Coach Macias Highlights Alton Boys Team Focus After Multiple Matches

ALTON - Alton High’s boys tennis team split a pair of recent matches, falling 9-0 to O’Fallon on Tuesday in O’Fallon after sweeping Roxana 9-0 on Friday at Roxana.

The loss to O’Fallon dropped Alton to 2-6 overall and 0-2 in conference, according to head coach Jesse Macias.

In another match on Monday, Jersey defeated Alton 6-3. Jersey led 2-1 after doubles and won four of six singles matches. Both teams were competitives in all the matches, Macias said.

“We came out playing really well in doubles. All three matches were close and it hurt only getting one of them,” Macias said. “But, we showed a lot of focus and grit in the doubles matches. Jerseyville just played too good.”

In singles against Jerseyville, Alton’s Carter Hanebutt defeated Noah Borkowski 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 at No. 1, and Erick Humphrey beat Mike Roberts 6-2, 6-7, 10-6 at No. 3. Jersey earned singles wins from Paul Slusser, Ethan Edwards, Lincoln Diamond and Jaron Decker.

“There was some good drama in singles. Both teams played really well today,” Macias said.

In doubles, Jerseyville’s Borkowski and Slusser won 9-7 over Hanebutt and Humphrey at No. 1, and Roberts and Edwards won 9-8 over Nik Tuetken and Joe Ventimiglia at No. 2. Alton’s Griffin Clark and Connor Cochran won at No. 3, 8-5 over Diamond and Decker.

“Griffin and Connor picking up the doubles win was nice,” Macias said. “They have good chemistry and that goes a long way in doubles.”

On Friday, April 10, 2026, Alton swept Roxana 9-0. Alton won all six singles matches with victories from Hanebutt, Tuetken, Humphrey, Ventimiglia, Owen Braudmeier and John Pryor. In doubles, Clark and Cochran won at No. 1, Tyson Nguyen and Pryor won at No. 2, and Cash Eades and Mission Deeyah won at No. 3.

“Practices have been competitive this week and that got us a nice win against Roxana,” Macias said.

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