Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats won the 8-team Poplar Bluff Invitational boys tennis tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Poplar Bluff High School.

Eric Hahn placed second with a 3-1 record while Nate Gargas tied for third with a 2-1 record.

"We won the overall team tournament scoring a total of 15 team points," commented Eric Boles, DHS Tennis Coach.  "Han went 3-1 losing in the singles finals and finished 2nd overall.  Gargas lost in singles semi-finals to the eventual champion.  He tied for third."

Cape Central, Farmington, Jackson, Notre Dame, Potosi, and Sikeston also competed in the tournament.

Each singles win earned the team 2 points while the doubles win earned them 2.5 points.

Both doubles teams won their first-round matches. Logan Wyman/Ryder Boles won 8-3 and Travis Propst/Eric Allen won 8-5.

Wyman/Boles lost 8-5 in quarterfinals and Propst/Allen lost 8-2.

Singles - Round of 16

Eric Hahn won 8-1

Nate Gargas won 8-0

Quarter Finals

Eric Hahn won 8-0

Nate Gargas won 8-3

Semifinals

Eric Hahn won 8-1

Nate Gargas lost 0-8

Finals

Eric Hahn lost 3-8

Doubles - Round of 16

Logan Wyman and Ryder Boles won 8-3

Travis Propst and Eric Allen won 8-5

Quarter Finals

Logan Wyman and Ryder Boles lost 5-8

Travis Propst and Eric Allen lost 2-8

Photo provided.