Manchester Boys Tennis Team Leads Roundup With Home Win
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NORTH MANCHESTER — The Manchester boys tennis team improved its season record to 6-2 following Monday evening’s 3-2 home win over Norwell. Posting the 3-2 victory, Manchester got by thanks senior Connor Eichenauer’s comeback win at No. 1 singles. Dropping the opening set in a tiebreaker (7-3), Eichenauer came back to take the second 6-0 and the third 6-3. Other winners for the Squires were junior Max Karg at No. 2 singles (6-0, 6-0) and its No. 2 doubles tandem of junior Matthew Pegg and senior Brayton Spann (6-1, 6-0). The Squires are at Whitko Thursday. MANCHESTER 3, NORWELL 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Connor Eichenauer (M) def. Bryant Barger 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Kyler Boots 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Cody Shively (N) def. Heath Dierks 6-1, 6-1. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Alex Hunter/Brandon Burch (N) def. Noah Cain/Branden Scott 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 – Matthew Pegg/Brayton Spann (M) def. Noah Tobias/Trevor Wilson 6-1, 6-0. Manchester Record: 6-2. JV – Norwell 1, Manchester 0. JV Singles: No. 1 – Chandler Shady (N) def. Braxtin Wilson 6-2, 6-3.
Monday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team was dealt a 5-0 home loss Monday against Bremen. The loss leaves the Vikings at 1-7 going into today’s home match against Triton. BREMEN 5, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Kent Hueni (B) def. Trevor Neeley 7-5, 6-4; No. 2 – Bryce Devine (B) def. Wyatt Nelson 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Zac Burkholder (B) def. Keith Wright 6-3, 6-4. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Austin Ingole/Tommy Foster (B) def. Nick Caudill/Kane Steller 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Chandler Snyder/Carter Filchak (B) def. Cole Walters/Dakota Parker 6-1, 6-0. Valley Record: 1-7. JV – Bremen 3, Valley 0. JV Singles: No. 1 – Bryce Sterling (B) def. Alex Kromkowski 8-0; No. 2 – Jake Strehler (B) def. Seth Hoffman 8-2. JV Doubles: No. 1 – Josh Ukinski/Ryker Hand (B) def. Eric Wright/Gavin Good 8-3.
Boys Soccer
Monday in North Manchester
At home against Caston Monday, the Manchester boys soccer team won 4-0, evening its season record at 3-3-1. Colin McNeeley scored twice in the victory, with Braydon Sewell and Eliesel Guerrero also netting goals. Rainer Borgmann and Levi Hicks combined for the shutout, with Hicks also blocking a penalty kick. The Squires are back on the field today, traveling to Rochester. MANCHESTER 4, CASTON 0 Manchester Stats: Goals – Colin McNeeley 2, Braydon Sewell, Eliesel Guerrero; Assists – Nathan Self, Zach Hill. Manchester Record: 3-3-1.
