Roosevelt boys edge Hawks, give Pitz a homecoming victory

Ankeny’s Andrew Schon hits a forehand return during his No. 4 singles match against Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday at Ankeny. (Photo by Dan Holm)

It took two days for the Des Moines Roosevelt boys’ tennis team to provide its head coach with a homecoming victory.

The Roughriders, who are coached by former Ankeny standout Dan Pitz, completed a 7-4 win over Ankeny on Friday at the Prairie Ridge courts. The non-conference meet began on Thursday, but was suspended due to rain.

The win improved Roosevelt’s record to 8-3 on the season. The Hawks dropped to 5-5.

“It was a very tight match,” said Ankeny coach Randy Daniels. “There were seven (super-tiebreakers), and we lost five of them.”

Caleb VanRees provided two of Ankeny’s victories. He won the No. 5 singles match, then teamed up with Cameron Bush for another win at No. 3 doubles.

Ankeny’s Logan Scheer slices the ball back to his opponent, Lance Maharry of Des Moines Roosevelt, during the No. 1 singles match on Thursday at Ankeny. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Here are the match-by-match results:

D.M. Roosevelt 7, Ankeny 4

Singles–Maharry (R) beat Scheer, 6-3, 6-3; Kramer (R) beat Goergen, 6-1, 6-4; Snyder (A) beat D. Shay, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (5); A. Shay (R) beat Schon, 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (8); VanRees (A) beat Scott, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (9); Gunderson (R) beat Bush, 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (8).

Doubles–Maharry/Kramer (R) beat Scheer/Goergen, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (7); D. Shay/A. Shay (R) beat Snyder/Schon, 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (5); VanRees/Bush (A) beat Scott/Gunderson, 6-4, 6-3; Parkinson/Davis (A) beat Ingebretsen/Cary, 6-3, 6-3; Johnson/Link (R) beat Lee/McCann, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8).