HIBBING – The Bemidji High School boys tennis team has a heck of a doubles lineup.
The Lumberjacks split a triangular in Hibbing against Duluth East and the host school. BHS claimed all six doubles matchups, moving to 4-1 this season.
The Jacks needed all three doubles wins against Hibbing in their 4-3 victory. Jack McNallan and JD Hasbargen edged out a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win in the No. 1 slot. Aidan Larson and Brooks Johnson beat Tyler Fisher and Keaton Petrick 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles. Jackson Bahr and Matt Brown also won 6-1, 6-1 in the third doubles matchup.
Casey Rupp earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Tristen Babich at No. 1 singles, tipping the scales in favor of Bemidji.
“Hibbing was a very athletic team, and it was good to see everyone in the singles lineup compete very well,” BHS head coach Kyle Fodness said. “Casey Rupp secured a nice victory at the No. 1 spot to get us our fourth point. First doubles also had a great comeback after dropping the first set to flip the script and really control the rest of the match.”
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The same doubles teams swept all three matches against the Greyhounds in a 4-3 loss. McNallan and Hasbargen beat Karl Kimber and Ewen Moe 6-3, 6-3. Larson and Johnson pulled out a three-set win over Colin McShane and Ben Heffernan (2-6, 6-1, 10-4). Brown and Bahr rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles.
“Duluth East is 12th in the state rankings right now and has a very strong, balanced lineup,” Fodness said. “It was great to see our doubles teams sweep and our singles players do everything they could against a very talented and veteran singles lineup for Duluth. Jacob Fuhrman was a good example of that as he pushed the second set score to 6-4, almost forcing a third set.”
The Lumberjacks host Grand Rapids for their outdoor home opener at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, at the BHS courts.
Bemidji 4, Hibbing 3
Singles
No. 1 Rupp (BHS) def. Babich 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Gabadi (HIB) def. Fuhrman 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Hildebrand (HIB) def. Mathews 6-1, 6-4
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No. 4 Dickson (HIB) def. Lappinga 6-4, 5-7, 10-2
Doubles
No. 1 McNallan/Hasbargen (BHS) def. Anderson/Hendrickson 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 Larson/Johnson (BHS) def. Fisher/Petrick 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 Bahr/Brown (BHS) def. Fosso/Rewertz 6-1, 6-1
Duluth East 4, Bemidji 3
Singles
No. 1 Patten (DE) def. Rupp 6-0, 6-2
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No. 2 Delaney (DE) def. Fuhrman 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 Gunderson (DE) def. Mathews 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 Good (DE) def. Lappinga 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 McNallan/Hasbargen (BHS) def. Kimber/Moe 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 Larson/Johnson (BHS) def. McShane/Heffernan 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
No. 3 Bahr/Brown (BHS) def. Baumgarten/Steiner 6-2, 6-2
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