Boys Tennis Results For Wednesday, May 8th
Kuemper and Audubon at Denison-Schleswig
The Audubon Wheelers had a good showing in singles play Wednesday, while Kuemper advanced one singles player to the state tennis tournament. Mason Reicks of Kuemper received the number one seed in singles play and proved it while finishing in second. Reicks was tested in the first round against Isaac Jackson of Audubon. Jackson won the first set 7-6 to jump up 1-0. Reicks battled back, winning the second set 6-3. Reicks won 10-1 in a tie-breaker match to advance in the tournament. Reicks went a combined 24-4 in the next two games to advance to the championship match. Reicks would go on to lose in the championship match 2-1 (6-3, 0-6, 5-10). Mason will advance to the state tournament in singles play with the second-place finish.
Also, in singles play, Hans Kraus of Kuemper finished in fourth. Kraus won his opening round 2-0 (6-1, 6-3) over Owen Galvin of Denison-Schleswig. In the second round, Kraus picked up another 2-0 victory. In the semifinals, Hans Kraus lost 2-0 (2-6, 3-6). He would go on to finish fourth place at the district meet. For Audubon, Carson Matthews won his opening-round matchup 2-0 (6-0, 6-1). In his second-round matchup, Matthews lost to three-seed Hans Kraus of Kuemper 2-0 (1-6, 0-6).
In doubles, both Audubon teams lost in the first round. Sawyer Toft and Kayden Otten lost 2-6 and 0-6. The Wheelers Lincoln Sorter and Zach Schmidt also lost in the first round, 2-0 (0-6, 0-6). For Kuemper, Max Reincke and Carter Running won their opening round match 2-0 (6-1, 6-0). They ran into a very good North Polk team in the second round, losing 1-6 and 0-6. Josh Langel and Jake Hausman of Kuemper received the third seed in doubles. Langel and Hausman comfortably won their opening round match 2-0 (6-0, 6-0). They advanced to the semifinal, winning 2-0 (6-0, 6-0). Langel and Hausman battled hard in the semifinal match but fell 2-1 (4-6, 6-4, 8-10). Langel and Hausman would go on to finish third in the district tournament.
Kuemper Results
Singles
Mason Reicks: 2nd Place
Mason Reicks of Kuemper won 2-1 (6-7, 6-3, 10-1) over Isaac Jackson of Audubon
Mason Reicks of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-0, 6-0) over Adonay Arellano of Denison-Schleswig
Mason Reicks of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-2, 6-2) over Vance Rupp of North Polk
Landon Murch of North Polk won 2-1 (6-3, 0-6, 10-5) over Mason Reicks of Kuemepr
Hans Kraus: 4th Place
Hans Kraus of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-1, 6-3) over Owen Galvin of Denison-Schleswig
Hans Kraus of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-1, 6-0) over Carson Matthews of Audubon
Landon Murch of North Polk won 2-0 (6-2, 6-3) over Hans Kraus of Kuemper
Vance Rupp of North Polk won 2-0 (6-3, 6-2) over Hans Kraus of Kuemper
Doubles
Josh Langel/Jake Hausman: 3rd Place
Josh Langel/Jake Hausman of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-0, 6-0) over Lucas Wood/Nge Reh of Des Moines Hoover
Josh Langel/Jake Hausman of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-0, 6-0) over Hunter Pieper/ Danny Saldana of Denison-Schleswig
Noah Narmi/Cole Pekny of St. Albert won 2-1 (6-2, 4-6, 10-8) over Josh Langel/Jake Hausman of Kuemper
Josh Langel/Jake Hausman of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-3, 6-2) over Joey Rice/Hersh Singh of Storm Lake
Max Reincke/Carter Running
Max Reincke/Carter Running of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-1, 6-0) over Omar Abarca/Blaine Brodsky of Denison-Schleswig
Ethan Moon/Easton Moon won 2-0 (6-1, 6-0) over Max Reincke/Carter Running of Kuemper
Audubon Results
Singles
Isaac Jackson:
Mason Reicks of Kuemper won 2-1 (7-6, 6-3, 10-1) over Isaac Jackson of Audubon
Carson Matthews:
Carson Matthews of Audubon won 2-0 (6-1, 6-0) over Minh Nguyen of Des Moines Hoover
Hans Kraus of Kuemper won 2-0 (6-1, 6-0) over Carson Matthews of Audubon
Doubles
Lincoln Sorter/Zach Schmidt:
Noah Narmi/Cole Pekny of St. Albert won 2-0 (6-0, 6-0) over Lincoln Sorter/Zach Schmidt of Audubon
Sawyer Toft/Kayden Otten:
Joey Rice/Hersh Singh of Storm Lake won 2-0 (6-2, 6-0) over Sawyer Toft/Kayden Otten of Audubon