The Mexico boys dropped their third straight district title match but came close to a much different result.
The No. 2 seed Bulldogs lost 5-2 at top seed North Point on Wednesday in Wentzville, …
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The Mexico boys dropped their third straight district title match but came close to a much different result.
The No. 2 seed Bulldogs lost 5-2 at top seed North Point on Wednesday in Wentzville, losing two out of three doubles matches but via a combined four games. Top pair Brendan McKeown and Declan Gleeson won their match 8-3, but the pairings of Boston Davolt and Camden Williams and Quaid Grubb and Brixton Goerne each lost 9-7.
McKeown gave Mexico its lone singles victory by a score of 6-1, 6-2 while Gleeson lost 6-2, 2-6 and 6-10 via a tiebreaker.
We played 2 and 3 Doubles in a win by two situation with the possibility of going into a tiebreaker” head coach Tony Senor said. “We decided to bump freshman Brixton Goerne up to 3 Doubles with Quaid Grubb because they have been playing so well together the entire season. We took a lot of doubles games to advantage and many of our points in singles went to deuce. Overall, this team showed a lot of fight, heart, and willingness to do what it takes to be successful in the sport of tennis.”
The individual seasons of McKeown and Gleeson are still alive as they compete in individual sectionals singles at 10 a.m. today Cosmo Park in Columbia.
Bulldogs doubly impressive in 5-0 district win vs Lutheran St. Charles
Mexico was stronger together on the courts on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs won their first match in the Class 1 District 6 tournament at North Point in Wentzville, defeating Lutheran St. Charles 5-0. Mexico won its three doubles matches by a combined score of 24-10 and then only dropped two singles games in two singles matches.
“This was one of best played doubles team play we have had all season,” head coach Tony Senor said. “Declan (Gleeson) and Boston (Davolt) played together for the first time all season and they complimented each other very nicely. Brendan (McKeown) and Quaid (Grubb) took care of their Doubles match in quick fashion and they were able to play good together too. Zeven (Ruiz) showed his experience with Camden (Williams) by winning 8-6. When you go up 3-0 in doubles, it is very difficult for the other team to come back.”
The pairs of Gleeson and Davolt and McKeown and Grubb each won 8-2 while Gleeson was perfect in his 6-0, 6-0 victory in singles. Davolt was ahead 6-0, 5-0 in his singles match before the match was called.
