Nils Nolte
Alex Thatcher
BOWLING GREEN – The Little Giant tennis team bounced back in a big way Friday afternoon.
Ross shook off Thursday’s season-opening loss to TRAC rival Findlay to come back and sweep Bowling Green, 5-0, picking up its first win of the young season.
Nils Nolte picked up his first win as a Little Giant at No. 1 singles, winning by scores of 6-2, 7-5.
Alex Thatcher won at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-0, while Sam Long, who played in doubles Thursday against Findlay, took the victory at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1.
“Niles and Alex were so much in their comfort zone with two really good singles players that Bowling Green has,” coach Lisa Wolfe said. “They played patient. That was the key word. They just kept continually hit the ball back and waited for them to make the mistake.”
The doubles teams were equally dominant, each taking 6-0, 6-1 victories. Lucas Cronin and Ethan Moyer combined for the win at No. 1 doubles while Trevor Weickert and Drew Miller were victorious at No. 2.
Lucas Cronin
Ethan Moyer
“And I knew we needed a win at No. 3 (singles) and, not to discount anything from Drew, but he’s new to tennis,” Wolfe said. “I know he, himself, feels more comfortable at doubles. …I decided to give Drew a break, put him at No. 1 doubs and I knew Sam, who played singles last year, I knew he could get a win at No. 3 singles.”
The Little Giants (1-1) will play for their third-straight day Saturday, braving the forecasted cold as they host Sandusky Perkins at 11 a.m.
Fremont Ross 5, Bowling Green 0
No. 1 singles: Nils Nolte def. Luther Shinew, 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 singles: Alex Thatcher def. Ivan Tarasov, 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Sam Long def. Eric Schempf, 6-1, 6-1
No. 1 doubles: Lucas Cronin/Ethan Moyer def. Mitchell Drumm/Dom Meszaros, 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Trevor Weickert/Drew Miller def. James Eddington and Luke Konecny, 6-0, 6-1
Junior varsity
Isaac Minor/Santi Minor def. Ty Gulgin/Matthew Konrad, 6-1
Kennedy Bohannan/Hayley Lawrence def. Gulgin/Konrad, 6-1
Isaac Minor/Hayley Lawrence def. Gulgin/Konrad, 6-0