Tennis Defeats Ben Franklin in Decisive Fashion, 6-0

Posted February 20, 2014 / Last updated February 24, 2014

Print Print Email Email Share Share
2014 Varsity Tennis team

2014 Varsity Tennis team: (front row, from left) coach Travis Smith, seniors Jordan Lacoste, Kevin Mickan, and Jordan Tufts, and assistant coach Jay Combe; (second row) junior Gregory Suhor, sophomore Brandon Beck, sophomore Griffin Pels, freshman Trey Hamlin; (third row) sophomore Jacob Niehaus, sophomore Jonathan Niehaus, junior Alex Despascual, sophomore Andrew Nguyen; (back row) freshman Graham Buck, freshman Jack Steib, and junior Patrick Torsch.

The Jesuit varsity tennis team decisively defeated Ben Franklin, 6-0, winning each match 8-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at UNO.

Blue Jays winning singles matches were senior Jordan Lacoste, junior Alex DePascual, senior Andrew Tufts, senior Kevin Mickan. Jays winning doubles matches were  Lacoste and Depascual; Tufts and Mickan; and sophomore Andrew Nguyen and freshman Graham Buck.

The Jays (2-0, 1-0) will play in a tournament at Strake Jesuit in Houston, Texas this weekend and return to play Brother Martin in a district match on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at UNO.