HCHS Boy's Tennis Finish Second at Hawkeye 10 Tournamnet

Coach Chad Bruns' Comments:

I have to say that I am extremely proud of how much our team has improved from last year when we were at the bottom of this tournament. Everyone helped out in achieving this second place finish so it was a total team effort. We just played hard and good tennis overall today and really have been the last month or so. These guys have really stepped up and improved their game not just from last year but throughout this season as well. I am also very happy that everyone got a medal today as it will continue building our confidence going into Districts on Thursday(May 12) in Carroll.

Of course, major congratulations goes out to Josh Cheek and Kaleb Kaster for their Conference Championship in the #2 Doubles Tournament. They played outstanding tennis today, especially in the final, defeating Kuemper 6-4, 6-1.

See below for all the specific scores and results:


Listen to the radio report here.


#1 Singles: Isaac Stitz--Got 5th Place(4 points)

Pigtail Match: Stitz defeated Colin Uhlenkamp(Kuemper) 10-1
First Round: Stitz lost to Ryan Kucera(Creston #3 seed) 4-10
Consolation Semifinals: Stitz defeated Brooks(Clarinda) 9-7
Consolation Finals: Stitz defeated Sam Lauritsen(Glenwood) 8-2


#2 Singles: Alec Plagman--Seeded #3 and got 4th Place(5 points)

First Round: Plagman defeated Carlos Guerra(Red Oak) 10-8
Semifinal: Plagman lost to Alex Chekal 3-10
3rd/4th Match: Plagman lost to Colton Lear 6-8


#1 Doubles: Nolan Heese/Michael Rueschenberg-Got 6th place(3 points)

Pigtail Match: Heese/Rueschenberg defeated Cole Scheidle/Calvin Fricke(LC) 10-3
First Round: Heese/Rueschenberg lost to Jaden Heiden/Sam Weber(#1 seed) 2-10
Consolation First Round: Heese/Rueschenberg defeated Devon Ashenfelter/Jacob Buzzard(Shenandoah) 8-3
Consolation Semifinals: Heese/Rueschenberg defeated Cooper Bowman/Nathan Rhedin(St. Albert) 8-1
Consolation Finals: Heese/Rueschenberg lost to Weston Rolenc/Jesse Taylor(Red Oak) 4-8


#2 Doubles: Josh Cheek/Kaleb Kaster-Seeded #3-Got 1st Place-Conference Champions!

First Round: Josh Cheek/Kaleb Kaster defeated Sam Eagan/Triston Davidson(Creston) 10-2
Semifinals: Josh Cheek/Kaleb Kaster defeated Sean Harper/Ethan Thompson(Glenwood) 10-8
Finals: Josh Cheek/Kaleb Kaster defeated Matt Dentlinger/Conner Uhlenkamp(Kuemper) 6-4, 6-1

Team Results:

                1^st Place                Glenwood                           24 Points

                2^nd Place               Harlan                                   20 Points

                3^rd Place               Lewis Central                     18 Points

                4^th Place               St. Albert                             16 Points

Tie          5^th Place               Kuemper                             13 Points

Tie          5^th Place               Shenandoah                      13 Points

                7^th Place               Creston                               11 Points

                8^th Place               Atlantic                                 10 Points

                9^th Place               Denison                               9 Points

                10^th Place             Red Oak                               8 points

                11^th Place             Clarinda                                2 Points

NUMBER 1 SINGLES RESULTS:

                1^ST Place               Caleb Shudak                     Lewis Central

                2^nd Place               Travis Miller                       St. Albert

                3^rd Place               Ryan Kucera                        Creston

                4^th Place               Dalton Stoaks                      Shenandoah

                5^th Place               Isaac Stits                            Harlan

                6^th Place               Sam Lauritsen                     Glenwood

                7^th Place               Jacob Brooks                       Clarinda

                8^th Place               Kalob Flory                          Atlantic

NUMBER 1 DOUBLES RESULTS:

                1^st Place                Aaron Bertini & Adam Konforst                           Glenwood

                2^nd Place               Jaden Heiden & Sam Weber                                  Denison

                3^rd Place               Grant Podhajsky & Cooper McDermott                 Atlantic

                4^th Place               Tanner Finken & Cameron Pille                             Kuemper

                5^th Place               Weston Rolenc & Jesse Taylor                               Red Oak

                6^th Place               Nolan Heese & Michael Rueschenberger              Harlan

                7^th Place               Jacob Cook & Jaden Driskell                                 Creston

                8^th Place               Cooper Bowman & Nathan Rhedin                        St. Albert

NUMBER 2 SINGLES RESULTS:

                1^st Place                Reed Miller            St. Albert

                2^nd Place               Alex Chekel           Glenwood

                3^rd Place               Colton Lear             Lewis Central

                4^th Place               Alec Plagman          Harlan

                5^th Place               Carlos Guerra          Red Oak

                6^th Place               Brodie Jones           Shenandoah

                7^th Place               Dustin Merritt         Creston

                8^th Place               Justin Schrader        Kuemper

NUMBER 2 DOUBLES RESULTS:

                1^st Place                Josh Cheek & Kaleb Kaster                          Harlan

                2^nd Place               Matt Dentlinger & Connor Uhlenkamp       Kuemper            

                3^rd Place               Sean Harper & Ethan Thompson                  Glenwood

                4^th Place               Garrett Clark & Jacob Buzzard                    Shenandoah

                5^th Place               Colton Lear & Grant Rodenberg                  Lewis Central

                6^th Place               Luke Hohenberger & William Weppler        Atlantic

                7^th Place               Sean Moran & Jordan Torres                        Denison

                8^th Place               Sam Eagan & Triston Davidson                   Creston