By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

SIKESTON - The tennis 'Cats had a dominating performance against the Sikeston Bulldogs on Tuesday afternoon in their third match of the season.

In the Varsity-only contest, the Bearcats picked up an 8-1 win, including two shutouts in the singles division by Kyle Willis and Jacob Robinson.

Sam Ward lost a 7-9 tiebreak match against Brandon Goodwin in the closest contest of the day; Tyler Miller won 8-2 over Josiah Bill. In doubles, Ward and Miller won 8-5 over Bill and Goodwin.

Freshman Noah Kronk picked up an 8-4 singles win over Sydney Gadberry; he and Robinson won their doubles match against Adam Smith and Gadberry with an 8-1 final score.

The Bearcats will be back on their home court Friday (May 4) when they host the Poplar Bluff Mules in their final regular season match.

The contest is scheduled to get underway at 4:00 p.m.

Photo Above: Tyler Miller returns a shot during his 8-2 singles win against Josiah Bill.