Spoofhounds drop home finale
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Maryville senior Michael Farlow extends to try and return a forehand volley in the Spoofhounds’ No. 2 doubles match Thursday at the Northwest High Rise Courts. Farlow and senior Hagen Snow lost 8-0 to Chillicothe’s Gabe Poling and Lane Bonderer. The Spoofhounds fell 7-2 to end the regular season at 6-7. The Spoofhounds will take part in the MEC Tournament at 9 a.m. Friday at the Noyes Tennis Courts in St. Joseph.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville boys tennis team wrapped up the regular season slate Thursday afternoon at the Northwest High Rise Courts with a 7-2 loss to Chillicothe.
The Hornets swept through doubles play and won the first four singles matches before seniors Cody Hermelink and Taylor Wallace picked up victories at Nos. 5 and 6.
Hermelink beat Cody Evans 8-1 on Wallace held off Lane Bonderer 8-5.
The Spoofhounds, who finished the regular season 6-7, will take part in the MEC Tournament at 9 a.m. Friday morning at the Noyes Tennis Courts in St. Joseph before heading back to St. Joe on Monday for team districts.
Maryville is the No. 3 seed and will face Bishop LeBlond at 2 p.m. The Golden Eagles won the only matchup this season, 5-4, back on April 7. This week’s scheduled game against LeBlond was rained out.
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Maryville senior Tyler Coleman retreats to fire a backhand across the net to his Chillicothe opponents during his No. 3 doubles match. Coleman and senior Cody Hermelink lost 8-2 to the Hornets’ duo Thursday afternoon at the Northwest High Rise Courts.
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Maryville senior Hagen Snow jumps to smash a winner down the middle during the Spoofhounds’ 8-0 loss at No. 2 doubles. Snow and senior Michael fell 8-0 to Chillicothe’s Gabe Poling and Lane Bonderer Thursday afternoon.
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Maryville junior Trystan Lyle lobs a soft forehand back over the net in his No. 1 doubles, along with junior partner Joe Suchan, lost to Chillicothe’s Garrett Peterson and Nate McKiddy, 8-2, Thursday afternoon. The Spoofhounds fell to the Hornets 7-2 to end the regular season.
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Maryville junior Joe Suchan comes up from the service line to send a return over the net against Chillicothe during his No. 1 doubles match. Suchan and junior Trystan Lyle lost 8-2 to the Hornets’ duo of Garrett Peterson and Nate McKiddy in the Hounds’ home finale.
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Maryville senior Cody Hermelink sends a forehand back over the net in the Spoofhounds 8-2 loss at No. 3 doubles Thursday afternoon against Chillicothe. The Hornets’ twosome defeated Hermelink and senior Tyler Coleman in the Spoofhounds’ final regular season match before Friday’s MEC Tournament.
