Lions drop two; move record to 7-2

The Clear Lake boys tennis team went .500 in a busy week. The Lions topped Aplington-Parkersburg and Hampton-Dumont, but was upended by powerhouse Fort Dodge St. Edmond and Boone. The Lions are now 7-2.

CL 8, A-P 1
 On Monday, May 5, the Lions hosted Aplington-Parkersburg. The Lions captured all but one singles match, posting an 8-1 victory.

Singles
Sam Jones (CL) over Tim Pollok, 6-0, 6-0
JJ Theobald (CL) over Morgan Uhlenhopp, 6-2, 6-2
Andrew Davis (CL) over Mike Howard, 6-1, 6-2
Jacob Peterson (CL) over Nick Ellis, 6-1, 6-1
Scot Eicklenborg (A-P) over Nick Chizek, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Ben Mason (CL) over Austin Maske, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles 
Jones/Peterson (CL) over Pollack/Ellis, 6-1, 6-3
Theobald/Davis (CL) over Uhlenhopp/Howard, 6-2, 6-1
Chizek/Mason (CL) over Eicklenborg/Daly, 10-1

JV Results
Nick Holtz won 10-2
Brad Burns/Eric Hahn won 6-4
Grant Dieken lost 6-1 6-2
Noah Copney lost 6-1
Nick Holtz/Brad Burns won 8-5
St. Ed’s 7, CL 2
 Clear Lake’s number one singles player Sam Jones picked up wins in singles and doubles play, but that was all the Lions could manage against St. Ed’s Tuesday, May 6.

Singles
Sam Jones (CL) over Zach Gailey, 6-1, 6-3
Patrick Hancock (SE) over JJ Theobald, 6-2, 6-1
Jimmy Averill (SE) over Andrew Davis, 6-1, 6-1
Ben Albright (SE) over Jacob Peterson, 6-2, 6-2
Konrad Laufersweiler (SE) over Nick Chizek, 6-3, 6-0
John Eide (SE) over Ben Mason, 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
Jones/Davis (CL) over Gailey/Averill, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8
Albright/Eide (SE) over Theobald/Peterson, 6-2, 6-0
Hancock/Laufersweiler (SE) over Chizek/Mason, 6-0, 6-1

JV Results
Eric Hahn lost 4-0
Nick Holtz lost 4-0
Brad Burns lost 4-2

CL 9, H-D 0
 The Lions shut out Hampton-Dumont, 9-0, in a match played Thursday, May 8, at Clear Lake.

Singles
Sam Jones (CL) over Spencer Clark, 10-0
JJ Theobald (CL) over Jesus Del Valle, 10-2
Andrew Davis (CL) over Leo Ceja, 10-1
Jacob Peterson (CL) over Nate White, 10-4
Nick Chizek (CL) over Jonny Victor, 10-1
Ben Mason (CL) over Trysten LaRue, 10-1

Doubles
Jones/Peterson (CL) over Del Valle/White, 10-2
Theobald/Davis (CL) over Clark/Ceja
Mason/Chizek (CL) over Victor/La Rue, 10-1

JV Results
Nick Holtz/Eric Hahn won, 6-2, 6-3
Brad Burns/Zach Nielsen won, 6-3
Noah Copney/Grant Dieken won, 6-3

Boone 6, CL 3
The Lions also tangled with Boone in Clear Lake Thursday. The visiting Toreadors captured four of six singles matches and two of three doubles on their way to a 6-3 victory.

Singles
Sam Jones (CL) over Danny Anderson, 10-2
Eddie Smith (B) over JJ Theobald, 10-7
Brady Newbold (B) over Andrew Davis, 11-9
Jacob Peterson (CL) over Paul Soloman, 10-8
Troy Borsh (B) over Nick Chizek, 10-1
Trevor Erb (B) over Ben Mason, 10-3

Doubles
Anderson/Smith(B) over Jones/Davis, 10-6
Theobald/Peterson (CL) over Newbold/Soloman, 10-4
Borsh/Erb (B) over Chizek/Mason, 10-2