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Parker, Craig fall in tennis

Janesville Parker High boys tennis team slipped to .500 in Big Eight with a loss Thursday at Madison Memorial.

The Spartans won, 6-1, dropping the Vikings to 4-4 in the conference.

“They’re an awfully tough team,” Parker coach Mike Fuhrmann said. “We had a lot of confidence, but we were unable to pull things off tonight.

“The scores weren’t quite the whole story,” Fuhrmann said. “Our No. 3 doubles team (Craig Spangler and Kitchell Garey) had six of the 12 games at deuce. Our No. 1 singles guy, Nick Gilbank, had six of 12 games at deuce, but we couldn’t finish the game off.”

The Vikings complete their Big Eight dual schedule Monday with a home match against Middleton.

MEMORIAL 6, PARKER 1

Singles—Byron Balkis (MM) def. Nick Gilbank, 6-0-6-0; Michael Schnarr (MM) def. Jason Knutson, 6-1, 6-2; Matt Knutson (JP) def. Zach Taeak, 6-3, 6-2; Taylor Ridel (MM) def. Ethan Zillmer, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles—Kyle Deignan-Ahmud Abdelajmeb (MM) def. Jake Lewis-Ian Weiland, 6-4, 6-1; Lucas Simon-Wambach-Ben Brasser (MM) def. Dylan Peyer-Jeff Beighley, 6-0, 6-1; Kennett Winters-Tim Wall (MM) def. Craig Spangler-Kitchell Garey, 6-0, 6-0.

Junior varsity—Memorial 7, Parker 0.

-- West 7, Craig 0—Madison West lost just four games in four singles matches to dominate Janesville Craig (2-6).

“I thought we’d be a little more competitive,” Craig coach Gary Hallowell said. “We just didn’t finish points. We did play competitively in doubles.”

Craig’s No. 1 doubles team of Ben Tanko and Steve Mickelson led 5-4 in the second set and was on the verge of forcing a decisive third set. But West’s Mitch Polelle and Will Elsas won three straight games to close out the set and the match.

Craig comples its Big Eight season with a dual meet Monday at Verona.

MADISON WEST 7, CRAIG 0

Singles—Tim Choi (MW) def. Stuart Winter, 6-0, 6-2; Andrew Corkney (MW) def. Joel Neher, 6-0, 6-0; Gavin Hostetler (MW) def. Derek Masters, 6-1, 6-0; Dean Leeper (MW) def. Blake Humphrey, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles—Mitch Polelle-Will Elsas (MW) def. Ben Tanko-Steve Mickelson, 6-1, 7-5; Caleb McKinsey-Stefan DeLong (MW) def. Adam Voskuil-Ben Dorscheid, 7-5, 6-2; Morgan Foy-George Degen (MW) def. Moe McCrone-Brandon Stottler, 6-2, 6-1.

Junior varsity—West 7, Craig 0.