District 2-2A Tennis Tournament: Slowed Down By Heat

Temperatures soar into low 90s, force boys doubles to be pushed back to today

  • Palatka’s Cullen Sloan leaps to return a shot to Gainesville Eastside’s Ben Davis during Tuesday’s district semifinal match. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Cullen Sloan leaps to return a shot to Gainesville Eastside’s Ben Davis during Tuesday’s district semifinal match. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Palatka’s Elle Herrington returns her shot to Eastside’s Gyanan Gao in her semifinal singles match. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Elle Herrington returns her shot to Eastside’s Gyanan Gao in her semifinal singles match. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Palatka’s Aiden Carter returns a shot in a fifth singles first-round match on Tuesday. Carter would lose his opening match. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Aiden Carter returns a shot in a fifth singles first-round match on Tuesday. Carter would lose his opening match. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
Both boys and girls endured blazing heat on the first day of the District 2-2A tournament at Palatka Junior-Senior High School. And with temperatures reaching 92 degrees, matches slowed up as…

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