Lyle, Suchan take 1st in MEC doubles

By Phil Cobb | April 28, 2016 |

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Maryville boys’ tennis team came away with three medals at the individual round of the Midland Empire Conference Tournament on Wednesday.

Seniors Trystan Lyle and Joe Suchan took first place in doubles, starting the day with a bye thanks to their No. 2 seed. They defeated Sean Davis and Caleb Lombardino of Bishop LeBlond, 10-7; beat Gage Zeit and David Curtis of Cameron, 10-7; and took down Chillicothe’s Nate McKiddy and Brandon Lamp in the championship, 10-10 (7-2) to take the crown.

The Spoofhounds also came away with the fifth-place medal in doubles thanks to sophomore Peter Kempf and junior Brady Archer. They started with a 10-8 loss to Andy Burns and Teddy Sommers of Bishop LeBlond, 10-8, but bounced back thanks to a Lafayette forfeit. They then went on to win their next three matches, including a rematch against Burns and Sommers, for fifth.

Sophomore Lucas Jasinski took fifth in singles by going 4-1 on the day. He beat Lafayette’s Marlon Hughes, 10-0; lost to Bostyn Horn from Benton, 10-5; then defeated Cody Evans (Chillicothe), Tage Young (Savannah), and Payton Redemer (Benton) by scores of 8-5, 8-4 and 8-1.

Maryville (6-1) returns to regular-season action to face Bishop LeBlond at 4 p.m. Monday, May 2 in St. Joseph.