Frankton tops JCHS in additional match

FRANKTON — Abraham Dirksen picked up another win.

The Patriots just couldn’t find another two to help him out.

The Jay County High School boys tennis team is still searching for their first win after falling to the Frankton Eagles 4-1 on Saturday.

Abraham Dirksen continued his hot start by defeating Sam Barr 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in the No. 1 singles. He has now won three of his four matches, the only loss coming to Norwell’s Grant Mishler on Thursday.

Sam Myers and Gage Sims had Jackson Alexander and Jon Hobbs on the ropes to begin the No. 1 doubles match. They developed a quick 5-2 lead, but the Eagles duo rattled off five straight wins to take the set and eventually the match, 7-5, 6-1.

The No. 2 doubles team also had an early lead with Liam Garringer and Luke Muhlenkamp up 3-2 on Eli Birch and Ja’von Miller. They were then shut out in the set losing 6-3 before falling in the second 6-2.

Simon Dirksen (No. 2 singles) fell to Max Barr 6-0, 6-1 and Isaac Miller (No. 3 singles) to Aaron Hartley (6-1, 6-4).

Four players were active for JV in the match. Gabe Pinkerton played in a pair of singles events.

He narrowly lost to Braxton Mort 8-6 before he played Josh Hobbs and lost 8-1.

Frankton’s Carter Wachs took down Dylan Chalfant 8-4 in a single match.

Blake Kahlig and Jacob Monroe paired up for the first time for the Patriots in a doubles match. In their first match, they fell to Eli Cox and Jackson Harrison 8-6 before losing the second 6-2 against Brady Alexander and Clayton Gillum.