’Cats beat Tigers, fall to Pats

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HARRISBURG – Brookings earned a split at a boys’ tennis triangular on Thursday, beating the host Tigers 6-3 after falling 9-0 to Sioux Falls Lincoln.

The Bobcats (2-5) return to action facing Roosevelt and Rapid City Stevens in a triangular on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Sioux Falls.

• S.F. Lincoln 9, Brookings 0

The Patriots won all nine matches in straight sets, dropping just five games in the dual.

Kaleb Dobbs defeated Jonah Dobbs 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

Kaleb Dobbs and Sam Dobbs toppled Jonah Dobbs and Dalton Rittershaus 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 doubles match.

SIOUX FALLS LINCOLN 9, BROOKINGS 0

Singles

No. 1 – Kaleb Dobbs, SFL, def. Jonah Dobbs, 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 – Sam Dobbs, SFL, def. Dalton Rittershaus, 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 – Aidan DeBoer, SFL, def. Micah Ardry, 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 – Arjun Choudhry, SFL, def. Zach Weber, 6-2, 6-0

No. 5 – Graham Leonard, SFL, def. Alex Miley, 6-1, 6-0

No. 6 – Rahul Giri, SFL, def. Dawson Peters, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 – Dobbs/Dobbs, SFL, def. Dobbs/Rittershaus, 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 – DeBoer/Choudhry, SFL, def. Ardry/Weber, 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 – Leonard/Akshay Choudhry, SFL, def. Miley/Peterson, 6-0, 6-0

• Brookings 6, Harrisburg 3

The Bobcats won four singles matches and a pair of doubles matches to pull out their second victory of the season.

Dobbs dropped Jakson Stoutamire 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-2 in the top singles showdown.

Rittershaus made quick work of Colby Reynolds at No. 2, winning 6-1, 6-0.

Micah Ardry prevailed by a 7-6, 4-6, 10-4 margin over Jacob Hanssen in the No. 3 matchup.

Dawson Peters had Brookings’ other singles victory, closing strong for a 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 defeat of Connor Sperber at No. 6.

In doubles, Dobbs and Rittershaus beat Stoutamire and Reynolds 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1. Ardry and Weber rallied to topple Gavin Hatch and Sperber 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.

BROOKINGS 6, HARRISBURG 3

Singles

No. 1 – Jonah Dobbs, B, def. Jakson Stoutamire, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-2

No. 2 – Dalton Rittershaus, B, def. Colby Reynolds, 6-1, 6-0

No. 3 – Micah Ardry, B, def. Jacob Hanssen, 7-6, 4-6, 10-4

No. 4 – Gavin Hatch, H, def. Zach Weber, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3

No. 5 – Karter Lein, H, def. Alex Miley, 7-6 (3), 6-2

No. 6 – Dawson Peters, B, def. Connor Sperber, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8

Doubles

No. 1 – Dobbs/Rittershaus, B, def. Stoutamire/Reynolds, 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 – Ardry/Weber, B, def. Hatch/Sperber, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7

No. 3 – Lein/Cole Van Holland, H, def. Miley/Peters, 6-2, 2-6, 10-6