The Becker boys tennis team advanced in the playoffs with a win over Big Lake and Jacob Lukkarila and Brady Gruenhagen advanced in individual play by ending up one, two in singles play.
Becker 7, Big Lake 0
Last Friday, Becker played against Big Lake in the Section 8AA sub-section team playoffs and came away with an easy win.
At #1 singles, Jacob Lukkarila beat Sam Hart, 6-0, 6-0 to get things started. At #2 singles, Brady Gruenhagen easily dispatched Tucker Slepica by a score of 6-1, 6-0. Luke Bordson had no problem beating Jason Farranel (6-0, 6-0) at #3 singles and Zach Bengtson won at #4 singles by a forfeit.
The duo of Aidan Persons and Ryan Bengtson swept Big Lake’s duo of John Braden and Brock Knick, 6-0, 6-0 at #1 doubles. Eli Scheideman and Caden Elliott did the same (6-0, 6-0) to Ty Slack and Kobe Goodwin at #2 doubles as well as Wyatt Hiltner and Isaac Boyer (6-0, 6-0) against Bryce Biersdorf and Mike Slack at #3 doubles.
Individual play
In the sub-section individual side of the tournament, Lukkarila captured first while Gruenhagen took second Monday afternoon.
In the first round, Lukkarila defeated Emilio Estevez of Tech by a score of 6-0. 6-1. Gruenhagen beat Kole Stewart of Monticello, 6-3, 6-1 to also advance.
In the second round, Lukkarila beat Tyler Rousslang of Monticello, 6-1, 6-3. Gruenhagen beat Yash Hindi of Sartell, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to advance.
In the final, Lukkarila faced off against teammate Gruenhagen and won the match, 6-0, 6-1.
In #1 doubles, Bengtson and Scheideman lost to Patrick Stallboerger and Austin Adelman of Sartell by a score of 6-3, 6-4.
At #2 doubles, Bordson and Hiltner lost to Zack Revenig and Henry Sawatzke of Monticello by a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
