Hearts Claim 6-3 Win Over Mount Zion In Tennis

Effingham High School evened its tennis record at 2-2 with a 6-3 win over Mount Zion Wednesday.

The Hearts won the top three singles spots as Jared Minor claimed a 6-2, 7-6(4) win while Aaron Conley won 7-6(3), 6-1, 7-5 and Drake Hill picked up a victory 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

The final singles win came at No. 6 when Jake Gadberry lost the opener 6-2 but came back 7-5, 6-4.

In doubles, Minor and Hill combined to win at No. 1, 6-1, 6-4. Matt Linders and Nick Katz then took the No. 3 spot, 6-4, 6-0.

"This was a good win for us," said EHS Coach Angela Woods. "Mount Zion has a lot of talent and a young team. Four of our six singles matches went to third set tie breaks and we won three of those. The boys fought hard and it paid off."

At Effingham

Singles

No. 1 -- Jared Minor (E) defeated Nick Laramee (MZ), 6-2, 7-6(4)

No. 2 -- Aaron Conley (E) defeated Andy Hinch (MZ), 7-6(3), 6-1, 7-5

No. 3 -- Drake Hill (E) defeated Rafael Santos (MZ), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

No. 4 -- Tristan Baigemann (MZ) defeated Ashton Haythrone (E), 6-1, 6-2

No. 5 -- Adrienne Jelasco (MZ) defeated Matt Niebrugge (E), 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4

No. 6 -- Jake Gadberry (E) defeated Kevin Kappenman (MZ), 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Minor-Hill (E) defeated Laramee-Balgemann (MZ), 6-1, 6-4

No. 2 -- Hinch-Santos (MZ) defeated Conley-Niebrugge (E), 7-6(5), 2-6, 10-8

No. 3 -- Matt Linders-Nick Katz (E) defeated Kappenman-Grant Fritsche, 6-4, 6-0

Exhibition

Linders (E) defeated Noah Walker (MZ), 6-2

Katz (E) defeated Walker (MZ), 7-5

Will O'Bryan-Zack Keitel (E) defeated Eric Schoolmeier-Austin Canon (MZ), 6-1