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Tennisbills ace DeSmet and Marquette

The St. Louis U. High varsity tennis team continued its streak of successful wins against area and national opponents in the last two weeks with four first place titles and one second place. The continued fan support has really boosted the players’ morale.

On Saturday, April 10, the Jr. Bills hosted DeSmet, Lindbergh, and Marquette High School (Wisc.) at Dwight Davis.

No. 1 seed Abe Souza played an aggressive match versus his Marquette opponent with set scores of 6-4 and 6-3 and crushed his DeSmet opponent with set scores of 6-1 and 6-2.

No. 2 seed Steve Hipkiss started off playing well against his DeSmet opponent and won with set scores of 6-2 and 6-3, but he unfortunately lost a tough second match versus his Marquette opponent, 3-6 and 3-6.

No. 3 seed David Lesko had a disappointing day despite his best efforts. He lost to both his DeSmet and Lindbergh opponents. Kevin Howenstein rounded out the singles competition with first place wins of 6-4, 6-4 versus Marquette and 6-0, 6-1 versus DeSmet.

“The day went well for Marquette,� head coach Dennis Dougan said. “They were well matched up with our players; it was a nice workout for state.�

Regionally, the varsity team has swept the area with a 6-1 victory against DeSmet on April 11, a crushing 7-0 defeat against CBC on April 12, and another landslide victory against Parkway West on April 17.

JV tennis also continued its undefeated season with victories over Vianney (6-0), DeSmet (3-3), CBC (6-0), and Wednesday’s victory over Whitfield (6-0). Standout freshman Dan Mathis and sophomore Mike Ferrell have both passed the varsity challenge, as they proved themselves capable when suddenly bumped up to varsity for recent matches.

Mathis bravely stepped up in the varsity three doubles position in the April 10 tournament to win 6-2, 6-3 with varsity partner Matt Fiedler.

Ferrell stepped into varsity ranks Monday at Parkway West with Fiedler for a crushing defeat, 6-1, 6-0.

“It was probably one of the best tennis days yet—eighty degrees, balls flying off racquets. We were really starting to come together as a team,� JV tennis coach Dave Callon said.

Unfortunately, JV suffered its first loss of the last three years against Parkway West on Easter Monday. The JVbills changed the lineup after Ferrell moved up to play lower varsity for the day, putting Killian Hagen and freshman Tom Hoffman in the No. 1 spot, followed by Dan Mathis and John Edwards in the No. 2 spot. Hagen and Hoffman lost in a back-and-forth match resulting in a final score of 6-8, followed by a win of 8-1 by Mathis and Edwards.

The final losing score of 4-6 was a result of “not playing good doubles,� Callon said. The JV team is looking to redeem itself in the upcoming match against Parkway Central on April 24.

Published: June 14, 2006 | By: Killian Hagen | Categories: News Section, Sports
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