm |
Alex | 6-2, 6-0 |
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