Published on March 27, 2026 6:49 am
Last Updated on March 27, 2026 6:54 am
Effingham St. Anthony High School suffered a loss to Champaign St. Thomas More, 5-4 Thursday in tennis competition.
The two teams split singles play. St. Thomas More won the top three singles matches.
St. Anthony’s Mason Jones was a 6-4, 6-2 winner at No. 4 while teammates Anthony Brandenburger took No. 5, 6-1, 6-0 and Charlie Hiatt claimed the No. 6 spot, 6-4, 6-4.
In doubles, St. Anthony won the No. 3 position. Brandenburger and Gabe Huebner combined to win, 6-1, 6-2.
Team Scores — Champaign St. Thomas More 5, Effingham St. Anthony 4
Singles:
No. 1 — Hunter Madigan, Champaign (St. Thomas More) def. Jackson Schultz, Effingham (St. Anthony), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 — Wyatt Kirby, Champaign (St. Thomas More) def. Alec Hakman, Effingham (St. Anthony), 6-4 , 6-1
No. 3 — Peter Gardoni, Champaign (St. Thomas More) def. Charlie Bierman, Effingham (St. Anthony), 6-3 , 6-3
No. 4 — Mason Jones, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Immanuel Wu, Champaign (St. Thomas More), 6-4 , 6-2
No. 5 — Anthony Brandenburger, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Dante Arellano, Champaign (St. Thomas More), 6-1 , 6-0
No. 6 – Charlie Hiatt, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Michael Solava, Champaign (St. Thomas More), 6-4 , 6-4
Doubles:
No. 1 — Hunter Madigan, Champaign (St. Thomas More) – Wyatt Kirby, Champaign (St. Thomas More) def. Jackson Schultz, Effingham (St. Anthony) – Alec Hakman, Effingham (St. Anthony), 6-2 , 6-0
No. 2 — Peter Gardoni, Champaign (St. Thomas More) – Immanuel Wu, Champaign (St. Thomas More) def. Mason Jones, Effingham (St. Anthony) – Charlie Bierman, Effingham (St. Anthony), 4-6 , 6-1 , 11-9
No. 3 — Anthony Brandenburger, Effingham (St. Anthony) – Gabe Huebner, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Brady Clarkson, Champaign (St. Thomas More) – Sam Horn, Champaign (St. Thomas More), 6-1 , 6-2