Boys split tennis matches last week

(Above) Ben Loge won both singles and doubles matches at a home meet against Webster City. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

by Marianne Gasaway

The Clear Lake boys split matches played last week.  The Lions played the fifth-ranked Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons on Monday, April 26. A-P came away with a 9-0 victory.  The undefeated Falcons won all matches in straight sets. Cabot Neuberger gave Christian Haugstad a tough second set before dropping the set at 6-4.

The Lions defeated Webster City at home on Friday, April 30, by a score of 6-3.  Jaxson Gerhardt, Ben Loge and Nathan Lollar won both singles and doubles matches. The Lions won four singles matches and two doubles matches on the night.

AP 9, CL 0

Singles

Jaxson Gerhardt (CL) lost to Cam Luhring, 6-0, 6-0 

Ben Loge (CL) lost to Owen Thomas, 6-0, 6-2 

Justin Kerr (CL) lost to Tate Neymeyer, 6-0, 6-0 

Nathan Lollar (CL) lost to Cael Lupkes, 6-0, 6-1 

Cabot Neuberger (CL) lost to Christian Haugstad, 6-1, 6-4 

Carter Markwardt (CL) lost to Adam Maske, 6-3, 6-2 

Doubles

Gerhardt/Loge (CL) lost to Luhring/Lupkes, 6-0, 6-0 

Kerr/Lollar (CL) lost to Neymeyer/Haugstad, 6-0, 6-2 

Neuberger/Markwardt (CL) lost to Thomas/Maske, 6-0, 6-1 

JV Results

Branden Kuhlmeier/Trey Olthoff won 6-0

Gavin Rich won 6-0

Trey Olthoff lost 6-2

Branden Kuhlmeier won 6-4

Trey Olthoff won 5-1

Gavin Rich lost 6-2

CL 6, Webster City 3

Singles

Jaxson Gerhardt (CL) def. Heath Patterson , 6-2, 6-1

Ben Loge (CL) def. Walter Morerida  6-2, 6-0

Justin Kerr (CL) lost to George Villa, 6-0, 6-7 (7-3), 12-10

Nathan Lollar (CL) def. Seth Nelson, 6-2, 7-5

Cabot Neuberger (CL) lost to Chase Black, 6-1, 6-3

Carter Markwardt (CL) def. Brody Henderson, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles

Gerhardt/Lollar (CL)  def. Patterson/Nelson, 6-2, 6-3

Loge/Kerr (CL) def. Morerida/Black, 10-3 over 

Neuberger/Markwardt (CL) lost to Villa/Henderson