Tennis in Lamont

Lamont

With the nearest tennis courts being 30 miles away, it is hard to believe that tennis is thriving in the little town of Lamont, but it is.

Lind/Ritzville/Sprague (LRS) just competed in the District 7 and 9 tournament and eight of their players qualified for regionals, five of whom live in Lamont.

The following players from LRS qualified for regionals:

Zach Swanger, placed fourth in district singles; Alex Wheeler and Kyle Canaday, placed third in boys’ doubles; Tracy Melville placed second in girls’ singles; Kelly Melville and Alanna Wheeler placed first in girls’ doubles; Rachel Barrus and Kym Webb placed third in girls’ doubles.

The Melvilles, Wheelers and Kyle Canaday are all from Lamont.

The LRS team will compete in the regional tournament next weekend at West Valley High School.

The top four boys and top three girls will qualify for the state 1A/B tournament in Yakima.