Wooden Shoes Third at Alton Doubles Invitational
Published on April 19 2016 12:37 pm
Last Updated on April 19 2016 12:37 pm
Written by Millie Lange
ALTON -- Teutopolis High School captured third place at the Alton Doubles Tennis Invitational Saturday.
St. Louis Uni High won the team title with 39 points followed by Chatham Glenwood 33, Teutopolis 32, Urbana Uni High 22, Alton 18, Fort Zumwalt South 17, DeSmet 14 and Marquette/Alton JV 5.
Jacob Mette and Trevor Lee finished second in the No. 1 doubles spot. The pair won the first two matches before falling to a team from St. Louis Uni High for second.
Noah Pals and Alex Probst took third place at the No. 2 doubles spot. The pair won their opener before losing in the second round.
Kyele Mossman and Andy Mersman finished second at No. 3 with two wins and a loss.
Joseph Esker and Alex Meinhart also took second at No. 4 by winning twice and losing the final round.
Devin Sabo and Max Ruholl finished fourth at the No. 5 spot.
"The team did great placing third," said T-town Coach Kaye Kimpling. "We just lost taking second place by one point."
Alton Doubles Invitational
Team Scores -- St. Louis Uni High (SLUH) 39, Chatham Glenwood (CG) 33, Teutopolis (TT) 32, Urbana Uni High (U) 22, Alton (A) 18, Fort Zumwalt South (FZ) 17, DeSmet (DS) 14, Marquette/Alton JV (MA) 5
No. 1 Doubles
Jacob Mette-Trevor Lee -- Second Place
Defeated Kubrich/A. Sanders (MA), 6-0, 6-0
Defeated Durr/A. Kane (A), 6-0, 6-3
Lost to Bartholomew/Amin (SLUH), 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Doubles
Noah Pals/Alex Probst -- Third Place
Defeated Wessel/Selkirk (DS), 7-5, 6-4
Lost to Buehler-Raymond (SLUH), 6-0, 6-4
Defeated Stavins/Kim (U), 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 Doubles
Kyele Mossman/Andy Mersman -- Second Place
Defeated duo from (MA), 6-1, 6-0
Defeated Chen/Wu (U), 7-5, 6-2
Lost to Dawd/Lanter (SLUH), 7-5, 6-7, 10-2
No. 4 Doubles
Joseph Esker/Alex Meinhart -- Second Place
Defeated duo from (MA), 6-1, 6-0
Defeated Chen/WU (U), 7-5, 6-2
Lost to Dawd/Lanter (SLUH), 7-5, 2-6, 10-2
No. 5 Doubles
Devin Sabo/Max Ruholl -- Fourth Place
Defeated Spinaio/Reisch (FZ), 1-6, 6-1, 10-3
Lost to Dubuque/Weber (CG), 7-5, 6-1
Lost to Naidu/Regenwetter (U), 0-6, 6-2, 10-6
