EHS Captures Charger Doubles Title, T-town Fourth, St. A 10th

Al four of Effingham's doubles teams are on the courts at the same time playing for championships at the Champaign Charger Doubles Invitational.

CHAMPAIGN -- Effingham High School captured the championship of the Champaign Charger Doubles Tennis Invitational Saturday.

The Hearts tallied 30 points followed by Champaign Centennial 26, O'Fallon 24.5, Teutopolis 17.5, Pekin 11.5, Centralia 10.5, Mattoon 10, Bloomington Central Catholic 9, Urbana University  High 8.5, St. Anthony 8, Olney 7, Alton 6, Robinson 4.5, Charleston 4, Normal West 4 and Blomington 3.

All four of Effingham's doubles teams were on the courts at the same time playing in the championship match of their respective ranking.

Jason Wohltman and Jared Minor claimed the championship at the No. 2 doubles. The pair went through doubles teams from Centralia, Olney, Champaign Centennial and O'Fallon to capture the title.

Isaac Foreman and Aaron Meyers took second place at No. 1 while Parth Maheshwari and Wyatt Wohltman finished second at No. 3 and Aaron Conley and Drake Hill finished second at No. 4.

St. Anthony's No. 1 doubles team of Scott Rentfrow and Jay Niebrugge finished third.

T-town's Keith Weber and Jay Funneman took third at No. 4 while Andy Mersman and Noah Pals finished fourth at No. 2 and Kyle Brumleve and Nick Pals tied for fifth place at No. 1.

Charger Doubles Invitational

Effingham Results

No. 1 Doubles -- Isaac Foreman/Aaron Meyers (Second Place)

Defeated Henness-Stoll (Mattoon), 6-4, 6-3

Defeated Walker-Walker (Olney), 7-6, 6-4

Defeated Shekar-Patel (O'Fallon), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

Lost to Singh-Zheng (Champaign Centennial), 6-1, 6-3

No. 2 Doubles -- Jason Wohltman-Jared Minor (First Place)

Defeated Garrison-Hill (Centralia), 6-1, 6-1

Defeated Garrett-Peracy (Olney), 6-1, 6-3

Defeated Scaggs-Kearney (Champaign Centennial), 7-6, 6-4

Defeated Shekard-Mueren (O'Fallon), 6-4, 7-5

No. 3 Doubles -- Parth Maheshwari-Wyatt Wohltman (Second Place)

Defeated Urfer-Hostetter (Olney), 6-3, 6-3

Defeated Reece-Potts (Normal West), 6-1, 6-0

Defeated Patronico-Durham (Pekin), 6-7, 6-1, 6-4

Lost to Urshan-Bates (Centralia), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 Doubles -- Aaron Conley-Drake Hill (Second Place)

Defeated Leise-Smith (Normal West), 6-0, 6-2

Defeated Castigan-Furlong (Bloomington Central), 6-2, 6-2

Defeated Baker-Sands (Alton), 1-6, 6-4, 6-3

Lost to Lloyd-Spihlman (O'Fallon), 6-1, 6-4

Effingham St. Anthony Results

No. 1 Doubles -- Scott Rentfrow-Jay Niebrugge (Third Place)

Defeated Wehking-Casner (Centralia), 6-1, 6-2

Defeated Sutton-Raymond (Bloomington Central Catholic)), 7-6, 7-5

Lost to Singh-Zheng (Centennial), 6-0, 6-2

Defeated Shekar-Patel (O'Fallon), 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 Doubles -- Chris Jones-Alec Niebrugge

Lost to Vieth-Masse (Mattoon), 7-5, 6-4

Lost to Goodman-Buchanan (Robinson), 6-0, 6-3

No. 3 Doubles -- Jeff Niebrugge-Ian Harris

Lost to Levingston-Eggleston (Mattoon), 6-2, 6-2

Lost to Garry-Sprague (O'Fallon), 6-3, 6-3

No. 4 Doubles --  Luke Jansen-Donnovan Hammer

Defeated Leifheit-Eidsome (Bloomington), 6-3, 6-3

Lost to Baker-Sands (Alton), 6-4, 6-2

Lost to Sood-Knolhoff (Centralia), 6-4, 6-3

Teutopolis Results

No. 1 Doubles -- Kyle Brumleve-Nick Pals (tied for Fifth Place)

Defeated Second-Alreddy (Bloomington), 4-6, 6-1, 10-8

Lost to Shekar-Patel (O'Fallon), 6-4, 6-7 (3), 15-13

Defeated Wehking-Casner (Centralia), 7-6 (2), 6-2

Defeated Gowin-Easter (Charleston), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 Doubles -- Andy Mersman-Noah Pals (Fourth Place)

Defeated Goodman-Buchanan (Robinson), 4-6, 7-6 (0), 10-4

Defeated Vieth-Masse (Mattoon), 6-4, 6-2

Lost to Ni. Shekar-Mueren (O'Fallon), 6-4, 6-1

Lost to A. Scaggs-Kearney (Centennial), 2-6, 6-2, 10-3

No. 3 Doubles -- Trevor Lee-Jacob Mette

Defeated Salvardor-Earle (Alton), 6-1, 6-0

Lost to Small-M. Scaggs (Centennial), 6-3, 7-5

Lost to Garry-Sprague (O'Fallon), 7-6 (5), 6-4

No. 4 Doubles -- Keith Weber-Jay Funneman (Third Place)

Defeated Sood-Knolhoff (Centralia), 6-1, 6-0

Defeated Wy. Small-Khatri (Centennial), 6-3, 6-3

Lost to Lloyd-Spihlman (O'Fallon), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Defeated Baker-Sands (Alton), 6-0, 6-3

Jason Wohltman and Jared Minor claimed the championship of the No. 2 doubles at the Charger Doubles Invitational Saturday.