Kennedy Boys Tennis

Galbraith leads Cougars past Xavier in boys tennis

Riley Galbraith beat Noah Schmall, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 1 singles Tuesday to lead Kennedy to a 6-3 win over Xavier in boys tennis at Kennedy.

Galbraith later picked up an assist in Kennedy's 2-0 boys soccer win over Waterloo West.

Kennedy won five of six singles matches to run its record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the MVC.

Kennedy 6, Xavier 3

Singles
#1 Riley Galbraith (CRK) def. Noah Schmall, 6-1, 6-0
#2 Arjun Venkatesh (CRK) def. Kyle D'Mello, 6-1, 6-4
#3 Jimmy Cunningham (CRK) def. Grant Hunt, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 1-0 (6)
#4 Mitch Steffensmeier (CRX) def. Brett Blomberg, 6-4, 6-3
#5 Quinn Jamrock (CRK) def. Bill Young, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (7)
#6 Mitch Martin (CRK) def. Ben Curley, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
#1 Schmall/D'mello (CRX) def. Cunningham/Blomberg, 6-3, 6-0            
#2 Venkatesh/Jamrock (CRK) def. Hunt/Steffensmeier, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (9)
#3 Young/Jackson Esker (CRX) def. Martin/Evert Yang, 6-0, 6-4

Kennedy netters sweep Dubuque schools

DUBUQUE - Riley Galbraith, Jimmy Cunningham, Brett Blomberg, Quinn Jamrock and Mitch Martin won both of their singles matches Tuesday as the Cedar Rapids Kennedy tennis team won its Mississippi Valley Conference meets against Dubuque Hempstead (7-2) and Dubuque Senior (9-0).

Galbraith defeated Nick Johnson of Hempstead, 6-1, 6-3, and took care of Gabe Mozena of Dubuque Senior, 7-6, 6-1, at No.1 singles.

KENNEDY 7, HEMPSTEAD 2

Singles

1. Riley Galbraith (K) def. Nick Johnson, 6-1, 6-3.
2. Jeff Teng (H) def. Arjun Venkatesh, 6-2, 2-6, 0-1.
3. Jimmy Cunningham (K) def. J.T. Bortscheller, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0.
4. Brett Blomberg (K) def. Brett Bortscheller, 6-3, 6-3.
5. Quinn Jamrock (K) def. Nathan Longfield, 6-4, 6-1.
6. Mitch Martin (K) def. Spencer Tinsman, 6-0, 6-2.

Doubles

1. Johnson/J.Bortscheller (H) def. Venkatesh/Jamrock, 6-2, 2-6, 0-1.
2. Galbraith/Martin (K) def. Teng/B.Bortscheller, 6-2, 6-1.
3. Cunningham/Blomberg (K) def. Longfield/Tinsman, 6-1, 6-2.

KENNEDY 9, DUBUQUE SENIOR 0

Singles

1. Riley Galbraith (K) def. Gabe Mozena, 7-6, 6-1.
2. Arjun Venkatesh (K) def. Travis Busch, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0.
3. Jimmy Cunningham (K) def. Noah Mozena, 6-3, 6-2.
4. Brett Blomberg (K) def. Justin Yuan, 6-2, 6-2.
5. Quinn Jamrock (K) def. Johnny Dohner, 6-0, 6-2.
6. Mitch Martin (K) def. Andy Salwalke, 5-7, 6-2, 1-0.

Doubles

1. Venkatesh/Jamrock (K) def. G.Mozena/Busch, 7-6, 2-6, 1-0.
2. Galbraith/Martin (K) def. N.Mozena/Yuan, 6-0, 6-1.
3. Cunningham/Blomberg (K) def. Dohner/Salwalke, 6-2, 6-3.

Galbraith leads Cougars' tennis rout of East

Riley Galbraith whipped Ryan Gilbert, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles to fuel Kennedy's 8-1 win over Waterloo East in boys tennis Tuesday at Kennedy.

Galbraith also team with Quinn Jamrock to win a doubles match, 6-2, 6-2.

Kennedy 8, Waterloo East 1

Singles
Riley Galbraith (CRK) def. Ryan Gilbert, 6-0, 6-0
Brett Blomberg (CRK) def. Alex Pieton, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (5)
Quinn Jamrock (CRK) def. Ben Nichols, 6-2, 6-0
Eric Hansen (CRK) def. Vinnie Belt, 6-1, 6-3
Noah Cory (WE)  def. Evert Yang, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (8)                  
Austen Bruns (CRK) def. Noah Belt, 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
Galbraith/Jamrock (CRK) def. Gilbert/Pieton, 6-2, 6-2           
Blomberg/Jimmy Cunningham (CRK) def. Nichols/Cory, 6-1, 6-0
Hansen/Yang (CRK) def. V.Belt/N.Belt, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 1-0 (9)

Riley Galbraith tops singles at Meyer Invitational

Kennedy senior Riley Galbraith won at No. 1 singles at the Dave Meyer Warrior Invitational boys tennis meet Saturday at Vets Tennis Center.

Kennedy's Arjun Venkatesh was second at No. 2 singles, helping the Cougars to a second-place finish in the team standings.

Washington's Reed Rossberger and Grant Kamin finished second at No. 2 doubles and the Warriors were third in the team standings.

Iowa City West claimed firsts at No. 2 singles and No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to win the tournament.

Dave Meyer Warrior Invitational

Teams -- 1. Iowa City West 188, 2. CR Kennedy 127, 3. CR Washington 127, 4. Fairfield Maharishi 114, 5. Decorah 69, 6. Davenport Central 35

Singles

#1 Champion -- Riley Galbraith (CRK)
#1 Runner up -- Blake Oetting (ICW)

#2 Champion -- David Dileo (ICW)
#2 Runner up -- Arjun Venkatesh (CRK)

Doubles

#1 Champion -- Adam Dellos/Kyle Apple (ICW)
#1 Runner up -- Sam Arsanjani/Thomas Weiss (FM)

#2 Champion -- Adam Boldt/Karl Wenzel (ICW)
#2 Runner up -- Reed Rossberger/Grant Kamin (CRW)