The Becker boys tennis team went 3-0 with wins over Minneapolis SW, Thief River Falls and STMA.
Becker 7, Mpls. SW 0
Tuesday, Becker hosted Mpls. Southwest and handed them a sweep.
“Mpls. SW beat us last year 6-1, so it is fun to see the growth this team has made,” said Head Coach Hokan Bengtson. “My guys are working hard and really pushing themselves to get better every day. That type of focus will pay off in this final month of our season.”
#1 singles: Jacob Lukkarila (BB) beat Will Pusak (SW), 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; #2 singles: Branden Roemer (BB) beat Justin Beneke (SW), 6-4, 6-4; #3 singles: Daniel Garcia (BB) beat Max Vandermyle (SW), 6-1, 6-1; #4 singles: Andrew Schneider (BB) beat Zander Zosa (SW), 6-2, 6-4.
#1 doubles: CJ Howard and Tyler Lindquist (BB) beat Carson Mair and Will Bereska (SW), 1-6, 6-0, 6-2; #2 doubles: Caleb Quernemoen and Johnny Crocker (BB) beat Cole Hammel and Mark Pekla (SW), 6-3, 6-3; #3 doubles: Jordan Bonsante and Brady Gruenhagen (BB) beat Sawyer Michaelson and Reese Michaelson (SW), 6-3, 6-2.
Becker 7, STMA 0
Last Friday at home, Becker beat the STMA Knights in a clean sweep.
According to Coach Bengtson, STMA is one of the favorites to win the Mississippi 8 Conference this year.
“We had a lot of quality matches against them, but the most impressive was the win at number one singles by Jacob Lukkarila,” said Bengtson.
#1 singles: Lukkarila (BB) beat Jimmy Li (SM), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; #2 singles: Roemer (BB) beat Owen Lindstrom (SM), 6-1, 6-1; #3 singles: Lindquist (BB) beat Caden Sigerud (SM), 6-3, 6-1; #4 singles: Garcia (BB) beat Ezra Dickerson (SM), 6-1, 6-2.
#1doubles: Quernemoen and Lindquist (BB) beat Michael House and Garret Johnson, 6-1, 6-1; #2 doubles: Bonsante and Gruenhagen (BB) ) beat Johnny Thunder and David Watts, 6-0, 6-0; #3 doubles: Basil Ricker and Aidan Persons (BB) beat Ethan Cornell and Joey Kragness, 6-4, 6-3.
Becker 6, TRF 1
Thief River Falls, a perennial favorite to win their section were swamped by the Bulldogs as Bengtson’s team improved to 14-3.
“I was especially impressed with Brandon Roemer at number two singles,” Bengtson said. “He has been playing excellent tennis and is a super leader for my group this year.”
#1 singles: Jacob Lukkarila (BB) beat Cole Gillespie (TRF) 6-0, 6-3; #2 singles: Roemer (BB) beat Carter Onkka (TRF), 6-2, 6-2; #3 singles: Lindquist (BB) beat Zach Twamley (TRF), 6-0, 6-1; #4 singles: Garcia (BB) beat Tucker Skime (TRF), 6-2, 6-1.
#1 doubles: Quernemoen and Schneider (BB) beat Peter Zaviska and Michael Magnusson (TRF), 6-4, 6-3; #2 doubles: Bonsante and Gruenhagen (BB) beat Ethan Janish and Noah Rupprecht (TRF), 6-0, 6-1; #3 doubles: Ricker and Jordan Ulbrich (BB) lost to Brock Borchardt and Trenton Lehrer (TRF), 4-6, 5-7.
Up Next
Friday, the Bulldogs hosted Duluth East (full report on match in next week’s Citizen-Tribune).
Monday, the boys travel to Anoka then host Aitkin Tuesday and Pine City Thursday.
