GHS boys' tennis defeats Speedway

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

SPEEDWAY -- The Greencastle boys' tennis team easily handled the Speedway Sparkplugs Tuesday night on the road. GHS won the event 4-1, sweeping the singles events.

Sam Hirt

Greencastle started strong with three wins from its singles players. No. 1 single Sam Hirt defeated Jared Trackwell 6-0, 6-0 to get things rolling. In No. 2 singles action, Brennan Burks defeated Mike Garcia 6-0, 6-0, while No. 3 singles player Eric Warren took care of Thomas Gunter 6-0, 6-1.

In doubles action, the No. 1 doubles team of Seth Heithaus and Tye Fauvergue defeated Tyler Akers and Mark Lottes, 6-4, 7-6

Greencastle's only loss came in the No. 2 doubles when Logan Grzesiek and Xander Hazel fell to Jimmy Moorman and Dean Butz 6-0 and 6-2.

Greencastle will host Turkey Run at 5 p.m. today.

At Speedway

Greencastle 4, Speedway 1

Singles -- Hirt (GHS) def. Trackwell (SP) 6-1, 6-0; Burks (GHS) def. Garcia (SP) 6-0, 6-0; Warren (GHS) def. Gunter (SP) 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles -- Heithaus/Fauvergue (GHS) def. Akers/Lottes (SP) 6-4, 7-6; Mooreman/Butz (SP) def. Grzesiek/Hazel (GHS) 6-0, 6-2.

Next game -- Greencastle will host Turkey Run at 5 p.m. today.

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