Lux, Ligenza earn medals
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From the Times-News:
ALLENTOWN – Zach Ligenza played in the No. 2 singles slot for the Jim Thorpe boys’ tennis team this season.
During the last five days, however, Ligenza was on some unfamiliar ground as he was playing in the District 11 Class AA Doubles Tournament.
It was an adjustment Ligenza and his partner Sam Lux, the Olympians’ No. 1 singles player, handled well together. So well in fact that the Jim Thorpe seniors walked away with the bronze medal after knocking off Notre Dame of Green Pond’s Matt Crouse and Mike Antonis, 6-3, 6-4 in Monday’s consolation match.
“Basically, when I found out that Sam and I were going to be doubles’ partners, I was pretty excited,” Ligenza said. “We actually did have to build into it because we’re singles’ players. We’re not very good at doubles.
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