Trenton High School senior Bradyn Sager went 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon, cruising to the championship in the #1 singles division of the Cameron Dragon Tennis Tournament.
In the opening round, Sager got a strong challenge from Groumoutis of Maryville, before emerging with a 7-5 victory. In the quarterfinals, Sager slipped by Rehn of Warrensburg High School by a score of 6-4. In the semifinal round, Sager beat Trantham of Chillicothe 6-2, sending Sager into the championship duel, which he won over McBride of Higginsville 6-4.
Trenton struggled to find the win column with its other entries, with the doubles team of Victor Markell and Isaac Dixon going 1-3, Jacob White and Jacob Horton going 1-3, and Henry Lasley and Ryeland Kirk going 1-3, with all three entries finishing in 7th place (Markell/Dixon #1 doubles, White/Horton #2 doubles, and Lasley/Kirk #3 doubles).
Results for the 7th place finishers for THS:
Teale/Staples (Maryville) d. Markell/Dixon (THS) 6-1
Conley/Staab (Warrensburg) d. Markell/Dixon (THS) 6-2
Collins/Adams (Chillicothe) d. Markell/Dixon (THS) 6-2
Markell/Dixon (THS) d. Riley/Grant (Cameron) 6-1
Stagner/Baker (Maryville) d. White/Horton (THS) 6-Love
Werner/Tynes (Warrensburg) d. White/Horton (THS) 6-Love
Carpenter/Swearingen (Chillicothe) d. White/Horton (THS) 6-3
White/Horton (THS) d. Ethan/Asher (Cameron) 6-Love
Dinsdale/Wilmes (Maryville) d. Lasley/Kirk (THS) 6-Love
Ward/Shaw (Warrensburg) d. Lasley/Kirk (THS) 6-Love
Covert/Chapman (Chillicothe) d. Lasley/Kirk (THS) 6-4
Lasley/Kirk (THS) d. Kaden/Adam (Cameron) 7-5
Photo credit – David Sager / Trenton High School boy’s tennis / Cameron, MO
