The St. Louis U. High racquetball team defeated Lindbergh for the second time this season on Wednesday, sweeping them 7-0 in the last match of the regular season.

In the battle of the No. 1 bracket, senior Danny Juergens defeated Edwin Miller in tiebreaker. Juergens had lost to Miller in the first match of the season back in November but evened the score with a win this time around. 

“I think moving into State I feel pretty confident about my performance and I know I am going to have some pretty difficult matches,”  said Juergens. “But looking back on how I’ve grown, I think I am very confident moving into State.”

Senior Oliver Allen defeated Jrue Blassingame 15-5, 15-5 to finish the regular season with a record of 9-1 and in first place in his division. 

Junior Max Telken won a hard fought match against Jack Fredrickson 15-10, 15-13 to finish his regular season undefeated and first in his division. 

Junior Jared Thornberry also finished with an undefeated season after defeating Blake Hebert in a close two-game match 15-13, 15-7. 

Danny Philips won his game confidently 15-2, 15-1. Danny Philips also finished with a 10-0 season and will also be awarded with the No. 1 seed in his division for the State Tournament. 

In the final division for singles, senior Nick Petersen won his match 15-5, 15-5. 

In the doubles division, juniors Will Shorey and Ben Harmon remained undefeated on the season with a 15-10, 15-12 win.

“I am confident in every single player on the varsity team,” said Juergens. “Going 10-0 is not an easy thing to accomplish and we did that through hard work and great playing. I am very confident for the team moving into State that we will be able to dominate.”

With the season completed, the State Tournament is just around the corner, and starts this Friday. The tournament will be Saturday, next Monday and Tuesday, and finished the next Friday, Feb. 26.