Hawks drop 11-0 decision to Waukee Northwest, will face Jaguars next

**Ankeny’s Dylan Victor hits a forehand return during Tuesday’s meet against visiting Waukee Northwest. The top-ranked Wolves posted an 11-0 victory. (Photo by Dan Holm)**

The Ankeny boys’ tennis team became the latest victim of top-ranked Waukee Northwest on Tuesday at the Prairie Ridge courts.

The Wolves rolled to an 11-0 victory in a CIML Conference meet to remain unbeaten against Iowa opponents. They improved to 5-0 in the league and 8-1 overall, while Ankeny’s records dropped to 0-4 and 0-5.

Northwest’s only loss came to Wayzata (Minn.), 5-4, on Friday.

**Ankeny’s Garrett Weichers hits a shot during Tuesday’s meet. (Photo by Dan Holm)**

The Wolves won all 11 matches in straight sets, even though they played without No. 1 player Kaden Taylor. Taylor is the defending Class 2A state singles champion.

The Hawks will face Ankeny Centennial on Thursday in the annual crosstown showdown, looking to defeat their rival for the first time since 2017. The Jaguars are 1-3 in the conference and 1-4 overall.

Longtime Centennial coach Tami Lewton, who is battling cancer, will be honored before the meet.

**Ankeny’s Grady Schlosser hits a backhand return during Tuesday’s meet. (Photo by Dan Holm)**

Here are the match-by-match results:

Waukee Northwest 11, Ankeny 0

Singles–Croatt beat Victor, 6-1, 6-0; Nelson beat Weichers, 6-0, 6-0; Kothari beat Bodensteiner, 6-0, 6-1; Sonoiki beat Josten, 6-2, 6-2; Fenton beat Hoefle, 6-0, 6-0; Steffensmeier beat Schlosser, 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles–Croatt-Nelson beat Victor-Weichers, 6-0, 6-0; Sonoiki-Leuck beat Josten-Hoefle, 6-3, 6-0; Fenton-Steffensmeier beat Bodensteiner-Black, 6-0, 6-2; Briggs-Carstens beat Schlosser-Riesberg, 6-3, 6-4; Tingley-Wang beat C. Lueck-D. Lueck, 6-0, 6-0.