Bulldogs Feel the Sting From the Arrows

The Bulldogs tennis team hosted Watertown at Cantine Courts in MIlbank on Thursday, April 17. The meet had been rescheduled from Tuesday April 15. The Bulldogs took the 8-1 loss from a tough team that returned half of their starters this season. The Arrows finished fifth in the Eastern South Dakota Conference tourney last spring. They took sixth place in the 2024 AA State Tournament.

Playing at No. 2, Greg Grabow got the lone victory for Milbank. He came out on top in a battle with Joey Meester that ended 10-9 ( 7-5). 

Singles Results:
1. Landen Appl (M) was defeated by Skyler Stanton (W) 10-2
2. Greg Grabow (M) defeated Joey Meester (W) 10-9 ( 7-5)
3. Will Muellenbach (M) was defeated by Matthew Bertsch (W) 10-4
4. Alex Baugh (M) was defeated by Xane Fligge (W) 10-1
5. Devon Mueller (M) was defeated by Dawson Hartman (W) 10-0
6. James Nelson (M) was defeated by Sam Karst (W) 10-4 

Doubles Results:
1. Appl and Muellenbach (M) were defeated by Stanton and Meester !0-2
2. Grabow and Baugh (M) were defeated by Bertsch and Fligge 10-5
3. Mueller and Nelson (M) were defeated by Hartman and Karst 10-1

JV Match
Singles Results:
Franklin Pederson (M) defeated McLaughlin  6-0
Nolan Grabow (M) defeated Becker 6-3
Carlos Olivares Zuniga (M) was defeated by Herzog  6-1 
Tanen Schmieg (M) was defeated by Urbanski 6-2
Jack ter Denge (M) defeated Robocker  6- 3 
Emir Lopez Garcia (M) was defeated by Fischer 6-4
Sam Shelstad (M) was defeated by Jorgenson 6-1  
Preston Laskowske (M) defeated Person 6-2

Doubles Results:
Pederson/Grabow (M) defeated McLaughlin/Becker 6-0 
Olivares Zuniga/Schmieg (M) were defeated by Herzog/Urbanksi 6-0
ter Denge/ Lopez Garcia  (M) defeated Robocker/Fischer 6-4 
Shelstad/Laskowske (M) were defeated by Jorgenson/Person 6-1 

JV Extras
Grabow/Pederson (M) 6-0
Shelstad/Laskowske (M) 0-4

File Photo: Greg Grabow