FC boys tennis travels to St. Leon and edges out host East Central, 3-2

By John Estridge with results provided by FC boys tennis coach Derrike Kolb

FC boys tennis team traveled to St. Leon and won a nail-biter Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, defeating Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference rival East Central, 3-2.

FC picked up wins at No. 1 and 2 singles as well as No. 2 doubles.

In singles action, Jack Stirn defeated Clayton Ellis, 6-2, 6-3. At No. 2 singles Brant Ertel defeated Max Daniels, 6-3, 6-3. And, at No. 1 doubles, Lonnie Schwartz and Will Wade defeated Chubba Krider and Ian Maxwell 6-0, 6-2 for the victory.

East Central took the No. 3 singles confrontation as well as No. 2 doubles.

At No. 3 singles, Matthew Graf defeated Nick Wendel, 6-1, 6-0. And at No. 2 doubles, Colton Plymale and Max Koehler defeated Landen Wuestefeld and Tanner Weartz, 6-1, 6-0.

In junior varsity action, Travis Schwartz won two matches. The first one was an 8-6 victory over Luke Yunger and the second was a 6-4 victory over Nate Lockerd.

FC is back in action Saturday at the Richmond Invitational. Action begins at 9 a.m.

Results

Varsity:

#1 Singles Jack Stirn 6-2, 6-3 vs. Clayton Ellis

#2 Singles Brant Ertel 6-3, 6-3 vs. Max Daniels

#3 Singles Nick Wendel 1-6, 0-6 vs. Matthew Graf

#1 Doubles Lonnie Schwartz and Will Wade 6-0, 6-2 vs. Chubba Krider and Ian Maxwell

#2 Doubles Landen Wuestefeld and Tanner Weartz 1-6, 0-6 vs. Colton Plymale and Max Koehler

Junior Varsity:

Travis Schwartz 8-6 vs. Luke Yunger

Travis Schwartz 6-4 vs. Nate Lockerd