NORTH MANCHESTER — Opening up the boys tennis season Monday, the Manchester Squires posted a 4-1 home win over Wawasee. The closest match of the day came at No. 1 singles, where Manchester’s Connor Eichenauer lost the opening set 6-4 to Kyler Love, but came back to win the second 6-4 and won the third set in an 8-6 tiebreaker. Also for Manchester, Max Karg won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, Brayton Spann was a 6-4, 6-0 victor at No. 3 singles and the No. 2 doubles team of Morgan Metzger and Matthew Pegg came out on top of a 6-4, 6-2 decision. Wawasee’s point came at No. 1 doubles, with Dylan Houser and Chase Myers getting a 6-2, 6-3 victory. Both teams are back in action Wednesday, as Wawasee travels to Lakeland and Manchester visits West Noble. MANCHESTER 4, WAWASEE 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Connor Eichenauer (M) def. Kyler Love 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6); No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Todd Hauser 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Brayton Spann (M) def. Doug Hapner 6-4, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Dylan Houser/Chase Myers (W) def. Dalton Day/Noah Cain 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 – Morgan Metzger/Matthew Pegg (M) def. Cal Heinisch/Jake Hutchinson 6-4, 6-2 Records: Manchester 1-0, Wawasee 0-1 JV – Manchester 3, Wawasee 2 JV Singles: No. 1 – Branden Scott (M) def. Luke Smith 8-4; No. 2 – Linus Kratz (M) def. Matt Connett 8-0; No. 3 – Cameron Brill (W) def. Heath Dierks 7-6 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Leonard Kline/Kevin Carpenter (W) def. Kratz/Scott 8-0; No. 2 – Alex Day/Michael Wellmert (M) def. Nate Perek/Brayton Fretz 8-1 Monday in North Manchester The Manchester girls soccer team opened its 2013 campaign with a 4-2 home loss to Columbia City Monday. The squads were tied at 1-1 at the half, but Columbia City’s offense picked up and Manchester’s couldn’t keep up. The 0-1 Lady Squires host Mississinewa Wednesday. COLUMBIA CITY 4, MANCHESTER 2 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: CC 1-0, Manchester 0-1
