(Could 20, 2022) The Stephen Decatur tennis software captured its first regional championship title given that 1994 before this week in Cambridge.
In accordance to coaches Jamie Greenwood and Steve Berquist, it was the 1st time in the program’s record that Decatur players were represented in all 5 functions – boys’ and girls’ singles, doubles and combined doubles competitions.
“It’s been a quite effective 12 months so considerably,” Greenwood mentioned. “I’m extremely happy with the functionality the final two days.”
“It’s extremely enjoyable. It is the initially time since 1994, which is outrageous,” Berquist included. “They performed great. They showed up and played to the greatest of their capability and at the prime of their recreation to make it to the championship.”
Initial-round MPSSAA 2A East Region action and the semifinal rounds took location on Tuesday.
Gamers have been randomly seeded and various Decatur athletes obtained first-round byes.
Senior captain Noah Fisher shut out his to start with-round singles opponent, 6-, 6-.
Senior captain Ben Johnson and junior Sarah Tarr topped their combined doubles level of competition, 6-, 6-2.
Fisher dominated his singles opponent in the semifinal spherical, 6-, 6-.
Sophomores Matt Beck and David Janney won their doubles match, 7-5, 6-3.
Freshmen Anika Karli and Emily Ferguson outscored their semifinals doubles levels of competition, 6-1, 6-.
Johnson and Tarr topped their mixed doubles opponents, 6-4, 6-2.
Junior Ridgley Lake took down her singles opponent, 6-1, 6-2.
The closing rounds had been played on Wednesday.
“We performed some very good, stiff opposition [on Wednesday],” Greenwood stated.
Fisher attained a 6-, 6- victory at singles in the finals.
Beck and Janney edged out their doubles competition, 6-1, 6-6 (8-6 tiebreaker).
Ferguson and Karli shed their doubles remaining, 4-6, 5-7, and Lake fell to her opponent, 3-6, 2-6.
Tarr and Johnson came up a little bit brief in their mixed doubles semifinal round, 6-4, 3-6 (8-10 tremendous tiebreaker).
Fisher, and Beck/Janney are now headed to states.
The point out quarterfinals will just take spot in Columbia at Wilde Lake Tennis Middle on Thursday. The top rated players will progress to the condition finals two times afterwards.