Published on April 10, 2026 6:44 am
Last Updated on April 10, 2026 6:45 am
Effingham High School played host to Paris and sent the Tigers home with a 6-3 tennis defeat Thursday.
The Hearts claimed four of the six singles matches. Rece Kinney was a 6-2, 4-6, 10-8 winner at the No. 1 spot. Cannon Bockhorn easily won at No. 2, 6-3, 6-1. Joel Flack also handled his opponent, 6-4, 6-1. The final singles win came at No. 5 as Noah Jones went 6-3, 6-2 for the win.
In doubles play, Kinney and Bockhorn combined to take the No. 1 spot, 6-2, 6-2.
N. Jones and Cole Jones combined to pick up a hard-fought victory at No. 3. The two Jones players won the opening set 7-5 but Paris came back for the second set 7-5. Effingham then won the match 10-7.
Team Scores — Effingham 6, Paris 3
Singles:
No. 1 — Rece Kinney, Effingham def. Carson Throneburg, Paris, 6-2, 4-6 , 10-8
No. 2 — Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham def. Lincoln Livesay, Paris, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 — Joel Flack, Effingham def. Keenan Svendsen, Paris, 6-4 , 6-1
No. 4 — Cash Kuglin, Paris def. Brady Wilson, Effingham, 6-3 , 2-6 , 11-9
No. 5 — Noah Jones, Effingham def. Luke Stuck, Paris, 6-3 , 6-2
No. 6 — Max Hays, Paris def. Andrew Kull, Effingham, 6-4 , 6-4
Doubles:
No. 1 — Rece Kinney-Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham def. Lincoln Livesay-Luke Stuck, Paris, 6-2 , 6-2
No. 2 — Carson Throneburg-Cash Kuglin, Paris def. Joel Flack-Brady Wilson, Effingham, 6-3 , 7-5
No. 3 — Noah Jones-Cole Jones, Effingham def. Keenan Svendsen-Brody Stults, Paris, 7-5, 5-7 , 10-7