Ottumwa netters cruise against Des Moines North

May 06, 2008 12:31 am

— DES MOINES — The Ottumwa tennis squads barely broke a sweat on Monday at Des Moines North.
The Bulldogs each picked up conference win No. 2 in each team’s CIML Metro clashes.
The Ottumwa girls squad improved to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in league play with a 10-1 shellacking of the Polar Bears. Ottumwa lost just eight games in singles play.
The Ottumwa boys improved to 3-4 overall and are also 2-1 in league play now. The Bulldogs one-upped the Bulldog girls team by blanking North 11-0. Ottumwa lost just 12 games in singles play.
“It was a perfect evening for tennis and we made the most of it. Sometimes you let your guard down when an opponent is shorthanded but the boys stayed focused,” said Ottumwa head coach Alan Paris.
The Ottumwa girls No. 1 player Jana Sandova blanked her opponent in straight sets in singles play. So did OHS junior Kayla Wagner at No. 6 singles.
Ottumwa’s Tyler Brown won his match at No. 6 singles 6-0, 6-1 and Elliot Higgins blanked his Polar Bear opponent in straight sets.
Chris Siegel and Riley Hansen won at No. 1 doubles for Ottumwa, 6-2, 6-3.
Ottumwa continues Metro play today at Des Moines Hoover.

Ottumwa boys 11, Des Moines North 0
Singles
No. 1 — Michael Wetrich (O) def. Andrew Cox 6-0, 6-4. No. 2 — Bryan Pierce (O) def. Tyler Lester 6-2, 6-0. No. 3 — Kyle Nicholson (O) def. Mike Rundle 6-0, 6-2. No. 4 — Reid Sheldahl (O) def. Jordan Vivaghn 6-3, 6-0. No. 5 — Elliot Higgins (O) def. Jody Lovan 6-0, 6-0. No. 6 — Tyler Brown (O) def. Craig Cowling 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 — Chris Siegel-Riley Hansen (O) def. Lester-Rundle 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 — Abe McDanel-Nate Evans (O) def. Vivaghn-Lovan 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 — Sam Wood-Tom Siegel (O) def. Cox-Kellen Hesseltine 6-3, 6-2. No. 4 — Ottumwa forfeit. No. 5 — Ottumwa forfeit.
Ottumwa JV results — Tyler Granneman (O) def. Craig Cowling 6-0, 6-1.

Ottumwa girls 10, Des Moines North 1
Singles
No. 1 — Jana Sandova (O) def. Trin Lee 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 — Jennifer Palmer (O) Chrystal Lovan 6-1, 6-0. No. 3 — Laura Schwenk (O) def. Sam Hean 6-3, 6-1. No. 4 — Torrie Centeno (O) def. Abey Kerns 6-0, 6-1. No. 5 — Ashley Owens (O) def. Duyen Fong 6-2, 6-0. No. 6 — Kayla Wagner (O) def. AShley Ramey 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
No. 1 — Centeno-Wagner (O) def. Lee-Hean 6-4, 6-0. No. 2 — Lovan-Kerns (N) def. Brittni Longer-Jenna Burke 6-1, 6-3. No. 3 — Mahala McDanel-Julie Hemmings (O) def. Fong-Ramey 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 — Elisabeth Archer-Allison Schulz (O) def. Carolina Rodrigous-Jazmine Lopez 6-2, 6-1. No. 5 — Ottumwa forfeit.
Ottumwa JV results — Rhaya Richmond (O) def. Katie Santiago 6-0, 6-0.