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You are here: Home / Jaguars / Spring / Boys' Tennis / Mackaman’s rally sparks Centennial boys to 6-5 victory over Roughriders

Mackaman’s rally sparks Centennial boys to 6-5 victory over Roughriders

April 21, 2021 by Dan Holm

Ankeny Centennial’s Nic Mackaman hits a forehand return during his No. 3 singles match against Des Moines Roosevelt’s Alex Russell on Tuesday at Ankeny. Mackaman rallied to win the match in three sets to help the Jaguars to a 6-5 victory. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Senior Nic Mackaman fought off several match points to win the No. 3 singles match on Tuesday, sparking the Ankeny Centennial boys’ tennis team to a 6-5 victory over visiting Des Moines Roosevelt.

Mackaman rallied from a 9-4 deficit in the super-tiebreaker to defeat Alex Russell in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 13-11. That win proved to be the difference as the Jaguars improved to 4-3 on the season.

Roosevelt’s record dropped to 3-2.

“Nic came through with a clutch win,” said Centennial coach Tami Lewton. “I was super proud of the guys and how they competed.”

Will Blevins, Caleb Peterson and Wesley Clark also won their singles matches for the Jaguars. Peterson and Mackaman then teamed up to win the No. 1 doubles match, while Blevins and Clark combined for a victory at the No. 2 spot.

“We won a hard-fought match,” Lewton said. “It is great to be back on the winning side! We showed great improvement in a lot of matches. I’m hoping this is the beginning of us performing to the level we are capable of.”

Ankeny Centennial’s Wesley Clark hits a backhand return during his win over Des Moines Roosevelt’s Graeme Kempkes in the No. 6 singles match. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Centennial will play Ankeny on Thursday at the Prairie Ridge courts.

Here are the match-by-match results:

Centennial 6, D.M. Roosevelt 5

Singles–Blevins (AC) beat Brown, 6-0, 6-2; Peterson (AC) beat Borts, 6-0, 6-1; Mackaman (AC) beat Russell, 6-2, 2-6, 13-11; Dotson (R) beat Keenan, 6-1, 6-3; Zeff (R) beat Bhat, 6-0, 6-2; Clark (AC) beat Kempkes, 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles–Peterson-Mackaman (AC) beat Borts-Russell, 6-2, 6-1; Blevins-Clark (AC) beat Brown-Dotson, 7-6, 6-4; Zeff-Kempkes (R) beat Bhat-Ceplecha, 7-5, 6-2; Names unavailable (R) beat Keenan-Nelson, 6-4, 6-3; Names unavailable (R) beat Jones-Halverson, 7-6, 6-2.

Jags win against a tough Roosevelt team 6-5 (6-3 state scoring). Will, Caleb, Nic, and Wesley each had 2 wins tonight. Nic saved 5 match points in his singles match where he was down 4-9 in the super tiebreak! Jags will face crosstown rival Ankeny on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/PVSabPO8MT

— Ankeny Centennial Jaguar Tennis (@ACHSBoysTennis) April 21, 2021

Filed Under: Boys' Tennis, Jaguars Tagged With: Featured, Tami Lewton

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