EHS Downs T-town, St. A Beats Highland In Tennis

Effingham High School kept rolling along and remained unbeaten with an 8-1 victory over Teutopolis in tennis action Tuesday.

T-town's Kyle Brumleve won the top singles spot with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. But the Hearts swept the next five matches as Isaac Foreman, Jared Minor, Aaron Meyers, Parth Maheshwari and Jason Woltman claimed victory. Foreman and Minor went three sets to pull out the wins. Foreman lost the opening set 6-2 but came back with 7-5, 7-6 wins. Minor also lost the opening set 6-3 then rallied to win 6-2, 6-2.

In doubles play, EHS swept through as Foreman and Meyers combined to win 6-2, 4-6, 7-6. Minor and J. Wohltman were 6-3, 6-1 winners while Maheshwari and W. Wohltman won 6-1, 6-2.

The Hearts improve to 6-0 on the season while T-town drops to 7-3.

At Effingham

Singles

No. 1 -- Kyle Brumleve (TT) defeated Wyatt Wohltman (E), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 -- Isaac Foreman (E) defeated Andy Mersman (TT), 2-6, 7-5, 7-6

No. 3 -- Jared Minor (E) defeated Nick Pals (TT), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

No. 4 -- Aaron Meyers (E) defeated Trevor Lee (TT), 6-2, 7-5

No. 5 -- Parth Maheshwari (E) defeated Jacob Mette (E), 7-6, 7-6

No. 6 -- Jason Wohltman (E) defeated Nick Ruholl (TT), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Foreman-Meyers (E) defeated Brumleve-Pals (TT), 6-2, 4-6, 7-6

No. 2 -- Minor-J. Wohltman (E) defeated Jay Funneman-Keith Weber (TT), 6-3, 6-1

No. 3 -- Maheshwari-W. Wohltman (E) defeated Lee-Mette (TT), 6-1, 6-2

At Highland

Effingham St. Anthony claimed a 7-2 victory over Highland to improve to 9-1 on the season.

The Bulldogs took the No. 2 through No. 5 singles spots. Scott Rentfrow won 6-0, 6-3 while Jay Niebrugge claimed the victory 6-1, 6-0. Alec Niebrugge went 7-5, 6-1 and Chris Jones lost the opener 6-1 but came back with 6-0, 6-4 victories.

The Bulldogs went through doubles play without a hitch. Rentfrow-Jay Niebrugge won 6-3, 6-4 while Ian Harris and Luke Jansen claimed 6-3, 6-2 victories. Frank Jansen and Jeff Niebrugge won 6-0, 7-5.

At Highland

Singles

No. 1 -- Zach Blocher (H) defeated Frank Jansen (SA), 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 -- Scott Rentfrow (SA) defeated Ryan Long (H), 6-0, 6-3

No. 3 -- Jay Niebrugge (SA) defeated Connor Reese (H), 6-1, 6-0

No. 4 -- Alec Niebrugge (SA) defeated Brett Barker (H), 7-5, 6-1

No. 5 -- Chris Jones (SA) defeated Tristin Welch (H), 1-6, 6-0, 6-4

No. 6 -- Jared Bargetz (H) defeated Jeff Niebrugge (SA), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Rentfrow-Jay Niebrugge (SA) defeated Blocher-Long (H), 6-3, 6-4

No. 2 -- Ian Harris-Luke Jansen (SA) defeated Reese-Welch (H), 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 -- F. Jansen-Jeff Niebrugge (SA) defeated B. Blocker-Barker (H), 6-0, 7-5