Thursday, April 26, 2018

HCHS Boy's Tennis Win 5-4 Over Clarinda

Go here to listen to my radio report for this match.

The Harlan Community Cyclones boy’s tennis team hosted the Clarinda Cardinals on Thursday, April  26 and ended up winning the meet 5-4.

“This was a huge win for us today,” Coach Chad Bruns said. “I knew that this meet would be close and it couldn’t have gotten any closer.” The meet was tied 3-3 after singles where Harlan won at #1, 2, and 3 and Clarinda won at #4, 5, and 6. “Brock, Kaleb and Jonny really came up big for us today. They all hit the ball very well especially considering how windy it was,” Bruns added.

The meet came down to doubles where the Cyclones won at #1 and 2. “The way we won this meet is one of the most exciting wins in my career,” Bruns added. “Kaleb and Jonny played great and won their match at #2 doubles but then Lucas and Mitchell lost at #3 doubles. We were then tied at 4-4 so the meet came down to the #1 team of  Brock and Bailey. This match did not disappoint.”

The Cyclones won the first game of the match but then trailed the entire match until they took the lead in the tiebreaker at 5-4. At one point they trailed 2-5. “I am so proud of these two for not giving up and for battling their way back into the match and getting the win. They knew what was at stake and fought through their nerves especially when Clarinda had two match points.”

The Cyclones are now 4-4 on the season. The Cyclones host the Carroll Kuemper Knights on Friday before heading to Omaha for the Hawkeye 10 Tournament on Monday.


Varsity Singles Scores(HCHS players always listed first):

1. Brock Bruns beat JD Hitt 10-5

2. Kaleb Kaster beat Brady Williams 10-5

3. Jonny Cheek beat Alex Best 10-7

4. Bailey Schmitz lost to Kory Rogers 4-10

5. Lucas Schmitz lost to Owen Smith 6-10

6. Mitchell Rueschenberg lost to Conner Brown 9-11


Varsity Doubles:

1. Brock Bruns/Bailey Schmitz beat Williams/Best 11-10(12-10)

2. Kaleb Kaster/Jonny Cheek beat Hitt/Smith 10-7

3. Lucas Schmitz/Mitchell Rueschenberg lost to Rogers/Brown 7-10



JV Singles:

Will Hoffman lost to Alex Baker 7-9
Patrick Fah beat Storm Howard 8-5
Dave Hoffman lost to Tegan Matheny 1-8
Tyler Buman lost to Tegan Matheny
William Funke beat Connor Pullen 6-1
Miguel Mena beat Cyrus Lawrence 6-1


JV Doubles:

Devin Wilson/Adam Kohl lost to Baker/Howard 2-8
Reed Boardman/Brian Hansen beat Pullen/Lawrence 6-1

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