MINOT �” The Williston Coyotes have gotten off to a fast start to open the tennis season.

Every once in a while, however, there comes a contest that could be a potential bump in the road for a particular team.

The Coyotes faced that possibility squarely in the face prior to Tuesday’s match at Bishop Ryan.

Behind the play of six returning players from last season’s team,the Coyotes erased any hopes of a Bishop Ryan upset early on en route to a 9-0 win.

All nine of Williston’s wins came in straight sets. Coach Wade Stueve mixed things up a bit for the Coyotes in Tuesday’s match.

He played Brook McFarlin and Juan Monsalve Wagner together in the doubles No. 2 match. And the experiment paid off as the Williston team cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Bishop Ryan’s Isaac Massey and Adam Burckhard.

“Brook McFarlin and Juan Monsalve Wagner teaming up for the first time was a very impressive showing at No. 2 doubles,” the Williston coach said.

Jordan Nelson, McFarlin, Monsalve Wagoner, Conner Long, Nathan Pepple and Will Ryan all won in singles.

Nelson and Long won in the No. 1 match in doubles, while Pepple and Ryan won in the No. 3 match.

The Williston JV team also picked up a 5-1 win over over Bishop Ryan on Tuesday.

The Coyotes will play host to Mandan on Friday in their first home match of the season on Friday at 4 p.m.

Williston 9 Minot Ryan 0

#1 Jordan Nelson 6-1 6-0 Josh Dahly

#2 Brook McFarlin 6-1 6-0 Isaac Massey

#3 Juan Monsalve Wagner 6-1 6-1 Adam Burckhard

#4 Connor Long 6-3 7-5 Andrew Massey

#5 Nathan Pepple 6-4 6-4 John Bessette

#6 Will Ryan 6-3 6-2 Scott Atkinson

Doubles

Nelson/Long 6-1 6-1 Dahly/ I. Massey

Monsalve Wagner/McFarlin 6-1 6-2 A. Massey/Burckhard

Pepple/Ryan 6-2 6-1 Bessette/Atkinson

Williston JV 5 Minot Ryan 1

#1 Jacob Brokaw 8-2 Dakota Poitra

#2 Oliver Sogard 8-3 Grayson Bahl

#3 Sam Falcon 8-1 Landon Wright

#4 Ben Bolinski 6-8 Dakota Poitra

Doubles

Brokaw/Falcon 8-3 Poitra/Bahl

Sogard/Bolinski 8-0 Bahl/Wright