LANCASTER — The Lancaster boys’ tennis team won the team championship at the Hilliard Bradley Doubles Classic.
The first, third and fourth doubles teams were undefeated and won their respective flights. The second doubles team lost their first match and won their next two, finishing fifth overall. First doubles: Christian Uhl/Jayden Stone; second doubles: Cole Alspach/Levi McCafferty; third doubles: Ben Richardson/Elijah Uhl; fourth doubles: Shawn King/Ben Anderson.
Overall Team Scores: 1. Lancaster — 31 points; 2. Delaware Hayes — 28 points; 3. Dublin Scioto — 21 points; 4. Westerville Central — 18 points; 5. Hilliard Davidson — 17 points; 6. Marysville — 16 points; 7. St. Charles — 10 points; 8. Hilliard Bradley — seven points.
Regular-season results
Lancaster 4, Newark 1: No. 1 singles: Jayden Stone (LHS) def Linue Lininger (NHS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; No. 2 singles: Ben Richardson (LHS) def. Victor Gleckler (NHS) 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 singles: Wes Arnold (NHS) def. Elijah Uhl (LHS) 6-1, 6-4; No. 1 doubles: Levi McCafferty & Cole Alspach (LHS) def. Grayson Boyer & Will Bolte (NHS) 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 doubles: Ben Anderson & Shawn King (LHS) def. Isaac Devries & Bradley Pastorius 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
The Gales are 9-5 overall and 6-1 in the Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division.
Lancaster 3 Pickerington North 2: No. 1 singles: G. Eskander (PNHS) def Christian Uhl (LHS) 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 singles: E. Miller (PNHS) def Jayden Stone (LHS) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 singles: Ben Richardson (LHS) def. A Koushik (PNHS) 6-4, 6-2; No. 1 doubles: Jayden Stone & Cole Alspach (LHS) def. C. Kreemer & A. Stump (PNHS) 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 doubles: M. Pemberton & W Roes (PNHS) def. Ben Anderson & Shawn King (LHS) 6-4, 6-2.
Lancaster 5, Canal Winchester 0: No. 1 singles: Christian Uhl (LHS) def. Raphal VanPutten (CWHS) 6-0, 6-2; No. 2 singles: Ben Richardson (LHS) def Brookly Todd (CWHS) 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 singles: Elijah Uhl (LHS) def. Ricksi Rumajar (CWHS) 6-0, 6-0; No. 1 doubles: Jayden Stone & Cole Alspach (LHS) def. Kai Wrather & Brogan Pauwels (CWHS) 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 doubles: Ben Anderson & Shawn King (LHS) def. Ben Tuwaidan & Jared Cortina (CWHS) 6-0, 6-1.
Final: Lancaster 4 Reynoldsburg 1: No. 1 singles: Myles Suber (RHS) def. Christian Uhl (LHS) 7-6, 4-0 retired; No. 2 singles: Ben Richardson (LHS) def. Cayden Griffin (RHS) 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 singles: Elijah Uhl (LHS) def. Blake Vanmeter (RHS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 1 doubles: Cooper Varnell-Sheppard & Cole Alspach (LHS) def. Jamier Amaker & Josh Brennan (RHS) 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 doubles: Ben Anderson & Shawn King (LHS) def. Bryce Brower & Nate Flora (RHS) 6-4, 6-4.
Final: Lancaster 4, Chillicothe 1: No. 1 singles: Noah Flores (C) def. Christian Uhl (Lan) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 singles: Ben Richardson (Lan) def. Elijah Yandila (C) 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 singles: Elijah Uhl (LHS) def. Yohan Abren (C) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5); No. 1 doubles: Levi McCafferty & Cole Alspach (Lan) def. Lyric Graves & Malachai Upshaw (C) 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 doubles: Ben Anderson & Shawn King (Lan) def. Eli Esham & Bradly Hunt (C) 6-2, 6-1.
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Reporting by Tom Wilson, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette / Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
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