The Dexter tennis team faced some strong competition on Saturday at the very competitive Salem Invitational. The Dreadnaughts held their won, finishing fourth in the eight-team event.
Detroit Catholic Central finished first with 24 points followed by Grand Blanc (17 points), Eisenhower (16) and Dexter (14). Just three points from second place was an impressive showing for the Dreads.
Walled Lake Northern was fifth (11) and Saline sixth (10). Salem and Stevenson tied for seventh with eight points.
Here are the singles and doubles results.
Singles
No. 1 – Brandon Falk, CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Duncan Macleod, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-0, -;
No. 1 – Nathan Mah, SALINE HIGH SCHOOL def. Duncan Macleod, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-1, -;
No. 2 – J.p. Marvin, STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Jared Enciso, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 4-6, 10-0;
No. 2 – Luke Babbington, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Jared Enciso, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 7-6 (4), -;
No. 3 – Stuart Johnston, GRAND BLANC def. Dane Wiegers, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1, -;
No. 3 – Dane Wiegers, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Jack Heft, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP WALLED LAKE NORTHERN, 6-3, 6-1, -;
No. 4 – Clayton Scott, SHELBY TOWNSHIP UTICA EISENHOWER def. Jackson Durant, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-4, -;
No. 4 – Jackson Durant, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Austin Keffaber, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP WALLED LAKE NORTHERN, 6-4, 6-4, -;
No. 4 – Justin Wickham, SALINE HIGH SCHOOL def. Jackson Durant, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-1, -;
Doubles
No. 1 – Nate Kniesteadt – Hayden Carr, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Nikhil Kondagunta – Vidvath Vasudevan, CANTON SALEM, 7-5, 6-0, -;
No. 1 – Jacob Riben – Nathan Gersabeck, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP WALLED LAKE NORTHERN def. Hayden Carr – Nate Kniesteadt, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-7 (8), 10-4;
No. 1 – Cameron Allen – Kyle Rodrigues, CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Hayden Carr – Nate Kniesteadt, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-2, -;
No. 2 – Kody Takada – Liam Kendall, CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Jake Kapusanky – Nathan Kangas, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-3, -;
No. 2 – Jake Kapusanky – Nathan Kangas, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Anthony Akel – Aditya Pradhan, STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-4, -;
No. 2 – Nathan Kangas – Jake Kapusanky, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Nathan Clarke – Peter Zhao, CANTON SALEM, 6-3, 6-0, -;
No. 3 – Justin Hoehn – Ryan O’rear, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Eli Welsh – Marco Serna, GRAND BLANC, 4-6, 7-6, 10-8;
No. 3 – Justin Hoehn – Ryan O’rear, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Byrant Chua – Alex Lind, STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5, 6-1, -;
No. 3 – John Bannon – Noah Woods, CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Justin Hoehn – Ryan O’rear, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-2, -;
No. 4 – Nate Guinta – Allen Labadie, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Jack Messel – Robbie Whelan, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP WALLED LAKE NORTHERN, 5-7, 6-1, 10-4;
No. 4 – Luke Martin – Nick Maynard, CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Nate Guinta – Allen Labadie, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-2, -;
No. 4 – Nate Guinta – Allen Labadie, DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL def. Gabe Cueto – Nick Birkle, SALINE HIGH SCHOOL, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 10-6;