Friday, April 19, 2013

Felderman Places 2nd at Knoxville in Tennis Tournament

Willie Felderman  made it all the way to the singles final before losing to finish second.  The teams competing were Chariton, Knoxville, Saydel, Albia, Oskaloosa and Pella.  Several members of the Chariton boys tennis team competed at the Knoxville Tournament.
Felderman was the #1 singles seed and received a first round bid.  He beat Oskaloosa senior Matt Strong, 8-1, in his first match.  He beat Tom Pettit of Pella, 8-4, to advance to the championship.  He faced senior Michael Schemm of Pella and lost 8-3 to finish second.
The other singles player was senior Kody Jones.  Jones beat Joe Smith of Saydel, 8-2, in the first round.  He faced Schemm of Pella, the eventual champion next and played a good match , but lost 8-5.
In doubles play, the team of Joseph Hixenbaugh and Ryan Jones lost to the team of Jacob Phillipsen/Andrew Smith, 8-1.  The team of Quinn Storm/Chase Fletcher lost to the team of Tom Palmer/Aaron VanMaanen of Pella, 8-2.

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