Bulldog Tennis Team Competes at State

The Milbank boys tennis team faced tough competition in the South Dakota state tennis tournament in Sioux Falls and Brandon on May 18. “Tough draws made this a very difficult tournament for our players,” stated Bulldog Head Coach Jim Dahl. “That’s going to happen when you are in a one-class system. I was proud of how our guys gave their best.”

Ethan Bohn, number six singles, battled it out against Dylan VanRuler of Sioux Falls Christian, and narrowly fell 4-6, 3-6. “A few deuce points in the first set eluded Ethan,” explained Dahl. Milbank’s number two doubles pair, David and Marcos Basilio, jumped out to an early lead, but suffered a loss. “The duo led 2-1 against the Roshum twins of Sioux Falls Christian, only to drop four in a row to trail 5-2,” noted Dahl. “They just could not recover enough to overtake them.”

Results from Milbank’s 12 singles matches and six doubles matches:
Singles Championship First Round
Jose Chen fell to Matt Schmitz, Brandon Valley, 1-6, 0-6; 2. Moritz Wortmann lost to Dalton Ritterschaus, Brookings, 1-6, 0-6; 3. David Basilio dropped to Landon May, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 0-6, 1-6; 4. Marcos Basilio fell to Isaac Klimish, Yankton, 1-6, 1-6; 5. Nathan Loutsch lost to Tate Johnson, Pierre, 1-6, 0-6; 6. Ethan Bohn dropped to Dylan VanRuler, Sioux Falls Christian, 4-6, 3-6.
Doubles Championship First Round
Chen/Wortmann fell to Smith/Hguyen, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 0-6, 0-6; 2. Basilio/Basilio lost to Kokales/Goetz, Aberdeen Roncalli, 0-6, 0-6; 3. Loutsch/Bohn dropped to Tschakert/Urban, Watertown, 1-6, 0-6.
Singles Consolation First Round
Jose Chen fell to Jacob Dahme, Mitchell, 0-10; 2. Moritz Wortmann lost to Matt Hollan, Aberdeen Central, 0-10; 3. David Basilio dropped to Austin Kokales, Aberdeen Roncalli, 0-10; 4. Marcos Basilio fell to Chris Rae, Pierre, 0-10; 5. Nathan Loutsch lost to Luke Reirson, Aberdeen Central, 1-10; 6. Ethan Bohn dropped to Drake Beckloff, Rapid City Christian, 0-10.
Doubles Consolation First Round
Chen/Wortmann fell to Blue/Schmitz, Brandon Valley, 0-10; 2. Basilio/Basilio lost to Roshum/Roshum, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-10; 3. Loutsch/Bohn dropped to Lein/VanHollan, Harrisburg, 1-10.

Marcos Basilio. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.