Geneva swept the doubles competition to edge host Lakeside on Wednesday, 3-2.
The Eagles claimed a win at first singles when Issac Riddell defeated Ty Hamilton, 6-1, 6-1. Lakeside took the wins at second and third singles, but the Eagles finished off their victory with wins at first and second doubles.
Ari Loveridge and Owen Emmett defeated Matthew Surbella and Sergio Lozano, 6-2, 6-4, at first doubles, and Ian Wright and Eric Allen topped Owen Meaney and Taylor Williams at second doubles, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 6-0.
Lakeside’s Grayson Petros defeated L.J. Stark at second singles, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, and the Dragons also won at third singles where Finley Stanelun topped Myles Colgan, 6-0, 6-1.
“I was very pleased for how our guys stepped up for our match,” said Lakeside coach Spencer Selman. “Our first singles player, Jack Varckette, had to sit out due to a strained rotator cuff so a lot of my guys had to play out of position. Second and third singles got me the wins I thought we could get, and my second doubles team did a great job in the first set getting out to an early lead. Unfortunately, we could not capitalize on that towards the end of the match as we just lost that edge and had a lot more errors than desired. My first doubles crew did a great job in fighting back down 4-1 in the second set to get to 4-5 before finally falling.”
Selman is confident his Dragons will rebound from this loss and are eager for the rematch later this season.
“I think it’s a team we can beat when we are close to 100 percent,” he said. “Their team was shifted around some as one of their singles players has been out as well. I really am looking forward to playing them again on May 1 and know my guys are itching for revenge.”
