Red Oak Sweeps Creston tennis

RED OAK — Red Oak swept the Creston tennis teams Tuesday, taking the boys dual 7-2 and the girls meet by a 9-0 score.

Originally, the boys competition was scheduled in Creston, but officials from both schools agreed to hold all of the matches in Red Oak after severe weather was forecast for Union County during the time period of the meet beginning at 4:30 p.m.

“We were able to get everything in on eight courts,” coach Kevin Cooper said. “The temperature dropped from about 85 degrees to 55 during the meet, but we got everything finished with no rain.”

Carson Cooper was part of both Creston victories on the day. He prevailed 8-6 at No. 6 singles against James Gass, and teamed with Lucas Rushing for a 9-7 triumph at No. 2 doubles.

No. 1 singles player Conner Wiley was involved in two tight matches, falling 9-8 (7-4 tiebreaker) to Red Oak junior Max DeVries. In No. 1 doubles, Wiley and Gavin Millslagle lost 9-7 to DeVries and Brett Erickson.

“We had a chance to be 3-3 after singles and just let it slip away,” Cooper said. “We will continue to work on getting better and playing our best in May.”

Red Oak went undefeated in girls play. Creston’s closest match was an 8-3 loss by Sasha Wurster to Abigail Johnson at No. 5 singles.

“Tonight was a rough night for our team against Red Oak,” Cooper said. “They were way more consistent than we were at this point in the year. They were very experienced at the top of the lineup and we just couldn’t find those 15-20 shot rallies that you need to compete with their team.”

Creston boys host Atlantic Thursday and the girls travel to Atlantic.

BOYS

Red Oak 7, Creston 2

Singles — Max DeVries (RO) def. Conner Wiley (Cr), 9-8 (7-4); Brett Erickson (RO) def. Gavin Millslagle (Cr), 8-3; Braden Woods (RO) def. Ben Hill (Cr), 8-0; Joshua LeRette (RO) def. Lucas Rushing (Cr), 8-3; Jonah Wemhoff (RO) def. Thayer Rooney (Cr), 8-5; Carson Cooper (Cr) def. James Gass (RO), 8-6.

Doubles — DeVries-Erickson (RO) def. Wiley-Millslagle (Cr), 8-6; Rushing-Cooper (Cr) def. Woods-Wemhoff (RO), 9-7; LeRette-Gass (RO) def. Rooney-Hill (Cr), 8-1.

Junior varsity — Spencer Brown (Cr) def. Griffin Eubanks, 6-0; Brown (Cr) def. Eubanks (RO), 6-1.

GIRLS

Red Oak 9, Creston 0

Singles — Merced Ramirez (RO) def. Caitlin Bruce (Cr), 8-0; Tessa Rolenec (RO) def. Josie Mahan (Cr), 8-1; Grace Wingfield (RO) def. Ava Adamson (Cr), 8-1; Kayden Wingfield (RO) def. Brooklyn McKinney (Cr), 8-1; Abigail Johnson (RO) def. Sasha Wurster (Cr), 8-3; Danique Dobbe (RO) def. Kolbey Bailey (Cr), 8-2.

Doubles — Ramirez-Johnson (RO) def. Bruce-Mahan (Cr), 8-2; Rolenc-Dobbe (RO) def. Adamson-Wurster (Cr), 8-2; G. Wingfield-K. Wingfield (RO) def. McKinney-Bailey (Cr), 8-1.

Junior varsity — Josie Ringstorf (RO) def. Abby Collins (Cr), 6-4; Hailey Rydberg (RO) def. Jana Peavler (Cr), 6-0; Mica Andreasen-Bailey Wilson (Cr) def. Ringstorf-Rydberg (RO), 6-2; Lauren Dean-Grace Goldapp (RO) def. Peavler-Graceleigh Bolinger (Cr), 6-0; Andreasen-Peavler (Cr) def. Marissa Williams-Mariella Richards-Hernandez (RO), 6-2.