Jon Lansing defeated Evan Gaskill, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 1 singles Thursday  as the Xavier boys tennis team downed Prairie, 8-1, in a Mississippi  Valley Conference meet at Prairie.

Alex Hinrichs, Charlie Esker, Blake Magill and Wes Johnson also won  their singles matches for the Saints.

XAVIER 8, PRAIRIE 1
Singles

1. Jon Lansing (X) def. Evan Gaskill, 6-2, 6-0
2. Alex Hinrichs (X) def. Joseph Schmitt, 6-2, 6-2
3. Charlie Esker (X) def. Logan Renner, 6-1, 6-0
4. Blake Magill (X) def. Nathan Harder, 7-6, 6-3
5. Zach Rosenberger (P) def. Calvin Ford, 7-6, 2-6, 10-7
6. Wes Johnson (X) def. Ryan Neubauer, 6-1, 6-7, 10-4

Doubles

1. Lansing/Esker (X) def. Gaskill/Schmitt, 6-0, 3-6, 10-6
2. Hinrichs/Ryan Jasper (X) def. Renner/Nathan Ayers, 6-1, 6-0
3. Magill/Curt Lengemann (X) def. Rosenberger/Nathan Zumsande, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8