The Manchester boys tennis team battled with visiting Mississinewa Tuesday night, Aug. 20, and couldn’t win the two 3-set matches they needed in a 4-1 loss to the Indians.
The No. 1 doubles team of Cole Henderson and Connor Trump cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 for Manchester’s only point.
The No. 2 doubles team of Milo Hupp and A.J. Weaver lost, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 1 singles player Caleb Struble-Hedstrom lost, 6-0, 6-1, to give Mississinewa a 2-1 lead.
Both Owen Harshman at No. 2 singles and Brendyn Mugford dropped their respective first sets, 6-2, but both battled back to win their second sets, Harshman, 6-3, and Mugford, 6-4, leading to two nail-biting third sets.
Harshman led, 5-4, in the third set but couldn’t put it away in a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 loss, and Mugford lost his third set to drop a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 match.
Adam Kerlin lost the only JV match of the night, 8-5.
Singles
- Garrett Spencer (Miss.) d. Caleb Struble-Hedstrom, 6-1, 6-0
- Michael Kissane (Miss.) d. Owen Harshman, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
- Kylan Willmert (Miss.) d. Brendyn Mugford, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Doubles
- Cole Henderson/Connor Trump (Man) d. Bennie Balla/Max Stanley 6-1, 6-0
- Samuel Gonzalez/William Price (Miss) d. Milo Hupp/A.J. Weaver, 6-1, 6-1
