Jefferson lost four of six singles matches and was beaten by Dubuque Hempstead, 5-4, Tuesday in boys tennis.

The J-Hawks battled back to win No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, but its No. 1 doubles team of Colten Jourdan and Daniel Britton was beaten in a tiebreaker.

Dubuque Hempstead 5, Jefferson 4

Singles

Nick Johnson (DH) def. Jacob Donald, 7-5, 6-2
Jeff Teng (DH) def. Colten Jourdan, 6-0, 6-2
JT Bortscheller (DH) def. Caleb Pfeil, 6-0, 6-3
Daniel Britton (CRJ) def. Nathan Longfield, 6-1, 6-1
David Shuman (CRJ) def. Brett Bortscheller, 7-6, 6-3
Spencer Tinsman (DH) def. Zach Denny, 7-5, 7-5

Doubles

Johnson/JT Bortscheller (DH) def. Jourdan/Britton, 6-3, 6-7, 10-3
Donald/Shuman (CRJ) def. Teng/B.Bortscheller, 6-4, 7-5
Pfeil/Denny (CRJ) def. Longfield/Tinsman, 6-3, 6-7, 10-3