Rain shortens Bucks-Bulldogs tennis match

PENDLETON — Mother Nature was not a tennis fan Thursday afternoon.

Pendleton and Baker managed to get in five total matches before the skies opened up and rained out the rest of the match.

The Baker boys had a 2-1 lead when the match was halted.

The Bucks got a win at No. 1 singles as freshman Sam Larsen rallied to beat Hasen Hellberg 2-6, 7-6, 10-6.

In doubles, Theodore Pepera and Gabriel Schwartz of Baker defeated Ben Larson and Cooper Crosby 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 match, while Weston  Burton and Jack Burton topped Henry Peullen and Jordan Hantke of Pendleton 6-0, 6-0.

In the girls’ action, the Bucks were leading 2-0 before the action came to a stop.

Pendleton’s McKinley Moore recovered from a 6-0 loss in the first set for a 0-6, 6-1, 10-6 victory over Elizabeth Timm at No. 1 singles.

In the No. 1 doubles match, Avery Pitner and Avery Brown teamed up for a 7-5, 6-4 win over Baker’s Lilly Fields and Kaytee Zim.

Pendleton girls coach Curran Holdman said the schools are working to find a date to finish the match. 

PENDLETON BOYS 4, MCLOUGHLIN 0 — The Bucks swept the Pioneers on Tuesday in Milton-Freewater, starting with freshman Sam Larsen beating Bryan Martinez 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.

Adam Harrison followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Mac-Hi’s Grady Brown, and Caden Crowder finished the singles action with an 8-2 win over Yael Lara Diaz. In doubles, Pendleton’s Ben Larsen and Cooper Crosby topped Lara Diaz and Erick Beltran 6-0, 6-1.

Pendleton’s Sam Larsen returns a Baker serve on April 2, 2026, in Pendleton. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)

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