Ottumwa cruises past Hoover

May 07, 2008 04:33 pm

— DES MOINES — The Ottumwa boys tennis team finished off points Tuesday, and eventually Hoover. The Bulldogs cruised to a 9-2 victory in Des Moines.
“Hoover was a team that played defensive tennis,” Ottumwa coach Alan Paris. “They kept the ball in play and just waited for us to make a mistake.
“There were a lot of long points. The boys hung in there and won most of the points. Earlier in the season we might of lost to a team that made us play a lot of balls.”
The only losses of the night for the Bulldogs came in third set tiebreakers. The win improved Ottumwa’s record to 4-4 this season and 3-1 in conference play.
Michael Wetrich got the Bulldogs on the scoreboard early with a 7-5, 6-1 victory in the No. 1 singles match. Bryan Pierce easily defeated his opponent 6-0, 6-3 to record Ottumwa’s second win of the night.
In the No. 3 singles, Kyle Nicholson outlasted Ben Lockin for a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory for Ottumwa. Elliot Higgins notched the last win for Ottumwa in singles play with a shutout victory, 6-0, 6-0.
Ottumwa continued to play well in doubles action. The Bulldogs swept all five matches. Wetrich and Corbin Gardner combined for a 6-2, 6-0 win.
In the No. 2 doubles match, Pierce and Nicholson scored another easy victory, 6-1, 6-1. Reid Sheldahl and Higgins beat their opponents 6-1, 6-3.
Ottumwa finished the night with two more wins. Abe McDanel and Tyler Brown combined for a 6-2, 6-1 win in the No. 4 doubles. In the last match, Emery Songer and Tyler Granneman won 6-4, 6-1.
The Bulldogs are back on the court on Thursday at districts in Muscatine.

Ottumwa 9, Des Moines Hoover 2
Singles
No. 1 — Michael Wetrich (O) defeated Nate Evans 7-5, 6-1. No. 2 — Bryan Pierce (O) defeated Elerick Vazzuez 6-0, 6-3. No. 3 — Kyle Nicholson (O) defeated Ben Lockin 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). No. 4 — Jerod Smith defeated Corbin Gardner (O) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7. No. 5 — Kyle Utlce defeated Reid Sheldahl (O) 7-5, 0-6, 10-6. No. 6 — Elliot Higgins (O) defeated James Smith 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
No. 1 — Wetrich/Gardner (O) defeated Evans/Lockin 6-2, 6-0. No. 2 — Pierce/Nicholson (O) defeated Vezzuez/Smith 6-1, 6-1. No. 3 — Sheldahl/Higgins (O) defeated Utlce/Smith 6-1, 6-3. No. 4 — Abe McDanel/Tyler Brown (O) defeated Ian Pierson/James Smith 6-2, 6-1. No. 5 — Emery Songer/Tyler Granneman (O) defeated Parker Wolfe/Nick Hestbeck 6-4, 6-1.
JV RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 — Chris Siegel/Riley Hansen (O) defeated Adam Bourland/Jason Reichanbacker 8-1. No. 2 — Tom Siegel/Sam Wood (O) defeated Daron Strom/Taylor Jackson 8-4. No. 3 — Marshal Bohlmann/Neil Patel (O) defeated Blair Taylor/Anthony Breeze 8-6. No. 4 — Nick Donlin/Michael Donlin (O) defeated Zack Colbert/Tray Lewis 8-3.