Washington Boys Tennis

Paulson tops all-Metro tennis team

Linn-Mar senior Tim Paulson has been named the Athlete of the Year on the 2015 All-Metro Tennis Team, it was announced Friday.

Chris Wundram of Linn-Mar was named the Metro Coach of the Year. The Lions are undefeated this season and ranked No. 1 in the state.

Jackson Hoyt of Washington, Trevor McCann of Linn-Mar, Ben Curley of Xavier, Rami Hemaiden of Kennedy and Caleb Scott of Marion joined Paulson on the first team.

SECOND TEAM

Parker Muller (Washington), Oliver Hammond (Washington), Ben Myers (Linn-Mar), Jon Lansing (Xavier), Alex Tvedte (Jefferson), Evan Gaskill (Prairie).

HONORABLE MENTION

PRAIRIE: Jason Niccolls, Jake Crumbo

XAVIER: Charlie Esker, Jack VanKampen

KENNEDY: Corey Duncan, Kyle Butler

WASHINGTON: Dane Van Antwerp, Will Rizer

LINN-MAR: Kyle Brendes, Shane Skvor

JEFFERSON: Chris Weisbein, Kellen Brown

MARION: Nate Meister, Peter Ward

Wash takes district tennis team title

The Washington boys tennis team captured top honors in doubles and went on to capture the team title in the Class 2A district meet held Thursday at the Clark Racquet Center on the Coe College campus.

Washington scored 28 points to win the title, followed by Kennedy (14) and Dubuque Senior (13). The Warriors advance to substate play on May 23. Kennedy will host Senior at 10 a.m. Saturday in a preliminary substate match.

Kennedy's Rami Hemaidan took the individual singles title. He downed Washington's Parker Muller, 6-3, 6-3 in the final. Both players advance to the state tournament.

In doubles, Washington's Jackson Hoyt and Oliver Hammond posted a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2 win over Dubuque Senior's Gus Zuccaro and Jacob Mozena. Both teams earned spots in the state tournament.

Team standings

1. Washington 28, 2. Kennedy 14, 3. Dubuque Senior 13, 4. (tie) Dubuque Hempstead and Western Dubuque 7. 6. Prairie 6.

No. 5 Warriors knock off Rams

DUBUQUE - Parker Muller, Oliver Hammond, Dane Van Antwerp, Will Rizer and Jack Parmley won their singles matches Tuesday as the fifth-ranked Washington tennis team clipped Dubuque Senior, 7-2, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet in Dubuque.

Muller topped Jacob Mozena, 2-6, 6-2, 10-8, at No. 2 singles in a tiebreaker.

WASHINGTON 7, DUBUQUE SENIOR 2
Singles

1. Gus Zaccaro (DS) def. Jackson Hoyt, 6-2, 6-2
2. Parker Muller (W) def. Jacob Mozena, 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
3. Oliver Hammond (W) def. Nick Woodword, 6-4, 6-2
4. Dane Van Antwerp (W) def. Jack Sampson-Brown, 6-2, 6-0
5. Will Rizer (W) def. Drake Oswald, 6-3, 6-0
6. Jack Parmley (W) def. Ryan Fair, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Hoyt/Hammond (W) def. Zaccaro/Mozena, 6-4, 7-5
2. Woodword/Joe Gourley (DS) def. Van Antwerp/Rizer, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
3. Muller/Parmley (W) def. Sampson-Brown/Fair, 6-3, 6-0

No.5 Washington boys cruise, 9-0

WATERLOO - Jackson Hoyt posted a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles Tuesday as the fifth-ranked Washington boys tennis team blanked Waterloo West 9-0 in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet in Waterloo.

Parker Muller, Oliver Hammond, Dane Van Antwerp, Will Rizer and Jack Parmley also cruised to impressive victories in their singles matches.

WASHINGTON 9, WATERLOO WEST 0

Read more...