Red Oak tennis continues to score wins

 The Red Oak teams were in action against Harlan Thursday, but at different sites as both went on to win.

The boys got back to .500 (5-5) when they defeated Harlan 6-3.

The meet was held inside at the Montgomery County Family YMCA in Red Oak.

Weston Rolenc as the No. 2 seed scored an 8-6 win against Josh Cheek. Dean Smith also scored an 8-6 win when he defeated Nolan Heese.

Jesse Taylor defeated Michael Rueschenberg 8-3, while Donnie Torbett won 8-4 over Kaleb Koster.

In doubles, Rolenc and Keatis Kunze defeated Cheek and Heese 8-0. Torbett and Sean Griffen had the other doubles win when they defeated Koster and Alec Plagman 8-2.

The girls meanwhile were in Harlan as they scored an 8-1 win over the Cyclones.

The Tigers swept singles and won two of three in doubles.

Grace Blomstedt scored an 8-2 win over Teresa Arkfield. Micayla Taylor also had an  8-2 win as she defeated Jess DuVal.

Sarah Behrens defeated Maggie McGrath 8-5, while Jordyn Cornelison defeated Ashley Petsche 8-3.

MaKayla LeRette had the only shutout as she defeated Jil Meyer in a battle of No. 5 seeds.

Tannah Halvin completed the sweep with an 8-1 win over Haley Swisher

In doubles, it was Blomstedt and Taylor defeating Arkfield and Petsche 8-1. 

The other doubles win came as LeRette and Halvin defeated Meyer and Swisher 8-1.

With the win, the girls have won five straight meets and are now 8-1 for the season. 

Red Oak vs. Creston

Both Red Oak teams moved inside to the indoor courts of the YMCA as they split their meet against Creston last Monday.

The girls got the 9-0 win, while the boys lost 6-3.

Kate Walker and Blomstedt got the meet started with 6-0 wins versus Jenna Taylor and Alli Thomsen.

Taylor defeated Caitlin McIlravy 6-4, while Behrens won against Sydney Dunphy 6-2.

Cornelison went to a tiebreaker, but won 7-6 (7-3). 

LeRette completed the sweep in singles with a 6-2 win over Ann Waigard.

In doubles, Blomstedt and Taylor defeated Taylor and Thomsen  6-1. Walker and Behrens won 6-2 against McIlravy and Dunphy. Madison Gilbert and Tannah Halvin completed the shutout with a 6-2 win over Russell and Waigand.

The boys also competed, but a score wasn’t made available.

Tournament update

The girls hosted their team tournament Saturday as they took first, defeating Des Moines-Lincoln 4-1 in the finals.

Walker defeated Gracie Benton 6-1 and 6-1, while LeRette defeated Kolie Webb 6-2 and 6-1. In doubles, Blomstedt and Taylor defeated Madeline and Claudia Jannes 6-1 and 6-1. Behrens and Tannah Halvin defeated Chit Lin and Marilyn Lo 6-2 and 6-1.

Red Oak also defeated Ottumwa 5-0 and Roncalli 4-1.

The boys team was in action Monday as they competed in the Hawkeye 10 tournament. Results from the meet weren’t available as of press time.

The boys will be back in action Thursday starting at 8:30 a.m. when Red Oak hosts the district tournament. Southwest Valley, Shenandoah, Clarinda, Glenwood and St. Albert will all be there as they compete for a shot at the state tournament.

The top two in both singles and doubles will qualify for state, which takes place once again in Waterloo.

The girls team meanwhile will begin the postseason Saturday in Atlantic when they compete in the regional team varsity tournament. 

Red Oak will face Atlantic at 9 a.m. 

The winner of the meet will play the winner of Clarinda and Southwest Valley in the regional semifinals later in the afternoon.