Stevens Point Boys Take Down Rhinelander in Dramatic Fashion
/30/24 Boys Tennis: SPASH defeats Rhinelander in dramatic fashion Tuesday night. Rhinelander quickly swept all 3 doubles matches, taking the early lead. Rhinelander also took the 1st set in both #1 and #4 singles, but things started to turn. Freshman Tully Smith for SPASH won #2 singles, followed by Freshman Will Mathews at #3 singles. At #1 singles freshman Mitchell Theilman won the 2nd set in a tiebreaker, forcing a 3rd set, and at #4 singles sophomore Reid Neuman also forced a 3rd set. SPASH went on to win both 3-set matches and take the meet 4-3 with a singles sweep.
-Coach Mike Messerli
#1 Singles: “Mitchell’s patience and grit in a long 3-set match really impressed me. He thrived under the pressure, finishing his match in front of both teams to decide the meet.”
Stevens Point – 4, Rhinelander – 3,
Singles:
No. 1 – Mitchell Thielman, Stevens Point def. John Currie, Rhinelander, 1-6 , 7-6 (4), 7-5 ;
No. 2 – Tully Smith, Stevens Point def. Nicholas Lesch, Rhinelander, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 – Will Matthews, Stevens Point def. Zacha King, Rhinelander, 6-4 , 6-4 , -;
No. 4 – Reid Neuman, Stevens Point def. Karter Massey, Rhinelander, 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-4 ;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Dalton Fritz, Rhinelander – Joseph Belanger, Rhinelander def. Jacob Lutgen, Stevens Point – Carson Slowinski, Stevens Point, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 – Dawson Pontell, Rhinelander – Gavin Denis, Rhinelander def. Will Bevers, Stevens Point – Wyatt Thielman, Stevens Point, 6-3 , 6-2 , -;
No. 3 – Aiden Ostermann, Rhinelander – Michael Schiek, Rhinelander def. Sebastion Nelson, Stevens Point – Drew Rust, Stevens Point, 6-2 , 6-3 , -;
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