Mason City tops Clear Lake in tennis action

Mason City edged Clear Lake, 5-4, in the first tennis meet of the season for the Lions, played Monday, April 6, at Mason City.

The Lions split individual matches against the Mohawks, 3-3.  Clear Lake’s top three players, Sam Jones, Andrew Davis and Ben Mason, each picked up wins.  In doubles play, Jones and Davis teamed for a victory, but the Lions dropped the other two doubles matches.

MC 5, CL 4

Singles

Jones (CL) over Josh VandenBerg 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

Andrew Davis (CL) over Andrew Zehr, 6-2, 6-3

Mason (CL) over Nathan Matthews, 6-3, 6-3

Logan Borchardt over Jacob Peterson (CL), 6-4, 6-2-

Ethan Pruisman over Nick Holtz (CL), 4-6, 6-1, 10-4

Alex Wiltsie over Eric Hahn (CL),  6-4, 6-3

Doubles 

Jones/Davis (CL) over VandenBerg/Zehr, 7-5. 6-1

Matthews/Borchardt over Mason/Peterson (CL), 6-7 (8-6), 7-5, 12-10

Pruisman/Wiltsie over Holtz/Hahn (CL), 6-0, 7-6(7-2)

JV

Tashmet Khan/Zach Nielsen (CL) lost, 8-4, 8-2

Tashmet Khan/Noah Copney lost, 8-1, 8-5

Zach Nielsen/Duke Olthoff los,t 8-1

Duke Olthoff/Cooper Wilson, lost 8-0

Zach Nielsen/Hunter Gerhardt, lost 8-4

Noah Copney/Hunter Gerhardt lost, 8-3, 8-1