The 13U Parkland Vipers are finding success on the hardcourt.

The Vipers won an exhibition tournament, Apr. 5, in Russell.

In their first match, the Vipers defeated the Brandon Bandits, 25-10 and 25-10, then beat Club West, 25-14 and 25-9.

Parkland then defeated the host Russell team, 25-17 and 25-11 to clinch first place in the round-robin, setting up a rematch with Russell in the final, which the Vipers won, 25-11 and 25-13.

The Vipers were in Portage, this past weekend, to take part in a 14U tournament, opening with a 25-21 and 25-16 win over Skyline of Winnipeg.

After a 16-25 and 18-25 loss to Winnipeg’s Impact U14 Purple, Parkland beat the Impact 13U team, 25-5 and 25-11.

In the semifinals, the Vipers got their revenge on Impact 14U Purple, with a 21-25, 25-17 and 15-9 win to advance to the final, where they lost to Impact 14U Black, 19-25 and 18-25 to finish second.

The 14U Parkland Vipers attended the WinMan tournament this past weekend.

The Vipers took the WinMan Storm to three sets, losing, 15-25, 25-18 and 12-15, before rebounding to beat Offspeed Red, 25-20 and 25-15.

A straight-set victory over Seven Oaks Surge put the Vipers in second place in their pool, setting up a match with Phoenix to open the playoffs.

After dropping the first set, the Vipers battled back to win in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals.

Parkland lost in straight sets to Power in that quarterfinal match, setting up a final match with Skyline.

Despite playing well, the Vipers ran out of gas, losing in three sets to finish sixth out of 16 teams.