Boys clinch win in singles

Creston boys and girls tennis teams swept Chariton in dominating fashion Monday.

The boys prevailed 6-3 at home, clinching the dual victory by going 5-1 in singles matches. At Chariton, the Panther girls sailed 9-0 in outscoring the Chargers 72-11 in total games. The girls took all six singles matches, all by scores of 8-0, 8-1 or 8-2 before sweeping the three varsity doubles matches in similar fashion.

Playing at No. 3 singles, Damion Meyer had an outstanding day for the Panther boys in winning 8-0 before teaming with Ben Hill for Creston’s only doubles victory, 8-4

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“Tonight was a good match for our guys,” Creston coach Kevin Cooper said. “It was great to get the win. We played good in singles and were able to get the win before doubles even started. We are still too inconsistent in doubles, but we will continue to work on it.”

Creston boys, now 2-3 for the season, play at Clarke Friday before Saturday’s Atlantic Invitational.

Creston girls showed superiority in all nine matches Monday at Chariton, improving to 4-1 in dual meets.

“Tonight our girls team kept things rolling with a win over Chariton,” Cooper said. “The girls have been playing well in singles and building consistency in their shots. It will be great to have a few days of practice before we gear up for the remainder of our season.”

The Panther girls play at Audubon Thursday and in the Knoxville Tournament on Friday.

BOYS

Creston 6, Chariton 3

Singles — Gavin Millslagle (Cr) def. Zach Poling (Ch), 8-5; Lucas Rushing (Cr) def. Gage Hart (Ch), 8-4; Damion Meyer (Cr) def. Kasyn Wilson (Ch), 8-0; Carson Cooper (Cr) def. Kade Williams (Ch), 8-4; Jonathan Pyatak (Ch) def. Ben Hill (Cr), 8-2; Spencer Brown (Cr) def. Jason Pyatak (Ch), 8-6.

Doubles — Poling-Hart (Ch) def. Millslagle-Rushing (Cr), 8-6; Meyer-Hill (Cr) def. Wilson-Williams (Ch), 8-4; Pytatak-Pyatak (Ch) def. Cooper-Brown (Cr), 8-5.

JV singles — Ben Rushing (Cr) def. Christian Brown (Ch), 6-2; Wesley Wires (Cr) def. Isaac Sundquist (Ch), 6-1.

JV doubles — Wires-Dornack (Cr) def. Christian Brown-Isaac Sundquist (Ch), 6-2; Tommy Angulo-Justin Coughlin (Ch) def. Flores-Duncan (Cr), 6-5; Angulo-Coughlin (Ch) def. Hitz-Webber (Cr), 6-3.

GIRLS

Creston 9, Chariton 0

Singles — Josie Mahan (Cr) def. Tori Neer (Ch), 8-1; Ava Adamson (Cr) def. Charity Wilcox (Ch), 8-2; Sasha Wurster (Cr) def. Leah Gonthier (Ch), 8-2; Kolbey Bailey (Cr) def. Mallory Willis (Ch), 8-0; Violet Marcus (Cr) def. Paige Ballard (Ch), 8-1; Abbie Wheeler (Cr) def. Chelsea Walford (Ch), 8-1.

Doubles — Adamson-Wurster (Cr) def. Neer-Wilcox (Ch), 8-0; Mahan-Marcus (Cr) def. Ballard-Willis (Ch), 8-1; Bailey-Wheeler (Cr) def. Gonthier-Walford (Ch), 8-3.

JV doubles — Hollyn Rieck-Kennedy Strider (Cr) def. Madysen Brown-Hannah Hedrick (Ch), 4-0; Abby Collins-Jana Peavler (Cr) def. Addi Caudill-Avery Ohnemus (Ch), 4-1; Brooke Lacey-Sophie Stotts (Ch) def. Savannah Jacques-Alexis Bendt (Cr), 3-1; Violet Marcus-Caytlyn Wipperman (Cr) def. Jazlyn Wesley-Paisley Larrington (Ch), 4-0; Savannah Jacques-Alexis Bendt (Cr) def. Julia Gonthier-Jenna Farrell (Ch), 4-2.