Bulldogs, Shoes Win In Tennis, EHS Drops Match

Effingham St. Anthony High School swept through tennis singles and doubles to blank Newton 10-0 Monday evening.

The Bulldogs won all six singles matches as Jay Niebrugge, Chris Jones, Ian Harris, Jeff Niebrugge, Andy Saba and Ryan Kroeger were successful.

In doubles, the two squads competed in four matches. Jay and Jeff Niebrugge combined at the No. 1 spot while A. Niebrugge and Harris won at No. 2, both with 6-1, 6-1 scores. Tommy Schottman and Donovan Hammer were 6-3, 6-4 winners. Chandler Martelli and Kyle Hartke won 6-1, 6-4.

The Bulldogs are now 3-0 on the season.

At St. Anthony

Singles

No. 1 -- Jay Niebrugge (SA) defeated Chase Goss (N), 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 -- Chris Jones (SA) defeated Zach Huschle (N), 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 -- Ian Harris (SA) defeated Holden Kerner (N), 6-1, 6-3

No. 4 -- Jeff Niebrugge (SA) defeated Ethan Carter (N), 6-1, l6-1

No. 5 -- Andy Saba (SA) defeated Faroinb Bartens (N), 6-2, 6-0

No. 6 -- Ryan Kroeger (SA) defeated Cody Dhom (N), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Ja. Niebrugge/Je. Niebrugge (SA) defeated Goss-Kerner (N), 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 -- A. Niebrugge-Harris (SA) defeated Carter-Huschle (N), 6-1, 6-1

No. 3 -- Tommy Schottman-Donovan Hammer (SA) defeated Dhom-Bartens (N), 6-3, 6-4

No. 4 -- Chandler Martelli-Kyle Hartke (SA) defeated B. Steber-I. Ludington (N), 6-1, 6-4

Exhibition -- Robert Liu (SA) defeated ISaac Ludington (N), 8-2

At Mattoon

Mattoon handed Effingham a 6-3 loss in a match originally scheduled for Effingham but moved to Mattoon.

The Hearts picked up two wins in singles. Aaron Conley won at No. 2, 6-4, 6-3 while teammate Matt Niebrugge captured the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-2.

In doubles, Conley and Matt Linders combined at No. 3 to win, 6-1, 6-3.

At Mattoon

Singles

No. 1 -- Hunter Levington (M) defeated Jared Minor (E), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

No. 2 -- Aaron Conley (E) defeated Craig Henness (M), 6-4, 6-3

No. 3 -- Nate Stoll (M) defeated Drake Hill (E), 6-2, 6-1

No. 4 -- Andy Vieth (M) defeated Ashton Haythorne (E), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)

No. 5 -- Matt Niebrugge (E) defeated Jacob Woodyard (M), 6-2, 6-2

No. 6 -- Jack Raboin (M) defeated Jake Gadberry (E), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Henness-Stoll (M) defeated Minor-Hill (E), 7-6(7), 6-4

No. 2 -- Levington-Vieth (M) defeated Haythorne-Niebrugge (E), 6-0, 6-3

No. 3 -- Woodyard-Alexander Rhine (M) defeated Conley-Matt Linders (E), 6-1, 6-3

Exhibition

Jake Gadberry (E) defeated Will Padgett (M), 8-1

Nick Katz (E) defeated Caleb Borntrager (M), 8-3

Dustin Gurley (E) defeated Yash Patel (M), 8-7(5)

Niko Polselli (E) defeated Matt Kaiser (M), 8-6

Nicholas Beck (E) defeated Kaden Cook (M), 8-0

Kaleb Blake (E) defeated Jon Cuautle (M), 8-0

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis handed Greenville an 8-1 defeat. Sweeping through the singles action were Andy Mersman, Nick Pals, Mitch Meinhart, Trevor Lee, Jacob Mette and Christian Deters.

In doubles play, the Wooden Shoes picked up victories at No. 1 and No. 2. Mersman and Pals combined to win 6-1, 6-0 while Lee and Mette claimed 6-1, 6-3 wins.

The Shoes are now 4-0 on the season.

T-town also claimed a junior varsity doubles match 5-0.

At Teutopolis

Singles

No. 1 -- Andy Mersman (TT) defeated Mitch Cole (G), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 -- Nick Pals (TT) defeated Silas Groves (G), 7-4(2), 6-2

No. 3 -- Mitch Meinhart (TT) defeated Mike Intude (G), 6-0, 6-4

No. 4 -- Trevor Lee (TT) defeated Will Schaufelberger (G), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

No. 5 -- Jacob Mette (TT) defeated Jere Brannon (G), 6-0, 6-1

No. 6 -- Christian Deters (TT) defeated Kenan Oestreich (G), 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Mersman-Pals (TT) defeated Groves-Intud (G), 6-1, 6-0

No. 2 -- Lee-Mette (TT) defeated Schaulfelberger-Brannon (G), 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 -- Meinhart-Noah Pals (TT) defeated Cole-Oestreich (G), 6-1, 6-7, 6-4

Junior Varsity Match

No.1  -- Joseph Esker-Tyler Broom (TT) defeated Nick Watterson-Zack Bohonnon (G), 9-7

No. 2 -- Alex Meinhart-Corey Schabbing (TT) defeated Josh Brannon-Lucas Langham (G), 8-5

No. 3 -- Alex Probst-Devin Sabo (TT) defeated Christian Kester-Mitchel Langham (G), 8-0

No. 4 -- Justin Vogt-Max Ruholl (TT) defeated Garett Rinella-Simeon Robert (G), 8-3

No. 5 -- Logan Waldhoff-Alex Probst (TT) defeated Caleb Campbell-Lawton File (G), 8-0