Effingham Sixth in Tennis Tournament
Published on April 23 2018 9:54 am
Last Updated on April 23 2018 10:06 am
Written by Millie Lange
Effingham High School finished sixth at the Belleville Tennis Tournament during the weekend.
The Hearts captured two wins and suffered two losses. In the opener, the Hearts beat Alton 7-2. Picking up singles victories were Parker Siner, Ben Donsbach, Brennan Barr, Zack Kietel, Jacob Sigg and Will O'Brian.
In doubles play, Kietel and Barr won at No. 2 while O'Brian and Sigg claimed the No. 3 spot.
The Hearts then fell to Carbondale, 7-2. The lone points for EHS came at No. 3 singles as Barr was a winner and at No. 5 singles as Sigg won.
EHS came back with an 8-1 win over Centralia. Siner, Donsbach, Barr, Sigg and O'Brian were winners in singles play.
In doubles, Donsbach and Siner won at No. 1 while Barr and Kietel claimed the No. 2 victory Sigg and O'Brian combined at No. 3.
The final match went to Belleville East over Effingham 9-0.
Belleville Tournament
Match One
Effingham 7, Alton 2
Singles
No. 1 -- Parker Siner (E) defeated W. Moan (A), 6-1, 6-6 (7-0)
No. 2 -- Carson Freeman (A) defeated bon Donsbach (E), 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
No. 3 -- Brennan Barr (E) defeated Jared Engleman (A), 6-0, 7-5
No. 4 -- Zack Kietel (E) Alex Bierman (A), 2-6, 6-3, 10-4
No. 5 -- Jacob Sigg (E) defeated Will Johnson (A), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Will O'Brian (E) defeated Ethan King (A), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- W. Moan-Freeman (A) defeated Donsbach-Siner (E), 8-6
No. 2 -- Kietel-Barr (E) defeated Engleman-Bierman (A), 8-5
No. 3 -- O'Brian-Sigg (E) defeated King-Johnson (A), 8-1
Match Two
Carbondale 7, Effingham 2
Singles
No. 1 -- Zach Peirera (C) defeated Siner (E), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -- Jack Butler (C) defeated Donsbach (E), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -- Barr (E) defead Tyler Sherrill (C), 0-6, 6-6 (7-4), 15-13
No. 4 -- Marcos Lightfoot (C) defeated Kietel (E), 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 -- Sigg (E) defeated Bruns (C), 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 -- Phen Grant (C) defeated O'Brian (E), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Butler-Peirera (C) defeated Donsbach-Siner (E), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Florian Hoffman-Marcos Lightfoot (C) defeated Kietel-Barr (E), 8-6
No. 3 -- Sherrill-Grant (C) defeated O'Brian-Sigg (E), 8-2
Match Three
Effingham 8 Centralia 1
Singles
No. 1-- Siner (E) defeated Blake Herht (C), 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 -- Donsbach (E) defeated Arda Centinkaya (C), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 -- Barr (E) defeated Dane Burrus (C), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 -- Ethan Dobbs (C) defeated Keitel (E), 7-5,l 6-0
No. 5 -- Sigg (E) defeated Lucas Fischer (C), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- O'Brian (E) defeated Lucas Fischer (C), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Donsbach-Siner (E) defeated Nerht-Centinkaya (C), 8-0
No. 2 -- Barr-Kietel (E) defeated Burrus-Dobbs (C), 8-2
No. 3 -- Sigg-O'Brian (E) defeated Fischer-Dearing (C), 8-0
Match Four
Belleville 9, Effingham 0
Singles
No. 1 -- Carter Bladus (BE) defeated Siner (E), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- Cam Cagas (BE) defeated Donsbach (E), 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 -- Cole Sowders (BE) defeated Barr (E), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 -- Jude Crowner (BE) defeated Keitel (E), 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 -- Braeden Mizzell (BE) defeated Sigg (E), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Devin Jankowski (BE) defeated O'Brian (E), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Crowner-Sosders (BE) defeated Siner-Donsbach (E), 6-6 (7), 6-2
No. 2-- Jankowski-Mizzell (BE) defeated Barr-Kietel (E), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- Howie-Rozsahagyi (BE) defeated O'Brian-Sigg (E), 6-1, 6-2
