EHS Blanks Mt. Vernon; St. A, T-town Also Claim Tennis Victories

Effingham High School played host to Mount Vernon and blanked the Rams 9-0 in tennis competition Thursday.

The Hearts swept through singles play with the closest match at No. 1 as Wyatt Wohltman won 7-5, 7-5. Isaac Foreman claimed 6-3, 6-2 wins while Jared Minor won 6-1, 6-2. Aaron Meyers took his match 6-0, 6-2. Parth Maheshwari blanked his opponent 6-0, 6-0 and Jason Wohltman finished out with a 6-0, 6-1 win.

In doubles play, Foreman and Meyers won 6-0, 6-1 while Minor combined with J. Wohltman to win 6-0, 6-2. Drake Hill and Aaron Conley combined to win 6-2, 6-0.

The Hearts are now 7-0 on the season and are back in action Saturday in the Robinson Doubles Tournament.

At Effingham

Singles

No. 1 -- Wyatt Wohltman (E) defeated Nathan Arnold (MV), 7-5, 7-5

No. 2 -- Isaac Foreman (E) defeated Jared Hatton (MV), 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 -- Jared Minor (E) defeated Dalton McGowen (MV), 6-1, 6-2

No. 4 -- Aaron Meyers (E) defeated Aiden Ezell (MV), 6-0, 6-2

No. 5 -- Parth Maheshwari (E) defeated Dalton Barnes (MV), 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 -- Jason Wohltman (E) defeated Austin Martin (MV), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Foreman-Meyers (E) defeated Arnold-Hatton (MZ), 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 -- Minor-J. Wohltman (E) defeated McGowen-Martin (MZ), 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 -- Drake Hill-Aaron Conley (E) defeated Ezell-Barnes (MZ), 6-2, 6-0

At Greenville

Effingham St. Anthony pushed its mark to 10-1 with a 7-2 win over Greenville Thursday.

Frank Jansen won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 singles while Scott Rentfrow claimed a 7-6, 7-5 win over No. 2. Jay Niebrugge was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 3. Alec Niebrugge claimed a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 while Chris Jones won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5 and Ian Harris won 6-3, 7-5 at No. 6.

In doubles, the lone Bulldogs point came at No. 1 as Rentfrow and Niebrugge blanked their opponents 6-0, 6-0.

St. Anthony is back in action Monday hosting Flora.

At Greenville

Singles

No. 1 -- Frank Jansen (SA) defeated Grant Suess (G), 6-4, 6-0

No. 2 -- Scott Rentfrow (SA) defeated Mitch Cole (G), 7-6, 7-5

No. 3 -- Jay Niebrugge (SA) defeated Silas Grvoer (G), 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 -- Alec Niebrugge (SA) defeated Michael Intud (G), 6-1, 6-3

No. 5 -- Chris Jones (SA) defeated Jeremiah Brannon (G), 6-3, 6-3

No. 6 -- Ian Harris (SA) defeated Austin Zumalt (G), 6-3, 7-5

Doubles

No. 1 -- Rentfrow-Niebrugge (SA) defeated Suess-Cole (G), 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 -- Grover-Intud (G) defeated Harris-Alec Niebrugge (SA), 7-5, 6-2

No. 3 -- Brannon-Zumalt (G) defeated Andy Saba-Luke Jansen (SA), 6-3, 6-4

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis took four of the six singles matches and all three doubles contests in an 8-2 win over Robinson.

The Shoes' Andy Mersman won at No. 1, 6-4, 6-0. T-town then swept No. 4 through No. 6 as Trevor Lee won 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, Jacob Mette won 6-0, 6-2 and Nick Ruholl won 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles play, Nick Pals and Mersman combined to win 7-6 (5), 6-4. Jay Funneman combined with Keith Weber to win 6-7 (5), 6-4 , 6-2 and the Lee-Mette combination went 6-0, 6-2.

The Shoes are now 8-2 on the season.

At Teutopolis

Singles

No. 1 -- Brennan Buchanan (R) defeated Kyle Brumleve (TT), 7-6, 6-4

No. 2 -- Andy Mersman (TT) defeated Dylan White (R), 6-4, 6-0

No. 3 -- Curtis White (R) defeated Nick Pals (TT), 7-6, 7-5

No. 4 -- Trevor Lee (TT) defeated Tom Goodman (R), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3

No. 5 -- Jacob Mette (TT) defeated Nick Sandschafer (R), 6-0, 6-2

No. 6 -- Nick Ruholl (TT) defeated David Jenkins (R), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Pals-Mersman (TT) defeated Buchanan-C. White (R), 7-6(5), 6-4

No. 2 -- Jay Funneman-Keith Weber (TT) defeated C. White-Goodman (R), 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2

No. 3 -- Lee-Mette (TT) defeated Jenkins-Sandschafer (R), 6-0, 6-2