WINFIELD — Deuce was the word of the day for Iola High’s Bryan Mueller and Colby Works, who opened play Friday at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament.
In tennis, a deuce means each team is tied and must win two straight points in order to take an overall point for the match. Iola’s tennis duo and their opponents, Dutch Brownlee and Tyler Pettigrew of Wellington, had to fight for multiple points, with many going to deuce, as the first two sets in the best-of-three match went to tie-breakers.
“They were trading points each time, going point-for-point and no…
State quest takes Iola pair to brink
