Charger Boys Tennis Team Falls To Saydel at Home

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

 The Chariton boys tennis team faced another stellar opponent when they played Saydel at Chariton on May 8th.  Ryan Jones almost knocked off Saydel's #1 singles player in the #1 singles match.  Chariton's #1 doubles team of Jones and Lucas Hoeger was also in a competitive match before losing.  The chargers fell to the Eagles, 9-9.

  In the #1 singles match, Jones was in a battle with senior Hunter White before losing 9-7.  In the #2 singles match, Nathan Kalsem lost to Jacob Phillipsen, 8-1.  In the #3 match, Andrew VanDenTop lost to Joe Smith, 8-1.  At #4 Hoeger lost to Evan Andrews, 8-0.  In the #5 match, Michael Lawrence fell to Andrew Smith, 8-0.  In the #6 match, Caleb Schrodt lost to Max Kays

er, 8-0.

  In the #1 doubles match, the team of Kalsem/VanDenTop lost to the team of White/Phillipsen, 10-0.  in the #2 doubles match, the team of Jones/Hoeger won five games before losing to the team of Smith/Smith, 10-5.  In the #3 doubles match, the team of Lawrence/Schrodt lost to the team of Kayser/Isaac Matheny, 10-1.