Overall, this was a great day for us. We have struggled in duels this year, not winning a meet as of yet. Our goal was to be in the top eight teams which we achieved by getting 8th place.
The highlight of the day was Brock and Jonny getting second place in the #1 doubles tournament. They played the best they have all season beating a good Red Oak team in the first round and then previously undefeated, #2 seed Clarinda in the semifinal. The win against Clarinda was especially nice as they had lost a tough one to the same team in a tiebreaker just last week. Unfortunately, we ran into an excellent Denison team in the final. They just didn't make many mistakes and put us in tough situations where we had to make some good shots and we just didn't consistently enough. Great effort all day from Brock and Jonny and I know that they still haven't come close to playing their best tennis this year.
I also want to say that Carter Wagner played well today and battled his way to an 8th place finish. In the first round, Carter was up 5-3, 40-15 on the #4 seed from Glenwood and was about ready to take a 6-4 lead. Unfortunately, Carter lost that game and just didn't rebound from it as his opponent won the next five games to win the match.
Mitchell Rueschenberg and Braden Fink also battled to an 8th place finish helping our team get 8th place. Mitchell and Braden played well overall but got themselves into some deep holes they couldn't dig out of.
#1 Singles:
Pigtail Round: Adam Kohl lost 1-8 to Alex Wingert(Red Oak)
Consolation Bracket First Round: Adam Kohl lost to Harrison Dahm(Denison) 2-8
#2 Singles: Carter Wagner got 8th place and earned one point for the team
First Round: Carter Wagner lost 5-8 to Teagan Matheny(Glenwood, 4th seed)
Consolation Bracket 1st Round : Carter Wagner won 8-6 over Avery Graham(Red Oak)
Consolation Bracket 2nd Round: Carter Wagner lost 0-8 to Grant Sturm(Atlantic)
7th/8th Place Match: Carter Wagner lost 4-8 to Austin Freese(Denison)
#1 Doubles: Brock Bruns and Jonny Cheek were the #3 seed and got 2nd place earning 7 points for the team
First Round: Brock Bruns/Jonny Cheek(#3 seed) won 8-6 over Garrett Rolenc/Jake Echternach
Semifinals: Brock Bruns/Jonny Cheek(#3 seed) won 8-4 over Brady Williams/Alex Best(Clarinda, #2 Seed)
Finals: Brock Bruns/Jonny Cheek(#3 seed) lost 1-6, 2-6 to Sean Moran/Colin Reis(Dension, #1 seed)
#2 Doubles: Mitchell Rueschenberg and Braden Fink got 8th place and earned one point for the team
First Round: Mitchell Rueschenberg/Braden Fink lost 3-8 to Carter Bruce/Jacob Athen(Red Oak, #4 seed)
Consolation Bracket 1st Round: Mitchell Rueschenberg/Braden Fink won 8-1 over Jeremy Rutz/James Kunz(Creston)
Consolation Bracket 2nd Round: Mitchell Rueschenberg/Braden Fink lost 5-8 to Tyler Freed/Avery Martin(Shenandoah)
7th/8th Place Match: Mitchell Rueschenberg/Braden Fink lost 5-8 to Ryan Blum/Henry Gray(Glenwood)
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