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Saturday tennis report: La Crosse Aquinas sweeps way through invitational in Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE — Jaedan Silcox and Tegan Schott won as singles players and a doubles team Saturday as the Aquinas High School boys tennis team swept dual matchups with Altoona, Eau Claire Regis and Lakeland in the Eau Claire Regis Invitational.

Silcox played singles against the Railroaders and beat Lucas Pederson 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3. Schott played No. 4 against Altoona and handed Jonah Oldenkapm 6-4,7-6 (6). They teamed up to play No. 1 doubles against Regis and beat Andrew Berschback and Tony Wesner 6-4, 4-6, 14-12.

Schott also won a No. 3 singles match against Lakeland’s Angus Callender. Silcox teamed with Isaac Capelli to win a No. 1 doubles match in straight sets against Lakeland.

Anderson Fortney won three times at No. 1 singles, and Mitchell Fortney did the same — all in straight sets — at No. 2.

AQUINAS 4, ALTOONA 3

Singles

No. 1: Anderson Fortney, Aquinas def. Conner Gower, Altoona, 6-2, 6-0; No. 2: Mitchell Fortney, Aquinas def. Isaiah Yi, Altoona, 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Jaedan Silcox, Aquinas def. Lucas Pederson, Altoona, 6-0, 6-1; No. 4: Tegan Schott, Aquinas def. Jonah Oldenkamp, Altoona, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Doubles

No. 1: Trenton Navarre, Altoona – Jaxton Semrow, Altoona def. Patrick Gundersen, Aquinas – Ezra Barna, Aquinas, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Tegan Bennett, Altoona – Carter Drescher, Altoona def. Isaac Capelli, Aquinas – Korwin Bessinger, Aquinas, 6-1, 6-2; No. 3: Daylen Parks, Altoona – Joesph Ricci, Altoona def. Leo Kirchner, Aquinas – Owen Ludlow, Aquinas, 6-1, 6-0.

AQUINAS 6, EAU CLAIRE REGIS 1

Singles

No. 1: Anderson Fortney, Aquinas def. John Kohel, Regis, 6-0, 6-1; No. 2: Mitchell Fortney, Aquinas def. Jack Schroeder, Regis, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3: Isaac Capelli, Aquinas def. Casey Haugen, Regis, 6-4, 6-2; No. 4: Korwin Bessinger, Aquinas def. Tucker Derouin, Regis, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles

No. 1: Tegan Schott, Aquinas – Jaedan Silcox, Aquinas def. Andrew Berschback, Regis – Tony Wesner, Regis, 6-4, 4-6, 14-12; No. 2: Ty Gehling, Regis – Noah Laber, Regis def. Ezra Barna, Aquinas – Patrick Gundersen, Aquinas, 7-5, 6-2; No. 3: Owen Ludlow, Aquinas – Leo Kirchner, Aquinas def. Trevor Kern, Regis – Ryan Majeski, Regis, 3-6, 6-1, 10-5.

AQUINAS 7, LAKELAND 0

Singles

No. 1: Anderson Fortney, Aquinas def. Dominic Gironella, Lakeland Union, 6-0, 6-1; No. 2: Mitchell Fortney, Aquinas def. Jack Stepec, Lakeland Union, 6-2, 6-0; No. 3: Tegan Schott, Aquinas def. Angus Callender, Lakeland Union, 6-0, 6-2; No. 4: Korwin Bessinger, Aquinas def. Sawyer Brown, Lakeland Union, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1: Jaedan Silcox, Aquinas – Isaac Capelli, Aquinas def. Gage Bowe, Lakeland Union – Carson Tegland, Lakeland Union, 7-5, 6-4; No. 2: Patrick Gundersen, Aquinas – Ezra Barna, Aquinas def. Jayden Shepski, Lakeland Union – Marshall Czlapinski, Lakeland Union, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3: Leo Kirchner, Aquinas – Owen Ludlow, Aquinas def. Gage Coffen, Lakeland Union – Eli Novak, Lakeland Union, 6-1, 6-2.