{"id":36727,"date":"2026-04-30T06:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=36727"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:28:46","slug":"effingham-continues-to-pick-up-victories-in-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/tennis\/36727-effingham-continues-to-pick-up-victories-in-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Continues To Pick Up Victories In Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Effingham High School continues to pick up victories in tennis action.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts added another victim, this time Apollo Conference opponent Mount Zion by a 7-2 tally Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rece Kinney was a 6-2, 6-3 winner at the No. 1 singles spot while Cannon Bockhorn claimed a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Flack took the No. 3 win, 6-2, 6-2. Brady Wilson won at No. 4, 6-2, 6-3 and Noah Jones finished the singles victories at No. 5, 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>In doubles play, Kinney and Bockhorn came out the winners at No. 1, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Flack and Wilson lost their opening set 6-4 but came back strong to win the match 6-3, 10-8.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham improved to 10-2 on the season and is right back in action today with a 4 p.m. contest against Effingham St. Anthony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham 7, Mount Zion 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Singles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. 1 &#8212; Rece Kinney, Effingham def. Ryne Reatherford, Mt. Zion, 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 &#8212; Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham def. David Albrecht, Mt. Zion, 6-0, 6-3<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 &#8212; Joel Flack, Effingham def. Stephen Huss, Mt. Zion, 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n<p>No. 4 &#8212; Brady Wilson, Effingham def. Case Talty, Mt. Zion, 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n<p>No. 5 &#8212; Noah Jones, Effingham def. Gabe Shumaker, Mt. Zion, 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n<p>No. 6 &#8212; Carter Watts, Mt. Zion def. Cole Jones, Effingham, 6-2, 3-6 , 10-5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doubles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. 1 &#8212; Rece Kinney-Cannon Bockhorn, Effingham def. Ryne Reatherford-Gabe Shumaker, Mt. Zion, 7-6 (2), 6-3<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 &#8212; Joel Flack-Brady Wilson, Effingham def. David Albrecht-Stephen Huss, Mt. Zion, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 &#8212; Case Talty-Carter Watts, Mt. Zion def. Noah Jones-Cole Jones, Effingham, 0-6, 6-3, 10-4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effingham High School continues to pick up victories in tennis action. The Hearts added another victim, this time Apollo Conference opponent Mount Zion by a 7-2 tally Wednesday. 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