Photos by Neil Farrell

Morro Bay High School Boys’ Tennis Team is off to a pretty good start with the Pirates taking a pair of recent Los Padres League Matches.

The team opened league with a 16-2 victory over Santa Maria on Thursday, March 3. Singles players Ryan Morris (6-1, 6-1, 6-0), Ethan Seims (6-1, 6-1, 6-1), and Simon Janzen (6-0, 6-3) led the way. Santa Maria was short-handed for the doubles matches, so the Pirates teams had to play just two sets. Nigel Archer and Harry Lyu won 6-0, 6-1, and Seth Wilkie and Avery Sowell won 6-1, 6-2. Jonathan Tyra and Gianni Bocardo also won a set.

On March 15, the Pirates hosted Nipomo High, and this time the doubles teams led the way to an 11-7 win, with Tyra and Wilkie sweeping the No. 1 doubles sets 6-4, 6-2 and 6-3. No. 2 doubles, Nigel Archer and Bocardo lost a set before rallying to take the next two 6-1, 6-0.

In singles play, Janzen, Morris and Seims each won two of three sets for the Pirates who improved to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in LPAL play. The Pirates travel to Coast Union March 24 before spring break. They return to action April 5 at Orcutt Academy and host Santa Ynez April 7.