Roughriders win 8-1 over VHS tennis

Roughriders win 8-1 over VHS tennis by Jim Prosser The matches involving VHS at Sioux Falls Roosevelt Friday, May 2 gave the Roughriders' tennis team an impressive 8-1 victory over the Tanagers.

Singles: Joe Eckert (R) def. Jason Holoch (V) 6-0, 6-3; Geng Wang (V) def. Borjan Jaksic (R) 2-6, 6-0, 7-3; Dan Damgaard (R) def. Nathan Scheidel 7-5, 6-3; Ryan Lambertz (R) def. Jack Higgins 6-0, 6-2; Ian Caselli (R) def. Steve Foltz 6-2, 7-5; Joe Beck (R) def. Dan Day 6-3, 7-5 (7-2).

Doubles: Eckert/Damgaard def. Holoch/Wang 6-0, 6-1; Lambertz/Caselli def. Scheidel/Higgins 2-6, 6-7, 16-14; and Beck/Mike Pudenz (R) def. Foltz/Day 6-0, 6-2.

JV singles match (only one): Arogyaswamy (V) def. Ben Johnson 10-7.

"Except for the number one spot, I thought we were evenly matched," said coach Nick Hovden. "We just didn't play to our capabilities."