ESCANABA — A number of close matches kept things interesting here Tuesday afternoon as Escanaba boys tennis took down West Iron County 7-1.

One of the best matches of the day took place at No. 4 singles as sophomore Jacob Prey defeated freshman Casey Clisch 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The last set went back and forth with both players making big plays.

“It was my first varsity match,” Prey said. “The first match went okay, although I could have done better. There is a lot of practice to do and the conditions were tough but you can’t plan for the weather. I just made adjustments and did the best I could.”

Prey battled against the wind and took three of the last four games during the final set.

At No. 1 doubles, Andrew Lord and Alex Morgan defeated Elijah Oberlin and Jackson Strom 7-5, 7-6. The second match went back and forth with both sides making some tight plays to keep games alive.

Singles

No. 1 Birmingham, WIC, def. Chaillier, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; No. 2 Howes, E, def. Brunswick, 7-6 (2), 6-2; No. 3 Brazeau, E, def. White, 6-0, 7-5; No. 4 Prey, E, def. Clisch 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Doubles

No. 1 Lord-Morgan, E, def. Oberlin-J. Strom 7-5, 7-6 (2); No. 2 Prey-Fulsher, E def. Swenski/Dobson-Donati, 6-0, 6-4; No. 3 Garcia-Fletcher, E, def. E. Strom-Perlongo, 6-2, 6-1; No. 4 Gardner-Stephens, E, def. Casari-McWethy, 6-1, 6-0.