EDWARDSVILLE – Play in the Tiger Classic Youth Tennis Tournament got underway Friday at the Edwardsville High tennis complex.
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The tournament is being presented by Leskera Law Firm and Scott Credit Union. Play resumes Saturday morning, with doubles play set for late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening; the finals are set for Sunday morning.
“Scott Credit Union and Leskera Law are the presenting sponsors and they make this a fiscally positive thing as a fund raiser,” Tournament Director Dave Lipe said. “We really appreciate their support. Along with that, we really get great help from Emily Cimarolli. It was a great day for tennis, the kids got a lot of matches in today. We have a very nice field. This is a Junior Futures qualifier. We have a lot of good boys and girls players. We get great support from the USTA. John Kelly was our referee here today and doing a great job.”
Here are the results from Friday's contested matches:
BOYS 12 SINGLES: Jai Patel, Frontenac, Mo., def. Alex Wilson, Edwardsville, default; Udaykiran Vissa, St. Louis, def. Colton Hulme, Edwardsville, 6-0, 6-0
BOYS 14 SINGLES: Alex Chen, Chesterfield, Mo., def. Jack Rosenstengel, Belleville, 6-3, 7-5; Souhail Manai, Florissant, Mo., def. Harrison Feco, Edwardsville, 6-0, 6-0; Brian Tokarczyk, St. Louis, def. Grant Dahl, St. Louis, 6-2, 6-4; Britt Van Antwerp, Chesterfield, Mo., def. Aadai Keswani, St. Charles, Mo., 6-4, 6-0; Andre Sales, St. Louis, def. Sam Applegate, St. Louis, 6-3, 6-2; Gaurav Muthusamy, St. Louis, def. Nadim Rana, Glen Carbon, 6-0, 6-1
BOYS 16 SINGLES: Dan McClusky, Godfrey, def. Joshua Miller, O'Fallon, Mo., 4-6, 6-1, 10-3; Cory Erickson, Swansea, def. Ben Blake, Edwardsville, 6-0, 6-1; Layton Willie, St. Louis, def. Ethan Booker, Edwardsville, 6-0, 6-0; Diego Britt-Alvarez, O'Fallon, Mo., def. Matthew Lehr, Troy, 6-1, 6-0
BOYS 18 SINGLES: Jack Faris, St. Louis, def. Carter Baldus, O'Fallon, 6-2, 6-1; Seth Lipe, Edwardsville, def. Matt Medley, St. Charles, Mo., 6-1, 6-1; Logan Pursell, Edwardsville, def. Jack Mueller, Belleville, 6-2, 6-2; Adam Minter, Troy, def. Aaron Denbow, Belleville, 6-1, 2-6, 10-8
GIRLS 12 SINGLES: Hadley Allaria, Kirkwood, Mo., def. Grace Brown, Chesterfield, Mo., walkover; Mary Kathleen Beckmeyer, St. Charles, Mo., def. Mikaela Mikulec, St. Louis, 6-3, 6-1; Chloe Koons, Glen Carbon, def. Brighton McDaniel, Glen Carbon, 6-4, 6-3; Eva Kasal, St. Louis, def. Isabelle Tokarczyk, St. Louis, 6-0, 6-0
GIRLS 14 SINGLES: Khalyi Buckets, Ballwin, Mo., def. Maya Martin, Wildwood, Mo., 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4); Skye Madatall, St. Louis, def. Grace Hackett, Edwardsville, 6-3, 6-2
GIRLS 16 SINGLES: First Round, Ariel Madatali, St. Louis, def. Joanna Skaer, Swansea, 6-0, 6-0; Stutti Sinha, O'Fallon, Mo., def. Abbey Gegen, Wood River, 6-1, 6-3; Second Round, Michelle Korenfield, Chesterfield, Mo., def. Abby Cimarolli, Glen Carbon, 6-2, 6-2; Nia Cooper, Chesterfield, Mo., def. Sriya Bandi, St. Louis, 7-6, 2-6, 10-8; Madatali def. Faith Griese, Dardenne Prairie, Mo., 6-1, 6-1; Erin Davis, Wildwood, Mo., def. Abby Fischer, Alton, 6-2, 6-1; Megan Moore, Ballwin, Mo., def. Lauren Gegen, Wood River, 6-0, 6-1; Emily Kantrovitz, St. Louis, def. Annie McGinnis, Edwardsville, 6-0, 6-2; Chloe Trimpe, Edwardsville, def. Lauren Cowulich, Swanse, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8; Elizabeth Choate, Edwardsville, def. Sinha 6-2, 6-0.
GIRLS 18 SINGLES: Isabel Burwitz, Swansea, def. Sara Kruetztrager, Roxana, 6-0, 6-0
Brent Feeney also contributed to this story.
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