by John Fanta ’13
Coach Jon Barker’s Wildcat Tennis Team took to the courts for the prestigious St. Edward Invitational. They were tough throughout the day, as seniors Nick Siciliano and Sean Frebes led the forefront in the doubles competition and junior Christian Zuber was a force in the singles.The Wildcats’ leader was Nate Griffin, who battled all the way to the singles final.
In the eight-team invitational, the ‘Cats battled to a second place tie with Walsh in the eight-team field. They finished with 26 points, behind the champion Toledo Saint John (42.5 points).
It was a day of racquet duels, as the Wildcats’ Nate Griffin led the efforts for Saint Ignatius. He met a rival that he is very familiar with, Walsh Jesuit’s Aaron Sandberg.
Griffin won a match in the state tournament last year, while Sandberg was a Divsion I state qualifier. In the invitational’s first singles title, the two duked it out in the final. Sandberg took down Griffin in two sets (6-0, 6-2). Griffin fought in the second set, but it was Sandberg who triumphed to win the singles championship.
Junior Christian Zuber was a third-place finisher in singles, and the doubles team of Nick Siciliano and Sean Frebes placed third in the invitational.
Next up: The Wildcat Tennis team travels to Lexington HS for a challenging road match on Monday (4/8).
