T-town Downs EHS, Bulldogs Fall To Highland

TEUTOPOLIS -- Teutopolis High School handed Effingham an 8-1 tennis loss Tuesday evening.

The lone win for the Hearts came at the No. 4 singles as Drake Hill went 7-6, 6-2.

T-town took the top two singles spots as Andy Mersman was a winner 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and Mitch Meinhart also went three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Jacob Mette then won at No. 5, 6-2, 6-1 while Christian Deters blanked his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Joseph Esker finished out at No. 6, winning 6-1, 6-1.

In doubles play, the Wooden Shoes swept. Mersman and Nick Pals won 6-4, 7-6(6). Trevor Lee and Mette won 6-3, 7-5. Meinhart and Noah Pals went 6-0, 6-0. T-town improves to 11-0 on the season.

"This was a much closer, more exciting match than the score shows," said T-town Coach Kaye Kimpling. "Effingham pushed us hard but the boys toughened when they needed to do so. It was a good match."

Teutopolis also blanked Effingham in the junior varsity contest, 7-0.

At Teutopolis

Singles

No. 1 -- Andy Mersman (TT) defeated Jared Minor (E), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 -- Mitch Meinhart (TT) defeated Aaron Conley (E), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 -- Drake Hill (E) defeated Trevor Lee (TT), 7-6, 6-2

No. 4 -- Jacob Mette (TT) defeated Ashton Haythrone (E), 6-2, 6-1

No. 5 -- Christian  Deters (TT) defeated Matt Niebrugge (E), 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 -- Joseph Esker (TT) defeated Jake Gadberry (E), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Mersman-Nick Pals (TT) defeated Minor-Hill (E), 6-4, 7-6(6)

No. 2 -- Lee-Mette (TT) defeated Conley-Niebrugge (E), 6-3, 7-5

No. 3 -- Meinhart-Noah Pals (TT) defeated  Gadberry-Haythrone (E), 6-0, 6-0

Junior Varsity Match

Singles

No. 1 -- Alex Probst (TT) defeated Matt Linders (E), 10-1

No. 2 -- Alex Meinhart (TT) defeated Nick Katz (E), 10-1

No. 3 -- Justin Vogt (TT) defeated Kaleb Blake (E), 10-6

Doubles

No. 1 -- Probst-Meinhart (TT) defeated Linders-Katz (E), 10-2

No. 2 -- Corey Schabbing-Tyler Broom (TT) defeated Nicholas Beck-Dustin Gurley (T), 10-0

No. 3 -- Jacob Schmidt-Logan Waldhoff (TT) defeated Antonio Munoz-Preston Miller (E), 10-2

No. 4 -- Devin Sabo-Max Ruholl (TT) defeated Zack Keitel-Will O'Bryan (E), 8-1

At St. Anthony

Highland came calling and claimed a 6-3 win over Effingham St. Anthony.

The Bulldogs got one point in singles play as Ian Harris won at No. 3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

In doubles, Jay Niebrugge and Alec Niebrugge won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1. Andy Saba and Tommy Schottman took a 6-3, 6-1 win.

The Bulldogs drop to 8-2 on the season and will host an invitational Saturday.

At St. Anthony

Singles

No. 1 -- Zach Plocher (H) defeated Jay Niebrugge (SA), 6-3, 6-2

No. 2 -- Ryan Long (H) defeated Alec Niebrugge (SA), 6-1, 1-6, 6-2

No. 3 -- Ian Harris (SA) defeated Brett Barker (H), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

No. 4 -- Jared Bargetz (H) defeated Andy Saba (SA), 6-4, 6-1

No. 5 -- Jacob Plocher (H) defeated Tommy Schottman (SA), 6-0, 6-3

No. 6 -- Andrew Roach (H) defeated Donovan Hammer (E), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Ja. Niebrugge-A. Niebrugge (SA) defeated Long-Baker (H), 6-2, 6-2

No. 2 -- Plocher-Bargeti (H) defeated Je. Niebrugge-Harris (SA), 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 -- Saba-Schottman (SA) defeated Plocher-Bargeti (H), 6-3, 6-1