Only two team remain undefeated in Western Highlands Conference boys tennis play this season, and Polk County is one of them.
The Wolverines handed Owen a 5-3 defeat in Swannanoa on Thursday, staying tied with Mountain Heritage atop the WHC standings. Mountain Heritage handed Avery a 6-3 loss on Thursday to improve to 3-0 in conference play, the same record as Polk.
Polk County (5-3, 3-0) won four of the six singles matches, then earned the deciding point in doubles in winning its fourth straight match.
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The Wolverines are off until April 4, when Polk will travel to T.C. Roberson for a non-conference match.
SINGLES
1. Tyler Oxtoby (PC) d. James Murray 10-3. 2. Payton Stott (PC) d. Joseph Frith 10-6. 3. Henry Monts (PC) d. Gable Lammens 10-6. 4. Sean Douglas (O) d. Alec Becker 10-3. 5. Rustin Muse (PC) d. Elias Peters 10-7. 6. Hunter Haynes (O) d. Malik Miller 11-10.
DOUBLES
1. Lammens/Douglas (O) d. Stott/Becker 9-8. 2. Muse/Miller (PC) d. Cayden Bemis/Wyatt Lehman 8-6.
