Xavier Boys Tennis

Xavier turns 3 matches into 9-0 rout of East

Xavier only had to play three matches Tuesday to notch a 9-0 boys tennis win over Waterloo East.

East brought only two competitors to Xavier. The teams played two singles matches and one doubles match. East had to forfeit the other six matches.

Xavier's Chris Schirm defeated Alex Pietan, 6-0, 6-3 in singles.

Colin Reilly of Xavier beat Andrew Paige, 6-3, 6-1 in singles.

Schirm and Reilly team to beat Pietan and Paige, 7-5, 6-7, 11-9 in doubles.

Xavier boys netters split with Metro foes

Xavier rolled past Prairie but was upended by Linn-Mar in boys tennis Saturday.

The Saints whipped Prairie, 9-0. Linn-Mar beat Xavier, 7-2.

Grant Hunt won singles matches in both meets for Xavier. The Saints' doubles team of Zach Schowalter and Ben Curley also won twice.

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Xavier netters trim J-Hawks, 5-4

Kyle D'Mello, Mitch Steffenmeier, Grant Hunt, Ben Curley and Seth Schowalter won their singles matches Wednesday as the Xavier Saints trimmed Jefferson, 5-4, in a Mississippi Valley Conference tennis meet at Jefferson.

Jacob Donald of Jefferson defeated Bill Young at No.1 singles, 4-6, 6-2, (10-2). The J-Hawks won all three doubles matches.

XAVIER 5, JEFFERSON 4

Singles
1. Jacob Donald (J) def. Bill Young, 4-6, 6-2, (10-2)
2. Kyle D'Mello (X) def. Zach Denny, 6-3, 6-1
3. Mitch Steffensmeier (X) def. Daniel Britton, 6-2, 3-6, (10-2)
4. Grant Hunt (X) def. Daniel Schuman, 6-0, 7-5
5. Ben Curley (X) def. Caleb Pfeil, 6-3, 6-4
6. Zach Schowalter (X) def. Bruce Croy, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Donald/Britton (J) def. Young/D'Mello, 6-4, 6-4
2. Denny/Nate Wager (J) def. Steffensmeier/Colin Reilly, 6-4, 4-6, (10-8)
3. Pfeil/Croy (J) def. Schowalter/Payton Burken, 2-6, 6-2, (10-8)

Xavier boys whip Columbus

Xavier won all but one match and drubbed Waterloo Columbus, 8-1, Monday in boys tennis at Xavier.

Kyle D'Mello, Mitch Steffensmeier, Grant Hunt, Ben Curley and Zach Schowalter all won twice for Xavier.

XAVIER 8, WATERLOO COLUMBUS 1

SINGLES
Alex Bernt (WC) def. Bill Young, 6-0, 6-0
Kyle D'Mello (CRX) def. Connar Barnard, 6-4, 7-5
Mitch Steffensmeier (CRX) def. Michael Grams, 6-0, 6-2
Grant Hunt (CRX) def. Francis Hart, 6-2, 6-0
Ben Curley (CRX) def. Elliott Kuchera, 6-4, 6-1
Zach Schowalter (CRX) def. Cameron Weidner, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
Young/D'Mello (CRX) def. Barnard/Grams, 3-6, 6-4, (10-6)
Steffensmeier/Hunt (CRX) def. Bernt/Jeffery Hora, 6-3, 6-0
Curley/Schowalter (CRX) def. Hart/Kuchera, 6-4, 6-3