Boys tennis roundup: Fergus Falls sweeps Willmar, 7-0

May 11—WILLMAR — The Willmar boys tennis team lost 7-0 to Fergus Falls on Tuesday.

There were several good matches, Cardinals head coach Forrest Rice said.

One was at third singles, where the Cardinals' Miguel Garcia lost to Fergus Falls' Nick Flugstad 6-3, 6-3.

"Miguel, we just started him on varsity singles last week," Rice said. "He's really good at rallying and keeping the match going. I'm not disappointed in his scores as well."

At No. 3 doubles, Willmar's Aaron Marthaler and Brandon Escalon-Valladares lost to Luke Schroeder and Christian Reed, 6-1, 6-4. Rice said his players made some adjustments to the warm conditions and responded with stronger play in the second set.

"It paid off with some more points on the board," Rice said.

Willmar plays another Central Lakes Conference match on Thursday at Brainerd.

Singles

(1) Ben Schierer, FF, def. David Thaden 6-1, 6-2 ... (2) Reno Schierer, FF, def. Josh Jensen 6-1, 6-1 ... (3) Nick Flugstad, FF, def. Miguel Garcia 6-3, 6-3 ... (4) Jackson Lysne, FF, def. Jonathan Kelpe 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

(1) Carter Ness/Grant Ackerson, FF, def. Jorge Zelaya-Velasquez/Andrew Ziebarth 6-0, 6-2 ... (2) Joey Johnson/Ethan Leopold, FF, def. Ryan Newberg/Gabe LaRue 6-0, 6-3 ... (3) Luke Schroeder/Christian Reed, FF, def. Aaron Marthaler/Brandon Escalon-Valladares 6-1, 6-4

New London-Spicer won all its matches in straight sets to beat MACCRAY at Clara City.

The closest call came at No. 3 singles. The Wildcats' Josh Soto beat Brogan Harguth 6-2, 7-6.

Singles

(1) Kenny Schmiesing, NLS, def. Josiah Seehusen 6-1, 6-1 ... (2) Jowell Gamez, NLS, def. Andrew Janssen 6-2, 6-3 ... (3) Josh Soto, NLS, def. Brogan Harguth 6-2, 7-6 ... (4) Austin Okuly, NLS, def. Andrew Gates 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles

(1) Jacke Noeldner/Jack Barney, NLS, def. Austin Sweep/Nate Wieberdink 6-0, 6-2 ... (2) Adam Klaphake/Ethan Spors, NLS, def. Brent Rassat/Josh Castaneda 6-1, 6-1 ... (3) Joe Brouwer/Sam Gamez, NLS, won by forfeit.

Delano earned victories from JJ Longstreet at No. 4 singles and then swept all the doubles matches to beat Litchfield in a Wright County Conference match at Delano.

The Dragons' Alex Draeger, Mason Woelfel and Garrison Jackman all earned victories in singles.

All three of Delano's doubles victories were close. At No. 1, Dylan Teig and Ray Gust beat Braden Olson and Tyler Pennertz 6-0, 3-6, 6-3. At No. 2, Karl Halonen and Parker Sjomeling triumphed 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 over the Dragons' Eli Schacherer and Brady Cannon.

Singles

(1) Alex Draeger, L, def Alex Pupp 6-1 6-0 ... (2) Mason Woelfel, L, def Jonathan Kivisto 7-5 6-1 ... (3) Garrison Jackman, L, def Craig Halonen 7-6 (3) 6-1 ... (4) JJ Longstreet, D, def Nathan Wuotila 6-1 6-2

Doubles

(1) Dylan Teig/Ray Gust, D, def Braden Olson/Tyler Pennertz 6-0 3-6 6-3 ... (2) Karl Halonen/Parker Sjomeling, D, def Eli Schacherer/Brady Cannon 6-3 3-6 7-5 ... (3) Trent Techam/Inigo Mayayo, D, def Gray Nelson/Josh Blomberg 6-2 7-5

Worthington's key win in the match was at No. 1 doubles, according to Yellow Medicine East head coach Jack Lalim. It led to the Trojans' non-conference victory at Worthington.

Worthington's Quentin Burns and Tyson Henkels beat Austin Canatsey and Isaac Olevson 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 doubles.

YME's points came at Nos. 1 and 3 singles. Ean Clarke won at No. 1 singles over Alex Langerud 6-1, 6-0. At No. 3, Ryan Syring defeated Ezra Bonnett 2-6, 6-3, 10-8..

YME, 3-3 in the West Central Conference and 4-5 overall, plays MACCRAY on Thursday in Granite Falls.

Singles

(1) Ean Clarke, YME, def. Alex Langerud 6-1, 6-0 ... (2) Ian Barber, W, def. Jackson Torgerson 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 10-5 ... (3) Ryan Syring, YME, def. Ezra Bonnett 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 ... (4) David Sternke, W, def. Derrick Lien 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

(1) Quentin Burns/Tyson Henkels, W, def. Austin Canatsey/Isaac Olevson 6-4, 7-5 ... (2) Jake Ahrenstorff/Levi Kuhl, W, def. Karter Canatsey/Ryan Brouwer 6-0, 6-0 ... (3) Matthew Becker/Steven Adams, W, def. Mason Rhode/Liam Hadfield 6-1, 6-0.