Becker boy’s tennis played in Foley Thursday afternoon. Foley has one of the best teams in the conference and are ranked number four in the state for class A.

 

Dawson, Josiah and Jackson all won their matches against quality players. “Dawson’s opponent is ranked number six in the state class A. He overcame some distractions and adversity in his match to get a big win,” say Coach Bengtson. 

 

Josiah really showed his mental toughness and leadership by winning against a really skilled player at #2 singles. Jackson continues to show improvement in his game and the work he put in the off season is starting to pay off.

 

Doubles teams played well at times and are getting stronger. “I was especially impressed with our number one doubles team of Josh Duke and Austin Hill. They played the best match that I have seen them play together,” says Coach Bengtson

According to Coach Bengtson, the group needs to continue to focus on the little things each day like fundamentals and foot work. “If we do that, we will continue to improve.”

 

#1 Singles: Brown (BB), 6-2, 6-4 over Kantor; #2 Singles: Borst (BB), 7-5, 7-6, (7-2) over Herbst; #3 Singles: Roemer (BB), 5-7, 2-6 loss to Ziwicki; #4 Singles: Lefebvre (BB), 6-1, 6-1 over Bollin.

 

#1 Doubles: Hill/Duke (BB), 5-7, 4-6 loss to Werckman/Scott; #2 Doubles: Lindquist/Howard (BB), 6-7,(4-7), 4-6 loss to Boeckman/Ritschie; #3 Doubles: Gudim/Crocker (BB), 2-6, 6-7, (2-7) loss to Scott/Wruck.

 

Bulldogs win over Woodbury last Saturday. “Woodbury is a quality team that plays in a great conference,” says Coach Bengtson.

 

Bulldogs swept the singles matches. “We are really starting to improve as far as consistency and strategy goes,” says Bengtson.  Austin Hill and Josh Duke lost a heartbreaker match at #1 doubles. They lost 8-10 in a third set tiebreaker. “They played some great points but couldn’t close out the match,” says Coach Bengtson.

 

#1 Singles: Brown (BB), 6-0, 6-0 over Meidt (W); #2 Singles: Borst (BB), 6-3, 6-0 over Miryala (W); #3 Singles: Roemer (BB), 6-1, 6-3 over Holst; #4 Singles: Lefebvre (BB), 6-3, 6-0 over Huang.

 

#1 Doubles: Hill/Duke (BB) lost 7-5, 4-6, 8-10 to Richter/Cartagena (W); #2 Doubles: Lindquist/Howard (BB) 6-1, 6-2 over Johnson/Haugstad (W); #3 Doubles: Gudim/Crocker (BB) 6-4, 6-2 over Wu/Duthie (W).