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.