July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Simmons leads Patriots to 2nd (09/11/06)
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MUNCIE - Kyle Simmons should be a big fan of the Olympic Athletic Conference.
Simmons ran his OAC record to 4-0, winning all three matches as the Jay County boys tennis team finished second with a 2-1 record at the conference tournament Saturday. The Patriots defeated Connersville 4-1 and host Muncie Southside 5-0, and lost to Anderson Highland for the second time this year by a 4-1 score.
Jay County took the opener against Connersville thanks to three wins in the super tiebreaker format. Josh Ludy at No. 1 singles, Simmons at No. 3 singles and Mark Alberson and Adam Horn at No. 2 doubles all won in the extra session, and No. 2 doubles player Phil Powell scored a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Simmons won another super tiebreaker to pick up the Patriots' only victory over Highland.
The five wins over Southside all came in straight sets, with Jay County giving up three games or fewer in each. Ludy, Powell and Alberson/Horn all went 2-1, and Thomas McCowan and Heath Rigby finished 1-2 at No. 1 singles.
Jay spikers go 1-3
NOBLESVILLE - Jay County's volleyball team salvaged the day, winning their final match to finish 1-3 at the Noblesville Invitational Saturday. The Patriots defeated Guerin 25-16, 26-24 after suffering losses of 25-16, 25-13 to Frankfort, 25-10, 25-4 to the host Millers and 25-12, 21-25, 25-19 to Wes-Del.
Shelby Rines shared the team high in points - she had 10 points in the win over Guerin - and aces for the day with 12 and three respectively. She was second on the squad with 26 digs and 11 kills.
Sara Westgerdes had 19 kills, including eight against Wes-Del, and Theresa Reinhart came up with 31 digs, 10 of which came in the loss to Frankfort. Erica Clark racked up 20 assists against en route to her total of 44.
Jessica Muhlenkamp scored 12 points, Clark added 11 points and Reinhart finished with 10 kills.[[In-content Ad]]
Simmons ran his OAC record to 4-0, winning all three matches as the Jay County boys tennis team finished second with a 2-1 record at the conference tournament Saturday. The Patriots defeated Connersville 4-1 and host Muncie Southside 5-0, and lost to Anderson Highland for the second time this year by a 4-1 score.
Jay County took the opener against Connersville thanks to three wins in the super tiebreaker format. Josh Ludy at No. 1 singles, Simmons at No. 3 singles and Mark Alberson and Adam Horn at No. 2 doubles all won in the extra session, and No. 2 doubles player Phil Powell scored a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Simmons won another super tiebreaker to pick up the Patriots' only victory over Highland.
The five wins over Southside all came in straight sets, with Jay County giving up three games or fewer in each. Ludy, Powell and Alberson/Horn all went 2-1, and Thomas McCowan and Heath Rigby finished 1-2 at No. 1 singles.
Jay spikers go 1-3
NOBLESVILLE - Jay County's volleyball team salvaged the day, winning their final match to finish 1-3 at the Noblesville Invitational Saturday. The Patriots defeated Guerin 25-16, 26-24 after suffering losses of 25-16, 25-13 to Frankfort, 25-10, 25-4 to the host Millers and 25-12, 21-25, 25-19 to Wes-Del.
Shelby Rines shared the team high in points - she had 10 points in the win over Guerin - and aces for the day with 12 and three respectively. She was second on the squad with 26 digs and 11 kills.
Sara Westgerdes had 19 kills, including eight against Wes-Del, and Theresa Reinhart came up with 31 digs, 10 of which came in the loss to Frankfort. Erica Clark racked up 20 assists against en route to her total of 44.
Jessica Muhlenkamp scored 12 points, Clark added 11 points and Reinhart finished with 10 kills.[[In-content Ad]]
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