The Becker boys tennis team went 3-2 this past week to improve their regular season record to 11-3. Becker 7, Cathedral 0. The Bulldogs swept all seven positions Thursday afternoon at St. Cloud Cathedral. Becker had especially good play from their #1 doubles team of Branden Roemer and Joe Gudim.  

 

“Their serving was excellent and their finishing of points was the best I’ve seen from them,” said Head Coach Hokan Bengtson. “Our #3 doubles team of (Johnny) Crocker and (Andrew) Schneider continues to improve. I was especially impressed by their footwork.”

 

Dawson Brown continued his dominance at #1 singles, pushing his record to 14-1 on the season.

 

#1 singles: Brown (BB) over Nathan Stracke (SC), 6-2, 6-0; #2 singles: Josiah Borst (BB) over Alec Ferris (SC), 6-2, 6-3; #3 singles: Jackson Lefebvre (BB) over Paul Becker (SC), 6-0, 6-1; #4 singles: Josh Duke (BB) over McRay Drong (SC), 6-1, 6-1.

 

#1 doubles: Roemer and Gudim (BB) over Eli Stark-Haws and David Reisdorf (SC), 6-2, 6-1; #2 doubles: Tyler Lindquist and C.J. Howard (BB) over Ryan Ferris and Losta Schreifels (SC), 6-1, 6-3; #3 doubles: Crocker and Schneider (BB) over Brad Reuter and Robbie Jandik (SC), 6-2, 6-1.

 

 

Becker faced off against a quality Minneapolis Southwest team Tuesday and came away with a three point win.

 

“They are young only having two seniors on the team,” said Bengtson.  “Our singles players really played well. Josiah (Borst) continues to improve his game every day, he is really finishing his career as strong.  I was also impressed with our third doubles team. They are starting to really improve.  

 

#1 singles: Brown (BB) over Will Puzak (MSW), 6-1, 6-2; #2 singles: Borst (BB) over Luke Peterson (MSW), 6-0, 6-0; #3 singles: Lefebvre (BB) over Will Berestka (MSW), 6-2, 6-1; #4 singles: Duke (BB) over Anthony Siegfried (MSW), 6-2, 6-2.

 

#1 doubles: Jonathan Perzel and Javi Marcos (MSW) over Hill and Roemer (BB), 7-6 (7-2), 6-1; #2 doubles: Ben Stevens and Sam Loomans (MSW) over Lindquist and Howard (BB), 6-4, 4-6, 10-6; #3 doubles: Gudim and Schneider (BB) over Carson Mair and Huck Sorock (MSW), 6-4, 6-3.

 

 

In a three-team tournament in Becker last Saturday, the Bulldogs split their two matches, winning handily in the first match over Buffalo in a shutout.

 

“Our first match was against Buffalo and they were undefeated in the Mississippi 8 Conference,” said Bengtson. “They will compete with STMA for the conference title.” 

 

The Bulldogs played well at all seven positions and are weekly showing signs of improvement. 

 

“I was really impressed with our play at #2 singles and #1 doubles,” said Bengtson.  “Josiah (Borst) is really coming into his own as a leader and top singles player in the area.”  

 

Becker’s 1st doubles score was 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 where  Branden (Roemer) and Austin (Hill) played well at times and began to attack and finish points better than I have seen them. It was really fun to see them finish well.”

 

#1 singles: Brown (BB) over Jake Junwirth (BB) 6-0, 6-1; #2 singles: Borst (BB) over Andrew Christenson (BB) 7-6, (7-2), 6-4; #3 singles: Jackson Lefebvre (BB) over Cole Hanson (BB), 6-4, 6-0; #4 singles: Josh Duke (BB) over Ryan Bunting (BB), 6-0, 6-2.

 

#1 doubles: Hill and Roemer (BB) over Jon Immel and Sean Harnois (BB), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; #2 doubles: Tyler Lindquist and C.J. Howard (BB) over Grant Wykle and Cade Stensby (BB), 6-0, 6-0; #3 doubles: Gudim and Schneider (BB) over Nick Immel and Eric Olson (BB), 6-1, 6-1.

 

 

Becker’s match against Benilde-St. Margaret’s was a great battle as  the Red Knights are one of the top teams in the state, having beaten Wayzata and Edina this year.

 

“At #4 singles, (Josh) Duke played a great match and beat a quality player in a third set tiebreaker, 10-5,” said Bengtson.  “Dawson (Brown) won an epic duel between two really good players, winning the first set in a tie breaker, losing the second 5-7 and then — after being down 0-4 in the third set — won six straight games to clinch an amazing victory.”

 

 

 

#1 singles:  Brown (BB) over Joe Tarvestad (BSM), 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-4; #2 singles: Tristan Fjelsted (BSM) over Borst (BB), 6-1, 6-1; #3 singles: Ryan Frost (BSM) over Lefebvre (BB), 6-1, 6-0; #4 singles: Duke (BB) over Dawson Spindler (BSM), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, (10-5).

 

#1 doubles: Hank Paulson and Robert Campbell (BSM) over Gudim and Roemer (BB), 6-1, 6-2; #2 doubles: Simon Guzan and Ryan Bischel (BSM over Lindquist and Howard (BB), 6-1, 6-1; #3 doubles: Peter Heimbold and Max Jablonski (BSM) over Johnny Crocker and Schneider (BB), 6-2, 6-4.

 

 

Brown, Gudim and  Schneider were the only winners for Becker as the Duluth East Greyhounds handed Becker a rare loss last Friday on Becker’s courts.

 

“Duluth is a top quality team and are very well coached,” said Bengtson. “They improved a lot since last season and are going to be one of the top teams in their section as the season winds down.” 

 

Bengtson said he was really impressed with the finish and focus of his #3 doubles team of Andrew Schneider and Joe Gudim.

 

“They finished points and attacked well,” he said.  

 

#1 singles: Brown (BB) over Martin Schneider (DE), 6-1, 6-3; #2 singles: Elliot Schneider (DE) over Borst (BB), 6-0, 6-3; #3 singles: Ryan Aturaylia (DE) over Lefebvre (BB), 6-2, 6-4; #4 singles: Luke Hietala (DE) over Josh Duke (BB), 7-6, 7-3, 6-4.

 

#1 doubles: Mark Holliday and Derek Boese (DE) over Hill and Roemer (BB), 6-4, 6-3; #2 doubles: Will Heyer and Luke Dow (DE) over Lindquist and Howard (BB), 6-2, 7-6, (7-2); #3 doubles: Gudim and Schneider (BB) over Nolan Humphreys and Eric Patterson (DE), 6-4, 7-5.

 

Up next for Becker was a match Friday at Burnsville, Saturday at Foley, Monday at home against Sartell and Thursday at Mound Westonka.