MHS Boys Tennis Starting to Peak as Season Rolls On

The Bulldogs tennis team traveled to Sioux Falls for multiple matches on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2.  Abbey Trapp, head coach for the Bulldogs, said, “ We had some unbelievably close matches. Milbank finished at  4-5 against Lennox and 4-5 against St. Thomas Moore  In the past years, Milbank has lost 0-9, but now we are right there with some of the top teams in the state. I am very proud of all the players for playing so  hard.” 

Match –Milbank 8 – Spearfish 1
Singles Results – Milbank 5 vs. Spearfish 1

1. Charles Whitesitt defeated Dennis Crandall 6-3 and 6-2
2. Greg Grabow defeated Leo Isburg 6-1 and 6-1
3. Will Muellenbach defeated  Austin O’Bryan 6-4 and 6-1
4. Alex Baugh defeated Levi Polling 6-4 and 6-4
5. Devon Mueller was defeated by Enoch Bailey 6-3 and 6-0
6. James Nelson defeated  Esten Begert 4-6, 6-1, and (11-9)

Doubles Results  – Milbank 3 vs. Spearfish 0

1. Whitesitt and Muellenbach defeated Crandall and Isburg 6-0 and 6-1
2. Grabow and Baugh defeated O’Bryan and Polling 6-1 and 6-1
3. Mueller and Landon Appl defeated Sandgren and Overby 6-1 and 6-2

Match – Milbank 4 –  Lennox 5
Singles Results- Milbank 2  vs. Lennox 4

1. Charles Whitesitt was defeated by Eli Plank 6-2 and 6-0
2. Greg Grabow was defeated by Conner Sherard  6-4 and 6-4
3. Will Muellenbach defeated Chase Lundquist 6-0 and 6-1
4. Alex Baugh defeated Noah Buhta 6-4 and 6-4
5. Deveon Mueller was defeated by Wyatt Holland 6-1 and 6-3
6. James Nelson was defeated by Duncan Johnson 6-1 and 6-2

Doubles Results  – Milbank 2 vs. Lennox 1

1. Whitesitt and Muellenbach defeated Plank and Sherard 6-3, 4-6, and (11-9)
2. Grabow and Baugh defeated Buhta and Lundquist 6-1, 5-5, and 7-2
3. Mueller and Landon Appl were defeated by Holland and Johnson 5-5, 7-3, and (6-2)

Match –  Milbank 0 –  Rapid City Christian 9
Singles Results – Milbank 0 vs. RCC 6

1. Charles Whitesitt was defeated by Henry Beklof 6-1 and 6-0
2. Greg Grabow was defeated by Cain Schafers 6-2 and 6-1
3. Will Muellenbach was defeated by Ethan Palmer  6-1, 6-6 and (10-8)
4. Alex Baugh was defeated by Hudson Selfridge  6-1 and 6-1
5. Devon Mueller was defeated by Leyton Kenner 6-3 and 6-1
6. James Nelson was defeated by Ethan Fischer 6-0 and 6-0

Doubles Results – Milbank 0 vs. RCC 3

1. Whitesitt and Muellenbach were defeated by Bekloff and Schafers 6-2 and 6-1
2. Grabow and Baugh were defeated by Palmer and Selfridge 4-6. 6-2, and 10-3
3. Mueller and Landon Appl were defeated by Kenner and Matthew Suomala 6-2 and 7-5

Match – Milbank 4 – St. Thomas Moore 5
Singles Results – Milbank 2 vs. STM 4

1. Charles Whitesitt defeated Michael Levine 6-4 and 6-3
2. Greg Grabow was defeated by Andrew Levine 6-6, 9-3, and 6-2
3. Will Muellenbach defeated Mason Murphy 6-0 and 6-1
4. Alex Baugh was defeated by Oliver Huxford 6-2 and 6-4
5. Devon Mueller was defeated by Anthony Herrarra 6-0 and 6-0
6. James Nelson was defeated by Leyton Horning 6-0 and 6-2

Doubles Results – Milbank 2 vs. STM 1

1. Whitesitt and Muellenbach defeated M. Levine and A. Levine 10-8
2. Grabow and Baugh defeated Murphy and Huxford 10-7
3. Mueller and Landon Appl were defeated by Herrera and Horning  6-2 and 6-2