From a Franklin County High School press release
FC boys tennis fell to Richmond 5-0 Tuesday evening, August 25.
Although the score looks like a whitewash, it was actually much closer than that.
Two of the five positions in the varsity match went to three sets: No. 1 and No. 2 singles. And at No. 2 doubles, the second set went to a tiebreaker.
FC’s Jack Stirn, at No. 1 singles, won the first set but then lost the next two sets, 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 to Richmond’s Kyle Hollingsworth.
At No. 2 singles, Wildcat Brant Ertel lost the first set 3-6 before coming back to win the second set, 6-3, against Joey Chimenti. After that, Ertel lost the third set, 1-6.
And at No. 2 doubles, the FC team of Landen Wuestefeld and Tanner Wertz lost 2-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Mark Brunton and Jaime Perez-Orduno.
At No. 3 singles, FC’s Nick Wendel lost to Richmond’s Levon Jordan, 3-6, 0-6 while the FC No. 1 doubles team of Lonnie Schwartz and Will Wade fought hard but lost by identical 5-7 scores to Richmond’s Cliff Hazelbaker and Jaden Hollingsworth.
The Wildcats are now 1-1 on the season. FC’s next tennis match is Thursday when the Wildcats play host to Oldenburg.
Varsity:
#1 Singles Jack Stirn 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 vs. Kyle Hollingsworth
#2 Singles Brant Ertel 3-6, 6-3, 1-6 vs. Joey Chimenti
#3 Singles Nick Wendel 3-6, 0-6 vs. Levon Jordan
#1 Doubles Lonnie Schwartz & Will Wade 5-7, 5-7 vs. Cliff Hazelbaker & Jaden Hollingsworth
#2 Doubles Landen Wuestefeld & Tanner Weartz 2-6, 6-7(4-7) vs. Mark Brunton & Jaime Perez-Orduno
Junior Varsity:
Travis Schwartz 2-8 vs. Jackson Cornett
Travis Schwartz 4-6 vs. Connor Drook