Effingham Clinches Flight Tennis Championship

Effingham High School clinched the flight championship of the Troy Triad tennis Invitational.

TROY -- Effingham High School clinched the filght championship of the Troy Triad Tennis Invitational Saturday.

The Hearts claimed Round 1 by a 4-1 count.

In the second round, EHS edged Marion 3-2.

The Hearts then took the third round over East Peoria, 3-2.

Effingham 4, Troy Triad 1

Singles:

No. 1 - Blake Hagler, Effingham def. Logan Rodriguez, Troy Triad, 6-4 , 6-2

No. 2 - Devin Maedge, Troy Triad def. Dirk Essegern, Effingham, 6-0 , 6-2

Doubles:

No. 1 - Blayne Pals, Effingham - Ross Schaefer, Effingham def. Bennett Rials, Troy Triad - Owen Litteken, Troy Triad, 6-2 , 6-0

No. 2 - Evan Pryor, Effingham - Preston Siner, Effingham def. Michael Schram, Troy Triad - Logan Williams, Troy Triad, 6-2 , 6-2

No. 3 - Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham  - Rece Kinney, Effingham  def. Noah Bettag, Troy Triad - Gabe Frazier, Troy Triad, 6-1 , 6-0

Marion - 2, Effingham - 3,

Singles:

No. 1 - Noah Motsinger, Marion def. Blake Hagler, Effingham, 6-2 , 7-6 (3), -;

No. 2 - Ben Moll, Marion def. Dirk Essegern, Effingham, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:

No. 1 - Blayne Pals, Effingham - Ross Schaefer, Effingham def. Daily Sievers, Marion - Ben Marlo, Marion (H.S.), 6-3 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Evan Pryor, Effingham - Preston Siner, Effingham def. Nick Ucci, Mariom - Logan Arnold, Marion, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), -;

No. 3 - Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham - Rece Kinney, Effingham def. Kaden Rogowski , Marion - Benjamin Nicholaides, Marion, 6-3 , 3-6 , 10-5 

Effingham - 3, East Peoria - 2,

Singles:

No. 1 - Connor Watson, East Peoria def. Blake Hagler, Effingham, 6-0 , 6-0

No. 2 - Evan Kahl, East Peoria def. Dirk Essegern, Effingham, 6-0 , 6-0

Doubles:

No. 1 - Blayne Pals, Effingham - Ross Schaefer, Effingham def. Nathan Teaney, East Peoria - Max Lovell, East Peoria, 6-1 , 6-0 

No. 2 - Evan Pryor, Effingham - Preston Siner, Effingham def. Kahler Paulson, East Peoria - Colin Hiernonimus, East Peoria, 6-2 , 6-0 

No. 3 - Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham - Rece Kinney, Effingham def. Kenny Hoosen, East Peoria - Xavier Lovin, East Peoria, 6-0 , 6-1