Spirit Lake Okoboji Boys Tennis vs. Estherville
Fri 4-18-2014
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.
