Dexter, MO - The 2022 Dexter High School Tennis team will open their season at home against the Poplar Bluff Mules on Thursday, March 24th.  Match begins at 4:00 p.m.   They will compete in four tournaments: Cape Central Doubles Tournament, SEMO Conference Tournament, Poplar Bluff Tournament and the Farmington Tournament.

The Bearcats have two returning JV players, sophomores Landon Jarrell and Rhyder Williams.  They have two new freshmen, Lawson Blocker and Cooper Worley and two new juniors, Clayton Whitaker and Kylan Moore.

Dexter will return varsity players, senior Drake Channell and juniors, Peyton Boles, Drew Chamberlain and Logan Jones.

Channell finished with a 4-10 singles record and 4-13 doubles record in 2021.

Boles finished his 2021 season 10-4 in singles and 12-6 in doubles.  He also finished first place with his doubles partner in the Poplar Bluff INvitational Tournament and finished 2nd Place in the 4th Flight of the Farmington Invitational Singles Tournament.

Chamberlain finished his 2021 season 0-8 in singles and 5-12 in doubles while Jones was 1-1 in singles and 0-3 in doubles.

"Last year our record was 3-8 for varsity boys," stated head tennis coach Eric Boles.  "We had one of the best singles players and doubles teams in our area, but with the graduation of our #1, #2, and #5 players, we are going to be a very, very young team."

"Most of my juniors have one year of tennis experience (due to a loss of play their freshman year due to COVID-19) at the varsity level," continued Boles.  "We are also going to be playing a couple of very young players (freshman) at the varsity level."

2022 DHS Boys Tennis Schedule:

March 24th vs Poplar Bluff (HOME) 4 p.m.

March 25th @Cape Central Doubles Tournament 9 a.m.

March 29th vs Potosi (HOME) 4 p.m.

March 30th @Cape Central 4 p.m.

April 1st SEMO Conference Tournament @Notre Dame 9 a.m.

April 5th vs Notre Dame (HOME) 4 p.m.

April 7th @ Poplar Bluff 4 p.m.

April 9th @Poplar Bluff Tournament 9 a.m.

April 11th @Notre Dame 4 p.m.

April 12th vs Jackson (HOME) 4 p.m.

April 19th @Farmington 4 p.m.

April 21st @Jackson 4 p.m.

April 25th vs Cape Central (HOME) 4 p.m.

April 29th @Farmington Tournament 9 a.m.

May 3rd @Sikeston 4 p.m.

May 4th @Arcadia Valley 4 p.m.

May 9th - May 21st District/Sectional - TBD

Pictured front row from left to right Drew Chamberlain, Rhyder Williams, Drake Channell, Logan Jones, and Landon Jarrell.

Back row from left to right are Lawson Blocker, Cooper Worley, Peyton Boles, Clayton Whitaker, and Kylan Moore.