A win by Reece Dickinson provided the only highlight for the Ankeny Centennial boys’ tennis team as the Jaguars dropped a 10-1 decision to visiting Valley on Thursday.
Dickinson posted a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Frank Scott in the No. 3 singles match. Teammate Nathan Goff also played well at the No. 5 spot, where he won the opening set before eventually falling in a third-set super-tiebreaker.
Dickinson and Goff also lost in three sets at No. 2 doubles. They blanked Scott and Vivaan Desai in the second set before the Tigers rebounded to win the tiebreaker, 10-6.
Valley improved to 3-2 in the CIML Conference and 4-2 overall. The Jaguars’ records dropped to 1-3 and 3-4.
Here are the match-by-match results:
Valley 10, Ankeny Centennial 1
Singles: Duffy beat George, 6-1, 6-0; Singaram beat Braun, 6-2, 6-0; R. Dickinson (AC) beat Scott, 7-6 (5), 6-2; Desai beat Brooks, 6-1, 6-1; Campbell beat Goff, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (9); Weis beat Kolars, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles: Duffy-Singaram beat George-Braun, 6-1, 6-2; Scott-Desai beat R. Dickinson-Goff, 7-6 (5), 0-6, 1-0 (6); Campbell-Touney beat Brooks-Brazeau, 6-0, 7-6 (1); Weis-Larson beat B. Dickinson-Law, 6-3, 6-2; Baughhman-Coy beat May-Inman, 6-2, 6-3.