Bulldogs Take Tennis Match, T-town Falls

SHELBYVILLE -- Effingham St. Anthony handed Shelbyville an 8-1 loss in tennis competition Monday.

Andy Saba, Ryan Kruger, Liam Hammer, Augustus Heal, Michael Kaldas and Nick Goeckner all were winners in singles play for the  Bulldogs.

In doubles action, Hammer and Kruger combined to win at the No. 1 spot 9-8, 10-3. Saba and Heal were 8-2 winners at No. 2.

At Shelbyville

Singles

No. 1 -- Andy Saba (SA) defeated Lyle Jefson (SV), 6-3, 6-3

No. 2 -- Ryan Kruger (SA) defeated Emric Messado (SV), 6-3, 6-4

No. 3 -- Liam Hammer (SA) defeated Jackson Gambrill (SV), 6-2, 6-2

No. 4 -- Augustus Heal (SA) defeated Alex Macarri (SV), 6-3, 6-1

No. 5 -- Michael Kaldas (SA) defeated Cole Evans (SV), 6-4, 6-3

No. 6 -- Nick Goeckner (SA) defeated Jarrett Winings (SV), 7-5, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hammer-Kruger (SA) defeated Jefson-Messado (SV), 9-8, 10-3

No. 2 -- Saba-Heal (SA) defeated Collin Miller-Jacob Martin (SV), 8-2

No. 3 -- Eli Honska-Brett Spears (SV) defeated Jackson Willenborg-Kaldas, 9-8, 10-6

Exhibition -- William Kabbes (SA) defeated Ben Rudolphi (SV), 8-4

At Troy

Troy Triad played host to Teutopolis and handed the Wooden Shoes a rare loss, 5-1. The two squads played only two singles but had four doubles contests.

The lone point for the Wooden Shoes came at No. 4 doubles as Ludvig Landgren and Alex Deters won 8-6.

"This was the extra match tuneup for sectional," said Teutopolis Coach Kaye Kimpling. "We lost but had some good matches."

At Troy

Singles

No. 1 -- Nick Parsons (TR) defeated Kyele Mossman (TT), 6-4, 6-3

No. 2 -- Reiss Naylor (TR) defeated Joseph Esker (TT), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Sean Froidcoeur-Brenden Grigg (TR) defeated Noah Pals-Alex Probst (TT), 6-1, 7-5

No. 2 -- Zach Rosenthal-Cameron Little (TR) defeated Jacob Pals-Seth Probst (TT), 6-3, 6-3

No. 3 -- Adam Minter-Rob Patrick (TR) defeated Logan Waldhoff-Alex Meinhart (TT), 6-4, 6-3

No. 4 -- Ludvig Landgren-Alex Deters (TT) defeated Alec Froidcoeur-Trevor Meyer (TR), 8-6