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By HELEN RUISI

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LARRY TARR

Rappahannock News Contributing Writers

Wakefield School’s tennis players have taken to the courts to commence their 1986 season. Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams opened their seasons with a match this week against Warren County. Unfortunately for the Wakefield teams, neither was able to gain a victory as the boys were defeated by a close 6-3. and the girls were trounced 9-0.

In the boys’ match, although Warren County won by three points, there were several pivotal games. After David Rowzie of Amissville dropped an 8-3 decision in the number one slot, Larry Tarr of Warrenton barely missed victory with an 8-7 loss in the tie-breaker at the number two seed.

John Landis of Front Royal and Hugues Steinier of Culpeper cap tured 8-6 and 8-4 wins in the numbers three and four positions to tie the teams with two matches each. Then Shawn Hunter of Amissville dropped a match as did Brian McGushin of Haymarket to leave Wakefield at 4-2 going into the double matches.

In doubles, Rowzie and Tarr lost a key match at the number one position by a score of 8-6. But Landis

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