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Janesville’s Knutson third at conference tennis

Janesville Parker’s Matt Knutson finished third at No. 3 singles to highlight action Thursday for Janesville competitors int the Big Eight Conference tennis meet at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Knutson (15-6) was the No. 3 seed in his bracket.

Middleton, the dual meet champion, won the 10-team title with 46 points. Madison East was second with 37, while Parker was sixth with 10. Janesville Craig finished 10th with 0 points.

Knutson, a sophomore, defeated Adam Saether of Verona, 6-4, 6-2, in the third-place match.

East’s Connor Gilmore won No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Middleton’s Robby Kutchin. Middleton’s Ian Markson and Alex Strunce captured the No. 1 doubles title with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Sam Schmidt and Kevin Reinke of Verona.

Parker’s Nick Gilbank (9-10), unseeded entering the meet, posted a 3-1 record during the tournament to finish fifth.

Parker and Craig will compete in a WIAA Division 1 subsectional Tuesday at Palmer Park in Janesville.

BIG EIGHT At Nielsen Tennis Stadium

TEAM SCORES

Middleton 46, Madison East 37, Verona 32.5, Madison Memorial 20, Madison West 19.5, Janesville Parker 10, Madison La Follette 7.5, Beloit Memorial 4.5, Sun Prairie 1.5, Janesville Craig 0.

SINGLES

No. 1—Title: Connor Gilmore (ME) def. Robby Kutchin (Mid), 6-1, 6-1; Third: Byron Balkin (MM) def. Elliot Nelson (ML), 6-1, 6-0.

No. 2—Title: Stratton Filmore (ME) def. Ryan Thomsen (Mid), 6-1, 6-1; Third: Michael Schnarr (MM) def. Steve Amend (ML), 6-2, 6-2.

No. 3—Title: Joe Shmigelsky (Mid) def. Jacob Rodgers (ME), 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5); Third: Matt Knutson (JP) def. Adam Saether (Ver), 6-4, 6-2.

No. 4—Title: Adam Desoukey (Mid) def. Nathan France (ME), 6-4, 6-3; Third: Gavin Hostetler (MW) def. Tyler Ridel (MM), 6-0, 6-2.

DOUBLES

No. 1—Title: Ian Markson-Alex Strunce (Mid) def. Sam Schmidt-Kevin Reinke (Ver), 7-5, 6-4; Third: Bennet Moretenson-Mitch Polelle (MW) def. Duncan Skinner-Chris Kappel (ME), 6-2, 7-5.

No. 2—Title: Adam Means-David Hackbarth (Ver) def. Lucas Simon-Ben Brasser (MM), 6-2, 6-2; Third: Sam Naden-Chris Opitz (Mid) def. Rob Miner-Dashiell Potter (ME), 6-4, 6-2.

No. 3—Title: Coston Fink-Ryan McLean (Ver) def. Michael Owen-Alex Horner (Mid), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; Third: Caleb McKenzie-George Degan (MW) def. Chris Witting-Dan Luebke (Bel), 6-1, 6-0.

FINAL DUAL STANDINGS

Middleton, 9-0; Madison East, 8-1; Verona, 7-2; Madison Memorial, 6-3; Madison West, 5-4; Janesville Parker, 4-5; Madison La Follette, 3-6; Janesville Craig, 2-7; Beloit, 1-8; Sun Prairie, 0-9.