Effingham Beats Salem, T-town Downs S'ville In Tennis

The Hearts won all three doubles contests and claimed five singles matches.

Cannon Bockhorn was a winner at No. 2 singles. He opened with a 6-4 loss then rebounded to win 7-6, 10-5. Ross Schafer blanked his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Evan Pryor followed with a 6-0, 6-2 victory.

At the No. 5 spot, Preston Siner won 6-1, 6-1 and Blake Hagler finished out at No. 6 winning, 6-0, 6-3.

In doubles, Pals and Bockhorn combined at the top spot to win 6-4, 6-1. Pryor and Siner claimed 6-3, 6-2 victories at No. 2. Bockhorn and Rece Kinney won the final doubles match 6-0, 6-0.

At Salem

Singles

No. 1 -- Jarett Rushing (S) defeated Blayne Pals (E), 6-2, 6-2

No. 2 -- Cannon Bockhorn (E) defeated Alex Wilzbach (S), 4-6, 7-6, 10-5

No. 3 -- Ross Schafer (E) defeated Carson Huggins (S), 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 -- Evan Pryor (E) defeated Kyler Sapp (S), 6-0, 6-2

No. 5 -- Preston Siner (E) defeated Caleb Purintun (S), 6-1, 6-1

No. 6 -- Blake Hagler (E) defeated Moritz Sattler (S), 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 -- Pals-Bockhorn (E) defeated Rushing-Wilzbach (S), 6-4, 6-1

No. 2 -- Pryor-Siner (E) defeated Huggins-Cole Casburn (S), 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 -- Bockhorn-Rece Kinney (E) defeated Brody Elwood-Kayden Stephens (S), 6-0, 6-0

At Shelbyville

Teutopolis opened the season by blanking Shelbyville by a 9-0 count Thursday.

The Wooden Shoes were unstoppable, producing four 6-0, 6-0 singles wins as Colin Habing, Will Lewis, Paul Huber and Liam Collins blanked their opponents. In the other two singles natches, Oliver Lee won 6-1, 6-0 and Noah Thompson was a 6-0, 6-1 winner.

In doubles play, Habing and Lewis combined to win 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot. Lee and Thompson took the second set 6-1, 6-0. Luke Dennis and Huber were winners at No. 3, 6-0, 6-0.

At Shelbyville

Singles

No. 1 -- Colin Habing (TT) defeated Owen Rice (SV), 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 -- Oliver Lee (TT) defeated Austin Greenwood (SV), 6-1, 6-0

No. 3 -- Noah Thompson (TT) defeated Chase Boarman (SV), 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 -- Will Lewis (TT) defeated Conner Boarman (SV), 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 -- Paul Huber (TT) defeated Silas Hicks (SV), 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 -- Liam Collins (TT) defeated Cade Bray (SV), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Habing-Lewis (TT) defeated Greenwood-Rice (SV), 6-0 6-0

No. 2 -- Lee-Thompson (TT) defeated Ch. Boarman-Co. Boarman (SV), 6-1, 6-0

No. 3 -- Luke Dennis-Huber (TT) defeated Will Klepzig-Hicks (SV), 6-0, 6-0