Teutopolis Claims Robinson Tennis Doubles

Teutopolis captured the championship of the Robinson Doubles Invitational.

ROBINSON -- Teutopolis tallied 16 points to win the Robinson Doubles Tennis Invitational Saturday.

The Wooden Shoes won followed by Effingham 13, Olney 8, Paris 6 1/2, Mattoon 3 1/2, Robinson 2 and Newton 0.

Noah Pals and Alex Probst captured first place at the No. 2 doubles spot. Joseph Esker and Alex Meinhart were champions in the No. 3 doubles.

Jacob Mette and Trevor Lee finished second in the No. 1 doubles behind Effingham's Drake Hill and Jared Minor  who won 6-3, 4-6, tiebreak 10-3.

Effingham's No. 2 doubles of Ashton Hawthorne and Aaron Conley took second place finishing behind T-town's Noah Pals and Alex Probst who defeated a Robinson team 7-5, 6-1 then the Effingham squad 6-1, 6-3.

Joseph Esker and Alex Meinhart took first place for the Wooden Shoes by beating Olney 7-5, 6-4 and Paris 6-2, 6-1. Kaleb Blake and Matt Linders were fourth in the No. 3 doubles.

At Robinson

Team Scores -- Teutopolis (TT) 16, Effingham (E) 13, Olney (O) 8, Paris (P) 6 1/2, Mattoon (M) 3 1/2, Robinson (R) 2, Newton (N) 0

No. 1 Doubles

Drake Hill-Jared Minor (E) -- 1st place

Defeated Mattoon, 6-1, 6-1

Defeated Jacob Mette/Trevor Lee (TT), 6-3, 4-6, 10-3

No. 2 Doubles

Ashton Hawthorne-Aaron Conley, 2nd Place

Defeated Paris, 6-0, 6-0

Defeated Robinson 6-0, 6-1

Lost to Noah Pals-Alex Probst (Teutopolis), 6-4, 7-5

No. 3 Doubles

Kaleb Blake-Matt Linders -- 4th Place

Defeated Newton, 6-2, 6-3

Lost to Paris 6-3, 6-4

Lost to Olney, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6

Teutopolis Results

No. 1 Doubles

Jacob Mette-Trevor Lee, 2nd Place

Defeated Carter-Kerner (N), 6-0, 6-2

Defeated Walker-Hendrickson (O), 6-4, 6-3

Lost to Minor-Hill (E), 6-3, 4-6, 10-3

No. 2 Doubles

Noah Pals-Alex Probst, 1st Place

Defeated Ireland-Fiscus (R), 7-5, 6-1

Defeated Haythorne-Conley (E), 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 Doubles

Joseph Esker-Alex Meinhart, 1st Place

Defeated Atwood-Alexander (O), 7-5, 6-4

Defeated Randolph-Lawosn (P), 6-2, 6-1

At Greenville

Effingham St. Anthony downed Greenville 6-3 Friday.

Jay Niebrugge claimed the top spot in singles play 6-0, 6-0 while Ian Harris took No. 3, 7-6, 7-6. Liam Hammer won the No. 4 spot, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6. Nick Grunloh finished out the singles victories winning, 6-2, 6-1.

In doubles play, Niebrugge and Chris Jones won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1. Harris and Hammer then finished out at the No. 3 doubles, 6-3, 6-3.

The Bulldogs are now 8-2 on the season and will host Flora today.

At Greenville

Singles

No. 1 -- Jay Niebrugge (SA) defeated Jeremiah Brannon (G), 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 -- Kevin Oostreich (G) defeated Chris Jones (SA), 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 -- Ian Harris (SA) defeated Lucas Langham (G), 7-6, 7-6

No. 4 -- Liam Hammer (SA) defeated Josh Brannon (G), 7-5, 4-6, 7-6

No. 5 -- Nick Watherson (G) defeated Kyle Hartke (SA), 7-6, 0-6, 6-4

No. 6 -- Nick Grunloh (SA) defeated Christian Kester (G), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Neibrugge-Jones (SA) defeated Jermiah Brannon-Oostreich (G), 6-4, 6-3

No. 2 -- Langham-Josh Brannon (G) defeated Hartke-D. Hammer (SA), 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 -- Harris-Hammer (SA) defeated Watherson-Kester (G), 6-3, 6-3