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Tavares volleyball teams take both season openers against Umatilla
By Tori Grable and Audrey Fontaine
IN THE MIDDLE Magazine
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October 28th, 2009
 
TAVARES, FL--  The Tavares boys and girls volleyball teams defeated Umatilla Middle School in their season opener on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
 
The Lady Patriots won in straight sets (25-17, 25-20) in an effort to improve on last year's 6-4 record.  The TMS girls were Lake County Champions two seasons ago. 
 
“Well, just playing is fun, but winning [is] the cherry on top. It’s exciting and makes you really proud of your team,” said back-setter Kara Horvath.
 
Umatilla had problems due to inexperience in their first game.  One volley hit a Umatilla player in the face; another blunder occurred when two Umatilla players collided and fell to the floor after failing to call for the ball.
 
 
The TMS boys won 25-21, 25-11.  The Patriots scored the first four points of the game and jumped out to a large lead as Umatilla continued to make service errors and drop the ball.  Tavares' Trey Vandegrift scored several points during the run, but Umatilla came back and tied the game at twenty-one. 
 
The Patriots scored the next four points to win the game.  The second game was never close.  Both teams improve to (1-0) on the season. 
 
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