Greenville Hands St. Anthony Tennis Loss, EHS Blanks Newton

Greenville High School handed Effingham St. Anthony a 6-3 loss in tennis competition Tuesday.

The Bulldogs picked up two singles victories. Jay Niebrugge won at No. 1, 6-4, 7-5. Jeff Niebrugge then captured the No. 5 spot. He lost the opener 6-2 but came back with 6-4, 7-6 scores for the win.

In doubles, Alec Niebrugge and Ian Harris won at the No. 2 spot, 10-6. The Bulldogs drop to 9-3 on the season and twill be back in action Thursday at Teutopolis.

At St. Anthony

Singles

No. 1 -- Jay Niebrugge (SA) defeated Mitch Cole (G), 6-4, 7-5

No. 2 -- Silas Groves (G) defeated Alec Niebrugge (SA), 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 -- Michael Intud (G) defeated Chris Jones (SA), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6

No. 4 -- Will Schaufelberger (G) defeated Ian Harris (SA), 6-2, 6-3

No. 5 -- Jeff Niebrugge (SA) defeated Jeremiah Brannon (G), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6

No. 6 -- Konan Oesterich (G) defeated Andy Saba (SA), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Groves-Intud (G) defeated Ja. Niebrugge-Je. Niebrugge (SA), 10-8

No. 2 -- A. Niebrugge-Harris (SA) defeated Schaufelberger-Brannon (G), 10-6

No. 3 -- Cole-Oesterich (G) defeated Saba-Donovan Hammer (SA), 10-4

At Effingham

Effingham blanked Newton 9-0 to even its record at 4-4 on the season.

Aaron Conley, Drake Hill, Ashton Haythrone, Matt Niebrugge, Jake Gadberry and Nick Katz were all winners in singles play. The cloaest match came at No. 6 as Katz beat Faron Bartens 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(5).

In doubles play, Hill and Jared Minor combined to win at No. 1. Conley and Niebrugge were winners at No. 2 while Haythrone and Gadberry finished out the doubles wins.

"This was a good win for the boys as we prepare for the Apollo Conference Tournament," said EHS Coach Kaye Kimpling.

At Effingham

Singles

No. 1 -- Aaron Conley (E) defeated Chase Goss (N), 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 -- Drake Hill (E) defeated Kyle Vahling (N), 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 -- Ashton Haythrone (E) defeated Zachary Huschle (N), 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 -- Matt Niebrugge (E) defeated Holden Kerner (N), 6-3, 6-0

No. 5 -- Jake Gadberry (N) defeated Ethan Carter (N), 6-3, 6-1

No. 6 -- Nick Katz (E) defeated Faron Bartens (N), 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(5)

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hill-Jared Minor (E) defeated Goss-Vahling (N), 6-0, 6-2

No. 2 -- Conley-Niebrugge (E) defeated Huschle-Bartens (N), 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 -- Haythrone-Gadberry (E) defeated Kerner-Carter (N), 6-2, 6-2

Exhibition

Matt Linders-Dustin Gurley (E) defeated BoDee Steber-Isaac Ludington (N), 6-0

Steber-Ludington (N) defeated Antonio Munoz-Will O'Bryan (E), 6-2

Kaleb Blake-Zack Keitel (E) defeated Steber-Ludington (N), 6-3

Preston Miller-Nichols Beck (E) defeated Steber-Ludington (N), 6-4