MADISON – The Bobcat tennis team won a pair of close matches on Friday to run its season record to 5-7 overall.
Brookings downed Pierre, 5-4, before rolling past the host Bulldogs, 7-2.
The ‘Cats return to Hillcrest today for a quadrangular against Eastern South Dakota Conference foes Aberdeen Central, Huron and Yankton. Play starts at 10 a.m.
• Brookings 5, Pierre 4
After splitting the singles matches, the Bobcats won 2-of-3 doubles matches to pull out the team win.
At No. 1 singles, Jonah Dobbs downed Jace Wernsmann, 10-6, and Dalton Rittershaus hammered Ryan Warne, 10-2, at No. 2. Dobbs and Rittershaus teamed to edge Wernsmann and Matt Hanson, 10-8, at No. 1 doubles.
Hanson got past Micah Ardry, 11-9, at No. 3 singles, but Dawson Peters returned the favor with a 10-8 win over Phil Adam at No. 4. Ardry and Peters then beat Warne and Adam, 10-6, at No. 2 doubles.
The Governors took the last two singles matches as Grant Judson overpowered Derek Brallier, 10-0, at No. 5 and Luke Leingang shut out Gabel Goldhorn, 10-0, at No. 6. Judson and Spencer Davis then teamed up to beat Brallier and Goldhorn, 10-1, at No. 3 doubles.
BROOKINGS 5, PIERRE 4
Singles
No. 1 – Jonah Dobbs, B, def. Jace Wernsmann, 10-6.
No. 2 – Dalton Rittershaus, B, def. Ryan Warne, 10-2.
No. 3 – Matt Hanson, P, def. Micah Ardry, 11-9.
No. 4 – Dawson Peters, B, def. Phil Adam, 10-8.
No. 5 – Grant Judson, P, def. Derek Brallier, 10-0.
No. 6 – Luke Leingang, P, def. Gabel Goldhorn, 10-0.
Doubles
No. 1 – Dobbs/Rittershaus, B, def. Wernsmann/Hanson, 10-8.
No. 2 – Ardry/Peters, B, def. Warne/Adam, 10-6.
No. 3 – Judson/Spencer Davis, P, def. Brallier/ Goldhorn, 10-1.
• Brookings 7, Madison 2
Dobbs and Rittershaus capped off an undefeated day as Dobbs blanked Dylan Litz, 10-0, at No. 1 singles and Rittershaus blasted Blake Kennington, 10-2. The Bobcat duo teamed up for a 10-2 win over Tyler Wardner and Kennington at No. 1 doubles.
Ardry won 10-2 over Jerron Dejabet at No. 3 singles while Peters shut out Nick Kessler, 10-0, at No. 4. Ardry and Peters picked up a 10-6 win over Dejabet and Kessler at No. 2 doubles.
Brallier rolled over Wardner, 10-0, at No. 5 doubles, but the Bulldogs earned their only singles win when Seth Fernau topped Goldhorn, 10-4, at No. 6. Fernau and Braden Eimers teamed to beat Brallier and Goldhorn, 10-6, at No. 3 doubles.
BROOKINGS 7, MADISON 2
Singles
No. 1 – Jonah Dobbs, B, def. Dylan Litz, 10-0.
No. 2 – Dalton Rittershaus, B, def. Blake Kennington, 10-2.
No. 3 – Micah Ardry, B, def. Jerron Dejabet, 10-2.
No. 4 – Dawson Peters, B, def. Nick Kessler, 10-0.
No. 5 –Derek Brallier, B, def. Tyler Wardner, 10-0.
No. 6 – Seth Fernau, M, def. Gabel Goldhorn, 10-4.
Doubles
No. 1 – Dobbs/Rittershaus, B, def. Wardner/Kennington, 10-2.
No. 2 – Ardry/Peters, B, def. Dejabet/Kessler, 10-6.
No. 3 – Fernau/Braden Eimers, M, def. Brallier/ Goldhorn, 10-6.
