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Spirit Lake Okoboji Boys Tennis vs. Estherville

Varsity: SL-O defeats ELC 7-2




Singles


1. Ryley Smith lost to Levi Jensen 8-10


2. Michael O’Brien def. Thomas Bortvit 11-10 (3)


3. Hunter Andreason def. John Reisner 11-10 (4)


4. Will Fuelberth def. Drew Condon 10-4


5. Jason Thorn def. Kyle Marks 10-1


6. Tully Reed def. Alex Murillo 10-1




Doubles


1. Smith/O’Brien lost to Jensen/Bortvit 7-10


2. Andreason/Thorn def. Reisner/Condon 10-5


3. Fuelberth/Dan Chapman def. Marks/Jace Hobmeier 10-1






JV: SL-O defeats ELC 6-0




Singles Winners for SL-O: Nick Goodenow, Matt Fuelberth, Andrew Seemann,
Kyle Kueper


Doubles Winners for SL-O: Calvin Fisher, Nick Goodenow, Liam Hamilton,
Dylan Lende




Comments:


As one can see from the scoreboard, the matches at the top of the lineup
were extremely competitive.  The returning players for ELC really improved from
a year ago – they played pretty consistent tennis and hit passing shots and lobs
well when our guys came to the net.  Each of the top 3 singles matches were kind
of a roller coaster.  At #1, Ryley played great and got off to a fast start, as
he was up 6-1.  But Jensen really picked up his game and came back to win,
especially due to his ability to hit big passing shots at crucial moments.  But
the matches at #2 & #3 were roller coasters the other direction.  Both
Michael and Hunter were down their entire matches until the very end, when they
both had big comebacks.  Michael was down 1-6, and Hunter was down by 3 games or
more for most of the match.  But they both stepped it up at the end, when they
were both down 6-9, and came away with hard-earned tiebreak victories.  The
bottom half of the varsity lineup looked very strong – they all came away with
solid victories in singles and doubles, and are all improving each meet and each
day of practice.  We also had a strong day from the JV, as we did in the first
meet against Spencer.  Overall, I am very pleased to see the improvement in the
guys each day, I am pleased with their positive attitudes, and I know they will
become even more competitive and even more confident as the season
progresses.