Tennis: MSAE shuts out West Burlington

The Maharishi School boys? tennis team was ?all business? according to head coach Lawrence Eyre in its season opener, and it showed in the final result.

The Pioneers surrendered just two games ? both coming in the No. 3 doubles match ? the entire afternoon on their way to a 9-0 victory over an inexperienced West Burlington team. Freshman Solaris Nite and senior Brenton Schwartz won that doubles match 6-1, 6-1 while MSAE took 6-0, 6-0 wins everywhere else on the board.

Included in that group was Sam Arsanjani ? a junior playing his first-ever match at No. 1 singles ? along with mainstays from last year?s squad Thomas Weiss, Derek Thatcher and Raphael Gelfand.

Next up for the Pioneers is the Dave Meyer Warrior Invitational Saturday hosted by Cedar Rapids Washington.

MSAE vs. West Burlington

Singles

1. Arsanjani (M) def. Reed (WB) 6-0, 6-0

2. Weiss (M) def. Campbell (WB) 6-0, 6-0

3. Thatcher (M) def. Padano (WB) 6-0, 6-0

4. Gelfand (M) def. Kettlsen (WB) 6-0, 6-0

5. Nite (M) def. Ramos (WB) 6-0, 6-0

6. Schwartz (M) def. Walter (WB) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Weiss/Thatcher (M) def. Reed/Campbell (WB) 6-0, 6-0

2. Arsanjani/Gelfand (M) def. Padano/Kettlsen (WB) 6-0, 6-0

3. Nite/Schwartz (M) def. Ramos/Walter (WB) 6-1, 6-1

Alcan records a win for FHS girls

KEOKUK ? Foreign exchange student Ena Alcan stepped into the No. 1 singles spot for the Fairfield girls? tennis team and picked up the lone win of the day in the opener at Keokuk.

Alcan cruised past Keokuk?s Ashley Longshore by a score of 10-4 in the Trojans? 8-1 loss Monday. Longshore teamed up with Thea Dennia to beat Alcan and Dana Diers 10-3 in No. 1 doubles.

Jennifer Clements, Megan Palmer, Alex Higdon and Dallas Grijalva were also on the varsity court for the season opener.

In JV action, Devin Maynard picked up singles and doubles victories for the Trojans. She won 8-1 in singles and paired up with Kim O?Carroll to win doubles 6-2.

Keokuk blanks Fairfield boys

Keokuk swept Fairfield by a 9-0 score in Tuesday?s boys? tennis opener, but it wasn?t without some excitement at No. 1 singles.

After splitting the first two sets 6-3, 6-3 Keokuk?s Andrew Schulte rallied from a big deficit in the super tiebreaker to win the match. Fairfield freshman Girindra Selleck jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the tiebreaker, but Schulte rattled off the next seven points to win the match.

The Chiefs also took care of the rest of the Trojan lineup on their way to the shutout victory to open the season.

Next up for Fairfield is Thursday?s trip to take on Mount Pleasant.