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Dexter Tennis Team Wins 1st Place at SEMO Conference Tournament
April 15th 2019 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Tennis Team Wins 1st Place at SEMO Conference Tournament

The Dexter Boys Tennis Team took 1st Place at the SEMO Conference Tournament barely beating Jackson for the title.

Singles Action:

Eric Hahn was seeded 2nd and Nate Gargas was seeded 4th, both getting a first round bye.

Eric Hahn defeated Jason Lin (SIkeston) 6-1, 6-1 to earn 4 pts

Nate Gargas defeated Warren CHinwuko (Sikeston) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to earn 4 pts

Hahn lost to Devon Tieman (Cape Central) 2-6, 5-7 and moved on to the 3rd place match

Gargas lost to Ben Stewart (P. Bluff - overall #1 seed) 3-6, 3-6 and moved on to the 3rd place match

Hahn then defeated Gargas 6-3, 6-3 and Eric placed 3rd overall while Nate placed 4th overall (Eric earned the team 1 team point for 3rd place)

Doubles Action:

Travis Propst/Eric Allen defeated Matt Kinder/Wyatt Gerard (Cape Central) in the first round of the doubles draw earning 2.5 points for the team

They lost in the quarterfinals to the overall #1 seed and eventual Doubles Champions Isaac Hopkins and Andrew West (ND) 1-6, 1-6.

Logan Wyman/Ryder Boles were seeded 3rd overall, and received a 1st round bye.

Wyman/Boles defeated Arjun Sahai and Hank Traxel (ND) in quarterfinal 6-1, 6-3 earning the team 5 pts

Logan and Ryder were defeated in the semifinals by the #2 seeded team of Blake Barnes and Timothy Baird (Jackson) 6-2, 3-6, 3-6

They then lost in the 3rd/4th place match to Sam Rinehart and Parker Quade (Jackson) to take home 4th place overall.

Dexter (16.5 pts) defeated Jackson (16 pts) for the team title.

SINGLES

Quarterfinals

(2) Eric Hahn beat Jason Lin (Sikeston) 6-1, 6-1.

(4) Nate Gargas beat Warren Chinwuko (Sikeston) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Semifinals

Devin Tieman (Cape Central) defeated Hahn 6-2, 7-5.

(1) Ben Stewart (PB) defeated Gargas 6-3, 6-3.

Third place

Hahn defeated Gargas 6-3, 6-3.

DOUBLES

First Round

Travis Propst-Eric Allen def. Matt Kinder-Wyatt Gerard (Cape Central) 

Quarterfinals

(3) Logan Wyman-Ryder Boles beat Arjun Sahai-Hank Traxel (Notre Dame) 6-1, 6-3.

(1) Isaac Hopkins-Andrew West (Notre Dame) beat Propst-Allen 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals

(2) Blake Barnes-Timothy Baird (Jackson) defeated Wyman-Boles 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Third place

Sam Rinehart-Parker Quade (Jackson) defeated Wyman-Boles 6-3, 6-0.

Last Updated on April 15th 2019 by Dee Loflin




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