Spoofhounds sweep Benton

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Maryville boys tennis team took advantage of a few open spots in the Benton lineup Thursday evening and swept the Cardinals, 9-0.

Senior Michael Farlow won 8-1 at No. 1 singles over Bostyn Horn while juniors Joe Suchan and Trystan Lyle each won 8-0 at No. 2 and No. 3, over Austin Turner and Austin Wethered, respectively. Senior Tyler Coleman also won 8-0, topping Spencer Hendrix at No. 4 singles.

Seniors Cody Hermelink and Hagen Snow won via forfeit at Nos. 5 and 6.

Farlow and Lyle won by forfeit at No. 1 doubles. Coleman and Hermelink won 8-5 over Horn and Turner at No. 2 and Suchan and Snow finished off the sweep with an 8-0 win over Wethered and Hendrix at No. 3.

Maryville (2-2) is back in action at 4 p.m. Monday for its home, and MEC, opener against Cameron — which starts a string of four straight conference home matches — at the Northwest High Rise Courts.