Leopards Tennis Alone in 1st in NBC, Now 4-1 Overall
Louisville 4, West Branch 1
The Leopards took command of the NBC with a 4-1 win over the visiting West Branch Warriors Tuesday evening. All three singles winners (Jake Pukys, Adam Sullivan, Ryan Shepherd) won in straight sets, as did the #2 Doubles team of Hunter Williams and Vick Knebl.
The Warriors only victory cam in #1 Doubles where their team of Mathew Truex and Alex Waggoner won 7-6 (10-8), 6-3. With the loss the West Branch falls to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the NBC.
With the victory, Louisville stands alone in first place as the only conference undefeated team at 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the NBC.
The Leopards only loss of the season thus far was against the Hoover Vikings who downed them 5-0. Louisville responded from that defeat by shutting out their next three opponents in Salem, Marlington, and Dover.
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BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 4, WARRIORS 1
Singles:
#1 Jake Pukys (L) d. Danny Schlueter (WB) 6-1, 6-1
#2 Adam Sullivan (L) d. Tom Korda (WB) 6-1, 6-2
#3 Ryan Shepherd (L) d. Jeremy Truex (WB) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles:
#1 Mathew Truex & Alex Waggoner (WB) d. Alex Hall & Nick Knebl (L) 7-6 (10-8), 6-3
#2 Hunter Williams & Vick Knebl (L) d. Matthew Bartchy & Frank Korda (WB) 6-2, 6-1
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel across town to take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Knights on Wednesday, April 9 at 4:15 PM.
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Past Scores
April 1: North Canton Hoover 5, Louisville 0
Singles:
#1 DeMarco (H) d. Jake Pukys (L) 6-1, 6-3
#2 O’Connor (H) d. Adam Sullivan (L) 6-0, 6-0
#3 Bruin (H) d. Ryan Shepherd (L) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
#1 Oakes & Yeary (H) d. Alex Hall & Nick Knebl (L) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Ocrainicuc & Cross (H) d. Hunter Williams & Vick Knebl (L) 6-1, 6-0
April 4: Louisville 5, Salem 0
Singles:
#1 Jake Pukys (L) d. Jay Linam (S) 6-4, 7-5
#2 Adam Sullivan (L) d. Marty Roth (S) 6-0, 6-2
#3 Ryan Shepherd (L) won by forfeit
Doubles:
#1 Alex Hall & Nick Knebl (L) d. Rebecca Linam & Jansen Paumier (S) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Hunter Williams & Vick Knebl (L) won by forfeit
April 5: Louisville 5, Marlington 0
Singles:
#1 Jake Pukys (L) d. Brayden Quick (M) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Adam Sullivan (L) d. Clayton Schrock (M) 6-2, 6-2
#3 Ryan Shepherd (L) d. Tyler Redinger (M) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles:
#1 Alex Hall & Nick Knebl (L) d. Ryan McDermott & Adrian Vasu (M) 6-2, 6-3
#2 Kyle Robinson & Andrew Hall (L) d. Shado Orsburn & Jarrett Ochsendorf (M) 6-4, 6-1
April 8: Louisville 5, Dover 0
Singles:
#1 Jake Pukys (L) d. Brent Keating (D) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Adam Sullivan (L) d. Evan Caswell (D) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
#3 Ryan Shepherd (L) d. Ryker Varnes (D) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
#1 Alex Hall & Nick Knebl (L) d. David Warther & Matt Finley (D) 6-3, 6-4
#2 Andy Hall & Kyle Robinson (L) d. Gammy Sosa & Gabe Mirhaidari (D) 6-4, 6-2