Providence Sweeps Borden 5-0

After dropping three close matches at the Columbus North Invitational the team got back on the winning way defeating Borden at Borden 5-0 and the JV's won 3-1.

Pete won in a convincing fashion 6-0, 6-2 at first singles.

Brenden won second singles 6-1, 6-3; he played one of his better matches in recent weeks, with much better ball control.

Nolan started slow in his match but dominated in the second set to win 6-4, 6-1 at 3^rd singles.

Daniel and Nick started quickly winning the first set 6-0, but had several unforced errors in the second set after taking a big lead; the second set was won in a tie breaker with a score of 7-2 for the win at first doubles.

Joe and Andrew played second doubles and started slow with numerous bad hits, before they got their hitting together as well as their play, they won 6-4, 6-0.

JV Matches:

Thomas Boly played first JV singles and won 8-1; Louis Garcia played second singles for the JV and won 8-1 also.

In doubles Derek Benebig and Weston Spaulding won 1^st doubles 8-0; the lone lost for the Pioneers was at second doubles which lost 8-5 played by Brock Hayden and Justin Hughes.

 

Pioneers defeat Charlestown 4 - 1

Providence Boys played with a slightly modified line-up and won all the singles matches and the 2^nd doubles position. The Pioneers also swept the three JVs matches losing only one game.

Pete and Brenden both won their matches without losing a single game at 1^st and 2^nd singles, Daniel played third singles and won 6-3, 6-2. Weston Spaulding won his first varsity teaming with Derek Benebig in the 2^nd doubles position. They won 6-4, 6-3 in a match with lots of long rallies.

Reed Fansley and Thomas Boly teamed together to win the JV doubles match 6-1. Garrett Braun and Justin Hughes played singles and each won without losing a game.

Pete Andres won 6-0, 6-0

Brenden Popson won 6-0, 6-0

Daniel Becht won 6-3, 6-2

Andrew Jerdonek and Joe Solis lost 6-1, 6-4

Weston Spaulding and Derek Benebig won 6-4, 6-3

JV

Garrett Braun won 8-0

Justin Hughes won 6-0

Reed Fansley and Thomas Boly won 6-1

Providence defeats Martinsville and Batesville at Columbus North Invitational

In a day filled with lots of rain and matches starting at about 3 PM (six hours late) for the first round, ended up being a very successful day for boy's tennis team. The first round of the tournament had Providence playing Martinsville, matches got started around noon (scheduled to start at 9 AM), but by the time three or four games had been played the players were called from the courts because of moisture. Columbus North coaches and team got the courts dry again and play resumed around 3 PM.

Providence defeated Martinsville 4 – 1, 1^st singles, 3^rd singles, 1^st and 2^nd doubles won for the Pioneers, all in straight sets. All the players did a good job in the win. Both doubles team had some of their best sets of the season.

Providence then defeated Batesville by the same 4-1 score winning the same positions. The number one doubles teams were very dominate in this match winning 6-1, 6-0. The most interesting match was at 2^nd doubles and was the only match that went three sets (using a super tie breaker for the third set). 2^nd doubles dropped way behind early in the first set, but rallied to take the set to a tie breaker losing it 6-8. In the second set they again dropped way behind (5-2) only to rally again to take it to a tie breaker, which they won 7-0. For the third set a super tie breaker to ten by two was played. They fell behind early but rallied to win the super tie breaker and the match 10 – 6. It was a great effort by Andrew and Joe.

Because of darkness the third match for the day between the Pioneers and host Bulldogs was suspended and it will hopefully be rescheduled. Both teams stood at 2-0 and the winner will determine the overall invitational winner.

Providence Sweeps Scottsburg

The Pioneers varsity sweep Scottsburg 5-0 and the JV lost only one match. Brenden Popson (number 2 singles) and the number 1 doubles team lead the way dropping only a combined three games in the two matches. Pete Andres had a good match while fighting the effects of a cold at first singles. Nolan Carrico played a solid match playing back at the number three singles after a run in doubles. The number two doubles team had the only three set match.

The JV team lost only at third singles and lost no more than four games in any of the other pro-set matches.

1^st singles Junior Pete Andres won 6-1, 6-3

2^nd singles Junior Brenden Popson won 6-1, 6-1

3^rd singles Freshman Nolan Carrico won 6-2, 6-2

1^st doubles Senior Nick Finn and Junior Daniel Becht won 6-0, 6-1

2^nd doubles Juniors Andrew Jerdonek and Joe Solis won 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

JV

1^st singles Sophomore Derek Benebig won 8-2

2^nd singles Sophomore Weston Spaulding won 8-1

3^rd singles Sophomore Louis Garcia lost 2-8

1^st doubles Sophomores Reed Fansler and Thomas Boly won 8-4

2^nd doubles Freshmen Garrett Braun and Brock Hayden won 8-1

Providence Defeated it’s Cross Town Rival Clarksville

Providence defeat Clarksville 4 – 1 with Derek Benebig winning his varsity match of his career. The Pioneers shifted their line-up due to the absence of the Clarksville number 1 singles player. This allowed the Pioneers to rest several players before a weekend tournament and match with New Albany tomorrow.

Brenden Popson played first singles and lost 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

Nolan Carrico played second singles and struggled in the first set winning 6-4, but played a much better second set winning 6-0. Nolan got a slow start and it took him several games to get into his groove, but played well after that.

Derek Benebig played third singles and had a very good match; he struggled a little to finish the match. He was leading 5 - 2 in the second set before dropping two games in a row. He won the match 6-2, 6-4.

Nick Finn and Andrew Jerdonek played first doubles; they played a good first set, but lost some focus in the second set. They won their match 6-2, 6-4.

There was no second doubles played due to Clarksville not having enough players, so Providence won that match.