Williamston vs. Portland
Williamston 5, Portland 3
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Williamston Hornets hosted the Portland tennis team. It was a match of two state ranked squads. Williamston entered the match ranked 6th in the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association poll. Portland was ranked 8th.
The match came down to two very exciting third set flights with the Hornets pulling out a nail-biter 5-3 victory.
JV Results
The Williamston JV tennis team incurred its first dual meet loss of the season (2-1) against Portland on a windy Tuesday night, falling to the hosts 2-6.
Points scored for the Hornets took three sets to secure, including Ryan McGuire at first singles (4-6, 6-0, 6-2), and Eric Lopez at third singles (6-1 ,3-6, 6-2).
Other matches for Williamston included Dan Shuck at second singles (4-6, 3-6), Jed Delaney at fourth singles (3-6, 1-6), Scott Evans and E.J. VanAllsburg at first doubles (5-7 ,2-6), Benno Pueppke and Billy Schlenke at second doubles (0-6, 2-6), Austin Donohoe and Jake Noren at third doubles (3-6, 2-6), and Ian Campbell and Drew Payton at fourth doubles (0-6, 1-6). Sam Bayerl (5-8) and Matt Silverthorn (3-8) played exhibition matches.
Williamston vs. Fowlerville
The Williamston Hornets tennis team hosted Fowlerville Sept. 6, coming away with a solid 8-0 victory.Winning at number one singles was Peter Sienko 6-0, 6-0; Ben Taylor at number two singles 6-0, 6-0; Kyle Bartrem at number three singles 6-0, 6-0; and Brad Walters at number four singles 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Winning in the doubles line up were Zach Frenzel and Nathan Fedewa 6-1, 6-4; Patrick Belanger and Bryan Kendall 6-0, 6-0; Andrew Hall and Curtis Sawdon 6-2, 6-0; and Robert Gillespie and Brian Sanborn 6-1, 6-1. The victory extended the Hornets dual match record to 4-0-1.
JV Results
The Williamston JV tennis team improved its record to 2-0 with a 7-1 win over host Fowlerville on Sept. 6.
All four singles players won their matches in straight sets, including Ryan McGuire (6-0, 6-4), Dan Shuck (6-0,6-2), Eric Lopez (6-4,6-3), and E.J. VanAllsburg (6-2,6-0). Matt Silverthorn lost an exhibition match 3-8.
The first three doubles teams each won, including Scott Bennett and Scott Evans (6-0,6-2), Billy Schlenke and Benno Pueppke (6-4,6-2), and Austin Donohoe and Jake Noren (6-1,6-0). Drew Payton and Ian Campbell lost 3-6, 0-6. In an exhibition match, Sam Bayerl and Jed Delaney won 8-5.