Published on May 12, 2026 6:48 am
Last Updated on May 12, 2026 9:28 am
Flora High School came calling and edged Effingham St. Anthony, 5-4 in tennis competition Monday.
The two teams split singles wins. St. Anthony’s Drake Brown claimed the No. 3 win, 6-0, 6-4. Mason Jones won at No. 5, 6-4, 6-4 and Max Gillenwater took his match. He lost the opener 6-3 but came back strong to win 6-1, 10-8.
In doubles play, Alec Hakman and Charlie Bierman were the lone victors. The pair went 6-2, 6-2 for the win.
St. Anthony is back in action Thursday playing host to Teutopolis in a match that will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Flora 5, Effingham St. Anthony 4
Singles:
No. 1 — Kyler Dennis, Flora def. Jackson Schultz, St. Anthony, 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 — Luke Powless, Flora def. Alec Hakman, St. Anthony, 7-5, 6-0
No. 3 — Drake Brown, St. Anthony def. Dulaney Bullard, Flora, 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 — Mikolai Strzala, Flora def. Charlie Bierman, St. Anthony, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 — Mason Jones, St. Anthony def. Gabriel Calheiros, Flora, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 — Max Gillenwater, St. Anthony def. Matei Iuhasz, Flora, 3-6, 6-1 , 10-8
Doubles:
No. 1 — Kyler Dennis-Luke Powless, Flora def. Jackson Schultz-Drake Brown, St. Anthony, 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 — Alec Hakman-Charlie Bierman, St. Anthony def. Dulaney Bullard-Carson Hackney, Flora, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 — Matei Iuhasz-Mikolai Strzala, Flora def. Mason Jones-Max Gillenwater , St. Anthony, 6-4 , 6-3
At Charleston
Effingham continued to bring down opponents, this time it was Charleston by an 8-1 count in tennis action Monday.
The Hearts swept the singles play. Rece Kinney won 6-7 (7-1), 7-5, 10-8 in a tough battle at the No. 1 spot.
Cannon Bockhorn also had a tough contest, winning 6-2, 5-7, 10-6.
The rest of the singles was two sets as Joel Flack won 6-0, 6-1 while Brady Wilson took 6-1, 6-0 sets. Noah Jones went 6-0, 6-1 and Cole Jones claimed 6-2, 6-2 wins.
In doubles play, Wilson and Flack joined to win the No. 2 spot, 6-0, 6-3. C. Jones and N. Jones were 7-6, (7-2), 6-2 winners at No. 3.
The Hearts improved to 12-3 on the season and are back in action today hosting Newton.
Effingham 8, Charleston 1
Singles:
No. 1 — Rece Kinney, Effingham def. Luke Kennedy, Charleston, 6-7 (7-1), 7-5, 10-8
No. 2 — Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham def. Henry Schultz, Charleston, 6-2 , 5-7, 10-6
No. 3 — Joel Flack, Effingham def. River Monjardin, Charleston, 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 — Brady Wilson, Effingham def. Josh Lim, Charleston, 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 — Noah Jones, Effingham def. Rowan Lee, Charleston, 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 — Cole Jones, Effingham def. Henry Guillen, Charleston, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
No. 1 — Henry Schultz-Luke Kennedy, Charleston def. Rece Kinney-Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham, 4-6, 6-4, 10-3
No. 2 — Brady Wilson-Joel Flack, Effingham def. River Monjardin-Rylan Youngblood, Charleston, 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 — Cole Jones-Noah Jones, Effingham def. Rowan Lee-Josh Lim, Charleston, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2