Jones earns a trip to State Tennis Meet
Sophomore Sam Jones will return to the State Tennis Meet May 30-31. Jones finished as the District Champion after going undefeated at Fort Dodge Thursday. The Lions were second as a team with 19 points. Fort Dodge St. Edmond won the District with 27 points.
Jones received a first round bye, but then went on to defeat Ben Albright, of St. Ed’s, 6-2, 6-1. He was a 6-2, 6-0 winner in the semi-finals over a Denison player, then dominated in the finals, topping Caleb Perkins, from Iowa Falls-Alden, 6-1, 6-0.
Clear Lake’s other singles player, Jacob Peterson, won his opening match. He defeated Spencer Clark, of Hampton-Dumont, 6-1, 6-2. However, in the second round he was ousted by Perkins, from IF-A, 6-0, 6-1.
The Lions also had two doubles teams competing. JJ Theobald and Andrew Davis won their fist round match, 6-1, 6-0, over Berchfield/Smith from IF-A. They also advanced through the second round with a win over Bergquist/Godfredson from Webster City, 6-0 6-1. The Lions fell in the semi-finals to Averill/Laufersweiler, of St. Ed’s, 6-2 6-0. They were also narrowly beaten in the consolation round by Kinsey/Paulsey, from Denison, 6-3 6-7, 11-9.
The team of Nick Chizek and Ben Mason bested Larue/Victor, from H-D, in their opening match, 6-1, 6-0, but were defeated in the second round y to Kinsey/Paulsey, of Denison, 6-3, 6-3.
The winners and runners-up from eight Class 1A Districts will compete at the State Tennis Meet May 30-31. That will be played at Byrne’s Park Tennis Complex in Waterloo May 30-31.
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