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Trenton tennis travels to Cameron, St. Joseph for back-to-back competitions

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The Trenton Bulldogs competed in the Cameron Boys Tennis Tournament on Wednesday, before getting back on the bus for a duel in St. Joseph on Thursday against the LeBlond Golden Eagles.

On Wednesday, Trenton’s #2 doubles team of Riley Walker and Maverick Sole earned fifth place, with another 5th place grabbed by the #3 doubles team of Dylan Smith and Victor Markell.

At #1 singles, Trent Villacampa earned 7th place honors for the Bulldogs, with the #1 doubles team of Braydn Sager and Jonin Villacampa finishing 7th with a 1-3 record, although two of their losses came in 7-6, tie-breaking fashion.

For Chillicothe’s boys tennis team on Wednesday, Chace Corbin finished third place at #1 singles, with Gabe Peterson second at #2 singles, Caleb Corbin and Carter Allen finishing 4th at #1 doubles, and Emmett Young and Shayden Hawkins 7th at #2 doubles.

Here are the individual results for Trenton and Chillicothe players at Wednesday’s Cameron Tournament:

#1 Singles

Meyers (Maryville) d. T. Villacampa (Trenton) 6-3

Chace Corbin (Chillicothe) lost to Warrensburg 3-6

Renfrow (Warrensburg) d. T. Villacampa (Trenton) 6-2

Chace Corbin (Chillicothe) d. Maryville 6-4

Chace Corbin (Chillicothe) d. T. Villacampa (Trenton) 6-2

7th Place – T. Villacampa (Trenton) d. Hanrahan (Cameron) 6-0

3rd Place – Chace Corbin (Chillicothe) d. Kirksville 7-6 (7-4)

#2 Singles

Warrensburg d. Gabe Peterson (Chillicothe) 6-2

Maryville d. Gabe Peterson (Chillicothe) 6-4

Gabe Peterson (Chillicothe) d. Trenton – FORFEIT

5th Place – Higginsville d. Gabe Peterson (Chillicothe) 6-3

#1 Doubles 

Sager/J. Villacampa (Trenton) lost to Kempf/DiStefano (Maryville) 7-6 (8-6)

Kennedy/Conley (Warrensburg) d. Caleb Corbin/Carter Allen (Chillicothe) 6-0

Kennedy/Conley (Warrensburg) d. Sager/J. Villacampa (Trenton) 6-2

Caleb Corbin/Carter Allen (Chillicothe) d. Sager/J. Villacampa (Trenton) 7-6 (7-4)

7th Place – Sager/J. Villacampa (Trenton) d. Pratt/Smith (Cameron) 6-0

3rd Place – Higginsville d. Corbin/Allen (Chillicothe) 7-6 (9-7)

#2 Doubles

Swink/Ju. Stapes (Maryville) d. Riley Walker/Maverick Sole (Trenton) 6-2

Rice/Ward (Warrensburg) d. Emmett Young/Shayden Hawkins (Chillicothe) 6-0

Rice/Ward (Warrensburg) d. Walker/Sole (Trenton) 6-2

Walker/Sole (Trenton) d. Young/Hawkins (Chillicothe) 6-0

7th Place – Young/Hawkins (Chillicothe) d. Cameron 7-6 (7-4)

5th Place – Walker/Sole (Trenton) d. Payer/Frank (Higginsville) 6-1

#3 Doubles

Teale/Ja. Staples (Maryville) d. Dylan Smith/Victor Markell (Trenton) 6-0

King/Moore (Warrensburg) d. Smith/Markell (Trenton) 6-3

5th Place – Smith/Markell (Trenton) d. Sonstegard/Otero (Higginsville) 6-2

 

On Thursday, Trenton’s tennis team routed LeBlond at the Noyes Complex in St. Joseph, winning 9-0 in varsity and 2-0 in junior varsity.

Results were:

#1 Singles – Trent Villacampa (THS) d. Mason Kovac (LB) 6-0, 6-1

#2 Singles – Braydn Sager (THS) d. Kaiden Baer (LB) 6-2, 6-0

#3 Singles – Jonin Villacampa (THS) d. John Grant (LB) 6-1, 6-3

#4 Singles – Riley Walker (THS) d. Reggie Love (LB) 6-2, 6-2

#5 Singles – Maverick Sole (THS) d. Andrew Saulan (LB) 6-2, 6-0

#6 Singles – Dylan Smith (THS) d. Bryson Randolph (LB) 6-2, 6-0

#1 Doubles – Sager/T. Villacampa (THS) d. Kovac/Love (LB) 8-5

#2 Doubles – J. Villacampa/Walker (THS) d. Baer/Grant (LB) 8-2

#3 Doubles – Sole/Markell (THS) d. Saulan/Randolph (LB) 8-0

 

JV

Dylan Smith (THS) d. Brady Rocha (LB) 8-0

Victor Markell (THS) d. Brady Rocha (LB) 8-3

Trenton improves to 2-1 on the season, with LeBlond dropping to 0-3.

 

In Midland Empire Conference competition on Thursday afternoon in Kansas City, Chillicothe fell to 0-3 in duels with a 5-4 defeat at St. Pius X.  Winning matches for the Hornets were Chace Corbin 8-4, Caleb Corbin 8-2, Carter Allen 9-7, with Allen combining with Caleb Corbin for an 8-4 doubles victory.