MASON CITY | The spring sports season has faced a number of obstacles so far this season.

For Mondays girls tennis match between Charles City and Mason City, both teams faced a new situation unrelated to the weather.

Both the Comets coach Steve McGrew and Mohawks coach Jim Cornick were forced to juggle their lineups due to band concerts at their respective schools.

What are you going to do? Cornick said. Our girls are involved in a lot of things. We have to make some concessions.

Charles City managed to claim the 3-through-6 singles matches to pull out a narrow 5-4 victory.

The bottom part of the Charles City lineup was the difference as Hannah Carr had a convincing win at No. 5 singles and then teamed with Julia Page for the decisive win at No. 2 doubles.

Hannah Carr is a fantastic doubles player for us, McGrew said. Everybody works hard, but she had a spectacular night.

Emma Sheckler, who started the season as the No. 9 singles player for the Comets, also had a big singles victory.

Ashley and Sydney Rottinghaus combined for a 3-0 mark for Mason City as they claimed singles wins and teamed for another win at the No. 1 doubles match.

Charles City returns to action today when it plays host to Clear Lake on Senior Night.

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Comets, Mohawks battle to close match