BROOKINGS – The Bobcats dropped a pair of tennis matches on Tuesday at Hillcrest Tennis Courts, falling 8-1 to Aberdeen Roncalli before being shut out by Mitchell, 9-0.
Brookings, 1-4 on the season, travels to Harrisburg on Thursday for another double dual against the Tigers and Sioux Falls Lincoln.
Despite the team scores, both dual matches featured some competitive matches as Jonah Dobbs scored the only point for Brookings against the Cavaliers with a 6-2, 5-7 (10-6) win over Isaiah Vilhauer at No. 1 singles.
At No. 3 singles, Micah Ardry gave Austin Kokales a run as he lost 7-5 in the first set before succumbing, 6-2 in the second for the straight-set loss and Dawson Peters dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision to Spencer Titus at No. 6 singles.
In doubles, Dobbs and Dalton Rittershaus fell 6-4 in the first set before dropping a 6-1 decision in the second set.
It was even more competitive for the home team against the Kernels despite not winning a match.
Both top singles matches went the distance as Dobbs won the first set, 7-5, against Jacob Dahme, but then lost 6-3 in Set 2 and 10-2 in the tiebreak.
At No. 2, Rittershaus lost 6-3 in Set 1 against Carter Cavanaugh before rallying for a 7-5 win in the second set, but the Kernel junior pulled out a 10-8 decision in the tiebreaker.
At No. 4 singles, Zach Weber played a solid first set against Adam Loes before losing 6-4; and then lost 6-0 in Set 2.
Alex Miley dropped his first set, 6-2, to Baley Miller at No. 5, and then came up just short in a 6-4 loss in the second.
In doubles action, Miley and Peters lost 6-3 and 6-4 in a competitive matchup with Baley Miller and Alex Bergeson at No. 3.
Aberdeen Roncalli 8, Brookings 1
Singles
No. 1 – Jonah Dobbs, B, def. Isaiah Vilhauer, 6-2, 5-7 (10-6).
No. 2 – Lucas Goetz, AR, def. Dalton Rittershaus, 6-0, 6-2.
No. 3 – Austin Kokales, AR, def. Micah Ardry, 7-5, 6-2.
No. 4 – Joseph Goetz, AR, def. Zach Weber, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 5 – Colton Hellwig, AR, def. Alex Miley, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 6 – Spencer Titus, AR, def. Dawson Peters, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 – Vilhauer/L. Goetz, AR, def Dobbs/Rittershaus, 6-4, 6-1.
No. 2 – Kokales/J. Goetz, AR, def. Ardry/Weber, 6-0, 6-2.
No. 3 – Hellwig/Titus, AR, def. Miley/Peters, 6-0, 6-0.
Junior Varsity
Singles – Sam Lingor, AR, def. Derek Brallier, 10-2; Noah Barnett, AR, def. Thijs Reuvekamp, 10-2; Jason Min, B, def. Matt Fahrni, 10-7; Max Prehn, AR, def. Nick Ward, 10-3; Charlie Olson, AR, def. Dylan Ohlsen, 10-5; Matt Fahrni, AR, def. Prasoon Kharel, 10-2.
Doubles – Lingor/Barnett, AR, def. Brallier/Reuvekamp, 10-1; Prehn/Olson, AR, def. Min/Ward, 10-0.
Mitchell 9, Brookings 0
Singles
No. 1 – Jacob Dahme, M, def. Jonah Dobbs, 7-5, 3-6 (10-2).
No. 2 – Carter Cavanaugh, M, def. Dalton Rittershaus, 6-3, 5-7 (10-8).
No. 3 – Jared Suelflow, M, def. Micah Ardry, 6-0, 6-2.
No. 4 – Adam Loes, M, def. Zach Weber, 6-4, 6-0.
No. 5 – Baley Miller, M, def. Alex Miley, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 6 – Kade Clark, M, def. Dawson Peters, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 – Dahme/Cavanaugh, M, def. Dobbs/Rittershaus, 6-0, 6-3.
No. 2 – Suelflow/Loes, M, def. Ardry/Weber, 6-0, 6-3.
No. 3 – Miller/Alex Bergeson, M, def. Miley/Peters, 6-3, 6-4.
Junior Varsity
Singles – Garret Johnson, M, Derek Brallier, 10-3; Alex Bergeson, M, def. Jason Min, 10-2; Ryan Bergeson, M, def. Thijs Reuvekamp, 10-0; Max Tupper, M, def. Nick Ward, 10-1; Kaden Jerke, M, def. Dylan Ohlsen, 10-1; Ben Helleloid, M, def. Prasoon Kharel, 10-0.
Doubles – Johnson/Clark, M, def. Brallier/Min, 10-2; D. Bergeson/Tupper, M, def. Reuvekamp/Ward, 10-1; Jerke/Helleloid, M, def. Ohlsen/Kharel, 10-2.
