Jefferson took two of three doubles matches to edge Xavier, 5-4, in boys tennis action Tuesday at Jefferson.

Three of the matches went to a third set and all three were won by the Saints, but it wasn't enough to overcome a strong effort by the J-Hawks.

Zach Denny and Jason Chung won both in singles and doubles for Jefferson.

Jefferson 5, Xavier 4

Singles

1. Kyle D'Mello (X) def. Jacob Donald, 0-6, 6-4, 11-9

2. Zach Denny (J) def. Ben Curley, 7-5, 6-3

3. Chris Schirm (X) def. Nate Weger, 6-3, 6-2

4. Alex Tvedte (J) def. Jack VonKampen, 6-2, 6-3

5. Jason Chung (J) def. Grant Gibney, 6-1, 6-1

6. Ryan Jasper (X) def. Kellen Brown, 1-6, 6-2, 10-6

Doubles

1. D'Mello-Curley (X) def. Donald/Tvedte, 6-3, 1-6, 10-6

2. Denny/Weger (J) def. Schirm/VonKampen, 6-2, 6-2

3. Chung/Brown (J) def. Gibney/Jasper 6-1,6-2