Saints battle top of the standings Waseca on the road

Tuesday evening, the St. Peter boys tennis team traveled to Waseca to face off against the top of the Big South East conference standings Waseca Bluejays. Despite several strong performances, the Saints ultimately fell 5-2 to the Bluejays.

Earning the victories for St. Peter was singles No. 1 Ezekiel Ribar as well as the doubles No. 1 pairing of Luke Gilbertson and Quinn Dixon.

The Saints are scheduled to return home Thursday, May 9, when they host Holy Family Catholic with matches scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Waseca — 5, St. Peter — 2

Singles:

No. 1 — Ezekiel Ribar, St. Peter def. Tyler Jellum, Waseca, 2-0 (6-4, 6-4)

No. 2 — Henry Huttemier, Waseca def. Jaxson Schaefer, St. Peter, 2-0 (6-2 , 7-5)

No. 3 — Otto Schoenrock, Waseca def. David Wasielewski, St. Peter, 2-0 (7-5, 6-2)

No. 4 — Armaan Bhatti, Waseca def. Callum Harmes, St. Peter, 2-0 (6-1, 6-1)

Doubles:

No. 1 — Luke Gilbertson/Quinn Dixon, St. Peter def. Oliver Rohwer/Dominic Grunzke, Waseca, 2-1 (6-7 (3), 6-0, 10-5)

No. 2 — Tanner Hanson/Keenan Collins, Waseca def. Eli Stoll/Ashton Baker, St. Peter, 2-1 (4-6, 7-5, 10-4)

No. 3 — Lucas McQuery/Brayden Hoof, Waseca def. Levi Gilbertson/Jerry Soderlund, St. Peter, 2-0 (6-2, 6-1)