Blue Jay tennis opens season with pair of wins in Minot
Aug. 22—MINOT — The first ever match Isaac Mimong coached was a win.
So was the second match.
Under the direction of the first year head coach, Jamestown High School's boys tennis team opened up the year with a pair of wins at the Minot Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Jays defeated Legacy 3-2 and Bismarck High 4-1. Results from the Jays' match against Mandan were unavailable when The Jamestown Sun went to press.
The matches against Legacy were as tough as they come.
Jamestown's No. 1 Luke LeFevre came back from a 6-2 loss in the first set to win his match against Connor Svihovec. LeFevre won the match 2-6, 6-2, 10-7.
Braxton Burkett also faltered in his first match, dropping the first set 6-4 but came roaring back to win the match 4-6, 7-5, 10-4. Both Burkett and LeFevre were state tournament qualifiers for the Jays in 2024.
Against Bismarck High Aden Oettle got his first win of the season, defeating the Demons' Max Chouinard 6-1, 4-6, 12-10, At No. 2 doubles Ravi Bansal and Rajen Bansal, worked together to beat Andrew Wanner and James Wanner 6-2, 6-2.
Jamestown will continue play in Minot on Saturday and will host its first match of the year on Tuesday against Bismarck High. Play is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Jamestown 3, Legacy 2
Singles
No. 1: Luke LeFevre, J def. Connor Svihovec 2-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 2: Braxton Burkett, J def. Brady Johnson 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
No. 3: Ravi Bansal, J def. Kevin Kalb 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1: Carter Madison/Braxton Spooner, LEG def. Aden Oettle/Kale Backen 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: Declan Hosek/Andrew Jones, LEG def. Haden Smith/Rajen Bansal 6-0, 6-0
Jamestown 4, Bismarck High 1
Singles
No. 1: Reed Romsaas, BHS def. Braxton Burkett 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 2: Aden Oettle, J def. Max Chouinard 6-1, 4-6, 12-10
No. 3: Kale Backen, J def. Grayson Grinamaker 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1: Luke LeFevre/Haden Smith. J def. Quinn Kleser/Quinn Roberson 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Ravi Bansal/Rajen Bansal, J def. Andrew Wanner/James Wanner 6-2, 6-2
