PREP ROUNDUP: Perkins opens tennis season with win

PERKINS TWP. — The Perkins tennis team fought through the cold and opened the season with a 3-2 Sandusky Bay Conference crossover win over Huron on Friday. Preston Miller and Aaron Benkirane each won singles matches for the Pirates (1-0) while Hayden Wright and Anders VanNess teamed up for a win at doubles. Georgie Dunlap won a three-set singles match for Huron (0-1). Singles: Preston Miller (P) def. Joey Cencer (H) 6-1, 6-3; Aaron Benkirane (P) def. Josh Seward (H) 6-1, 6-0; Georgie Dunlap (H) def. Logan Cooley (P) 6-1, 0-6, 6-0 Doubles: Hayden Wright/Anders VanNess (P) def. Tyler Goretzki/David Russell (H) 6-4, 7-6 (5); Sean Newcomer/Shayne Newcomer (H) won by forfeit Port Clinton 3, Norwalk 2 PORT CLINTON — The Redskins slipped by Norwalk in Sandusky Bay Conference crossover action. Port Clinton (1-0) got singles wins from Charley Kruse and Alex DeFreitas and a doubles win from the duo of Evan Lovitt and Payton Wadsworth. "We knew this was going to be a close match," Redskins coach Joe Miller said. "Norwalk returns five of seven varsity starters from last year, and I think they'll be competing at the top of the Lake Division with Clyde. We were down one of our best doubles players and it was 29 degrees with the wind chill, but our guys never complained or made excuses. "I'm proud of them for gritting out a win. " Singles: Jeremiah McCreary (N) def. Kai Weit (PC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; Charley Kruse (PC) def. Jacob Burger (N) 6-2, 7-5; Alex DeFreitas (PC) def. Carter Swick (N) 6-3, 6-0 Doubles: Evan Lovitt/Payton Wadsworth (PC) def. Edward Ramos Cruz/Roman Snyder (N) 6-0, 6-2; Levi Dickerson/Jack Pittinger (N) def. Aero Wymer/Austin Leis (PC) 6-3, 6-0 Clyde 4, Sandusky 1 CLYDE — The Fliers opened the season with a Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division win over Sandusky. Cole Sengstock won a marathon match at third singles for Clyde (1-0, 1-0 SBC Lake), topping Sandusky's Ishan Chopra 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-6. The Blue Streaks' lone win came at second singles where Brady Mullins won 0-6, 6-3, 6-3. Singles: Aric Kauble (C) def. Blake Ott (S) 6-1, 6-3; Brady Mullins (S) def. Connor Eastby (C) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3; Cole Sengstock (C) def. Ishan Chopra (S) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-6 Doubles: Chase Castle/Oscar Webb (C) def. Liam Chamberlain/Ian Steiner (S) 6-0, 6-0; Trenton Brown/Alex Barrett (C) def. Zeke Cutler/Sam Milas (S) 6-1, 6-0