The ranked Pella tennis teams knocked off Boone Monday evening, with the #4 Dutch girls winning 11-0 at home and the #3 Pella boys knocking off the Torreadors 10-1 on the road.
Pella Girls Head Coach Josh McCollam says the meet started strong with straight set wins in all six singles matches. Emily Blom has begun her season 2-0 against returning State Qualifiers, after defeating Morgan Kathman 6-1, 6-2. Alloree Else outlasted Sophie Dierking 7-5 in the first set before finding her groove and taking the second set 6-0. Newcomers Claire Smock and Lily VanDusseldorp also earned their first varsity singles wins. Alloree Else was in another close first set, this time in doubles, with partner Amelia Poe, taking it 7-5 and settling in for a 6-2 second set to earn the win at #1 Doubles. Blom and Smock also had a tough battle on their hands, but held out for a third set tiebreak at #2 Doubles. Singer and VanDusseldorp avoided a hiccup in the second set to win 6-1, 6-4. The doubles teams of Willa Kelpe/Demrie VanderLeest and Mallory Westerkamp/Kennedy Van Vark had solid showings as well, with both teams cruising to straight set victories.
Pella Boys Results:
1 Caleb Briggs defeats Cody Overland (6-2, 6-2)
2 Jack Briggs defeats Zach Boulton (6-1, 6-1)
3 Joshua Roozeboom defeats Jake Judge (6-3, 6-1)
4 Cameron Rowe defeats Matt Zimmermann (6-1, 6-1)
5 Cashen Thompson defeats Ashton Thilges (6-3, 6-3)
6 Ben Van Gorp defeats Wesley Baber (7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 1-0 (10-7))
Doubles
1 Caleb Briggs/Jack Briggs defeats Zach Boulton /Jake Judge (6-3, 6-2)
2 Cody Overland/Matt Zimmermann defeat Joshua Roozeboom/Cashen Thompson ((6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9))
3 Ben Van Gorp/Cameron Rowe defeat Wesley Baber/Ashton Thilges (6-3, 6-2)
4 Hayden Rozenboom/Brody Ferrell defeat Grant Weisbrod/Colby Naeve (7-6 (7-5), 7-5, 2-0)
5 Preston Rowe/Bodie Peters defeat Jaxson Kramer /Lucas Thompson (7-6 (7-2), 6-4)
Pella’s boys and girls remain undefeated; the Dutch girls are at Knoxville today in a weather-related makeup, while the boys are off until travel to Newton Thursday, opposite of the girls.