by John Fanta ’13
Coach Jon Barker’s tennis team began a busy week today, and they began it very strongly. Coming off a tough loss to Copley last week, the Wildcats roared through Mayfield, 5-0, in dual match play at Magnificat High School on Tuesday. Sopohomore Nate Griffin lost the first set, but bounced to topple Mayfield’s Fukamuchi. The state qualifier in 2012 won two out of three sets, as his tallies were, 6-7, 6-4, and 6-4.
Senior Sean Frebes dominated Mayfield’s Dalessandro by shutting him out in their first two sets, 6-0 for each. Karl Fehn won 6-0 in each set over Curtin, and doubles teams of juniors Yaw Boakye and Christian Zuber dominated, and seniors Nick Siciliano and Bob Kirchner ran ship as well.
The Wildcats play Walsh Jesuit tomorrow at 4:15 pm at Magnificat courts. Congratulations to Coach Jon Barker.
Saint Ignatius 5 Mayfield 0
Singles: Griffin (I) d Fukamuchi 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4; Frebes (I) d Dalessandro 6-0, 6-0; Fehn (I) d Curtin 6-0, 6-0
Doubles: Boakye/Zuber (I) d Faddoul/Gladkey 6-0, 6-0; Siciliano/Kirchner (I) d Gagliardo/Imhoff 6-0, 6-1
