Kroeker, Trojans, dominate home tennis invitational
Kyle Kroeker and the Hillsboro Trojans boys' tennis team took advantage of playing on their home court Thursday, winning the tournament with 60 total points. Kroeker won the number one singles bracket, 8-1, 8-5, 8-0.
The Trojans entered two teams in the tournament, red and white. The red team took first while the white team finished eighth. While Kroeker was the only netter to win his bracket, six other Trojans brought home medals.
Number two singles player Macy Fadenrecht won his first two matches, 8-2, 8-2, before falling in the championship match, 8-3. Both Trojan doubles teams won top-three medals. The number one team of Robert Jost and Peter Fast won their first match in a tie-break, 8-7 (7-3). After dropping their next match, 8-3, the duo bounced back in the third-place match winning, 8-2.
Ric Johnson and Clay Shewey advanced to the championship round after two straight 8-2 victories in the first and semi-final rounds. They fell in the title match 8-4, but still earned a second-place medal.
Caleb Barkman recorded three points for the Hillsboro white team after winning the number one singles seventh-place match. Mark Prieb and Joe Fisher recorded two points in the number two doubles seventh-place match with an 8-4 victory.
The Trojans will hit the court again Thursday, when they travel to Towanda to play in the Circle invitational.
RESULTS
singles
Number one, red
Match 1 - Kyle Kroeker won, 8-1.
Match 2 - Kroeker won, 8-5.
Match 3 - Kroeker won, 8-0-.
Number one, white
Match 1 - Caleb Barkman lost, 8-1.
Match 2 - Barkman lost, 8-1.
Match 3 - Barkman won, 8-6.
number two, red
Match 1 - Macy Fadenrecht won, 8-2.
Match 2 - Fadenrecht won, 8-2.
Match 3 - Fadenrecht lost, 8-3.
number two, white
Match 1 - Matthew Brown lost, 8-1.
Match 2 - Brown lost, 8-2.
Match 3 - Brown lost, 8-5.
doubles
Number one, red
Match 1 - Robert Jost and Peter Fast won, 8-7 (7-3).
Match 2 - Jost and Fast lost, 8-3.
Match 3 - Jost and Fast won, 8-2.
Number two, red
Match 1 - Ric Johnson and Clay Shewey won, 8-2.
Match 2 - Johnson and Shewey won, 8-2.
Match 3 - Johnson and Shewey lost, 8-4.
Number two, white
Match 1 - Mark Prieb and Joe Fisher lost, 8-1.
Match 2 - Prieb and Fisher lost, N/A.
Match 3 - Prieb and Fisher won, 8-4.
