RHS netters whip Waynesville

ROLLA – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team improved its dual-meet record to 9-3 by stopping Waynesville 8-1 on Monday, May 7 at Ber Juan Park.

RHS winners included Marcus Wilson, Rui Xu, John Graham, Raj Mishra, Mark Wronkiewicz and Jason Newell in singles play and the doubles teams of Mishra-Wronkiewicz and Graham-Newell.

Rolla also won the junior varsity meet. RHS jayvee winners included Zac Heck, Cody Wilson, Cody Martin, Matt Threadgill, Jim Threadgill, Jacob Sells and Garrett Grahl in singles play and the doubles teams of Brendan Dowdy-Stefan Maerz and M. Threadgill-Sells.

In the Ozark Conference Tournament on Thursday, May 3 in Springfield Rolla tied for fourth as a team. Joplin won the team title with 44 points followed by Springfield Glendale with 34, West Plains 31, Rolla and Lebanon 23 each, Springfield Parkview 18, Springfield Kickapoo 16, Springfield Hillcrest 15, Waynesville 12 and Camdenton 8.

In the No. 1 singles Wilson placed sixth overall. Wilson beat Derrick Dunn of Waynesville 8-0, lost to David Simon of Kickapoo 8-3, beat Matt Oursbourn of Lebanon 8-5 and lost to Jason Flores of Parkview 8-3.

In the No. 2 singles Graham placed third. Graham beat Seth Fuson of Parkview 8-6, lost to Chris Ingle of Joplin 9-8 (7-1) and, in the third-place match, beat Mike Moore of West Plains 8-5.

In No. 1 doubles Xu-Newell placed 10^th, losing to Camdenton’s Garrett Stone-Peter Brune 8-5, to Kickapoo’s Dan Rathe-Yung Liu 8-4 and to Parkview’s Karl Fredrickson-Tim Brooks 9-8 (11-9).

In the No. 2 doubles unseeded Mishra-Wronkiewicz upset the No. 1 and 4 seeds and finished second overall. The Rolla duo beat Waynesville’s Greg Dunmore-Paul Bischoff 8-1, beat No. 4 seeded Jacob Skarden-Will Griffen of Parkview 8-1 and beat top-seed Steve Alphin-Sean Burk of Glendale 8-4 to advance to the finals. In the title match Mishra-Wronkiewicz lost to second-seeded Alan Liu-Josh Selbe of Joplin 8-2.

Rolla is scheduled to hold its Senior Night on Tuesday, May 8 against School of the Osage at Ber Juan Park.

Here are Monday’s varsity results, with the RHS players listed first:

Marcus Wilson beat Jason Semple, 8-6.

Rui Xu beat Derrick Dunn, 8-3.

John Graham beat Kyle Jones, 8-6.

Raj Mishra beat Brian LaMar, 8-1.

Mark Wronkiewicz beat Greg Dunmore, 8-2.

Jason Newell beat Paul Bischoff, 8-2.

Mishra-Wronkiewicz beat Dunn-Jones, 8-4.

Graham-Newell beat Semple-LaMar, 9-7.

Dan Park-Josh Ferrell lost to Dunmore-Bischoff, 8-5.

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RHS netters go to 7-1 in dual meets

WAYNESVILLE – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team upped its dual-meet record to 7-1 by clubbing Waynesville 8-1 on Tuesday, April 24.

Rolla winners included Marcus Wilson, Rui Xu, John Graham, Raj Mishra, Jason Newell and Corey Dunn in singles play and the doubles teams of Wilson-Graham and Mishra-Stefan Maerz.

Rolla also won the junior varsity event 6-0.

Here are the results, with the RHS netters listed first:

Marcus Wilson beat Jason Semple, 8-3.

Rui Xu beat Derreck Dunn, 8-5.

John Graham beat Kyle Jones, 8-0.

Raj Mishra beat Brian LaMar, 8-4.

Jason Newell beat Greg Dunmore, 9-8 (7-4).

Corey Dunn beat Paul Bischoff, 9-8 (9-7).

Wilson-Graham beat Semple-Jones, 8-4.

Xu-Newell lost to Dunn-LaMar, 8-5.

Mishra-Stefan Maerz beat Dunmore-Bischoff, 8-5.

Daniel Park beat P.J. Rayford, 8-4.

Ferrell beat Ricky Vise, 8-2.

Matt Threadgill beat Dustin Carrol, 8-4.

Jim Threadgill beat Christan Stiebner, 8-4.

Jacob Sells beat Nelson Shreve, 9-8, (7-3).

Matt Beasley beat Adam Collins, 8-1.

On Saturday, April 21 Rolla finished third in the seven-team Waynesville Tournament, held at the Waynesville High tennis courts.

Osage won the team title with 22 points while Lebanon was second with 19, Rolla third with 16, Forsyth fourth with 15.5, Camdenton fifth with 12, Richland sixth with 6.5 and Waynesville seventh with 2.

For the Bulldogs Wilson took third place in singles competition. Wilson, seeded second, beat Lebanon’s Andy Westerman 9-8 (9-7) in the first round and lost to Osage’s Felipe Naranjo 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals. In the third-place match Wilson topped Gary McDonald of Forsyth, 6-4, 6-3.

Rolla’s other singles player, Graham, lost to Lebanon’s Matt Oursbourn 9-7 in the first round. In consolation play Graham beat Keith Trosser of Camdenton 8-3, topped Waynesville’s LaMar 8-2, beat Andy Westerman of Lebanon 8-5 and, in the consolation finals, topped Oursbourn in a rematch, 8-5.

The Rolla’s doubles team of Xu-Mishra finished in fourth place. Xu-Mishyra, seeded second, got a first-round bye and then beat Oursbourn-Braderson of Richland 8-5 before falling to Camdenton’s Stone-Brune in the semifinals 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. In the third-place match Xu-Mishra lost to Wilken-Cirilo of Forsyth 6-2, 6-2.

Rolla’s other doubles team of Mark Wronkiewicz-Newell lost to Osage’s Nerney-Rhodes 8-2 in the first round, beat Waynesville’s Semple-Jones 8-6 in consolation play and then lost to Richland’s Oursbourn-Broderson 8-3.

Rolla is scheduled to play a dual meet at Jefferson City Helias on Thursday, April 26.

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RHS netters 2^nd in West Plains Tourney

WEST PLAINS – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team placed second in the eight-team West Plains Tournament, held Wednesday, April 18.

Host West Plains won the event with 31 points followed by Rolla with 25 points, Springfield Parkview 23, Forsyth 19, Salem 17, Houston 12, Licking 11 and Stoutland 6.

For RHS Marcus Wilson took fourth place in the No. 1 singles, beating Michael Henson of Stoutland 8-0; losing to John Page of Houston 8-2, and in the third-place match falling to Seth Fuson of Parkview 9-8 (7-3).

In No. 2 singles John Graham finished third, beating Jason Hanshaw of Licking 8-2, losing to Parkview’s Tim Brooks 8-3 and losing to Salem’s Matt Jordan 8-3 in the third-place match.

In No. 1 doubles the Rolla team of Rui Xu-Raj Mishra finished second, beating Michael Porter-Christina Baker of Licking 8-0, beating Kobby Brown-Cameron Wilken of Forsyth 8-5 and in the finals losing to West Plains’ Michael Harrington-Logan Ray 8-4.

In No. 2 doubles the Rolla squad of Mark Wronkiewicz-Jason Newell finished second, beating Wesley Williams-Knut Krug of Licking 8-1, topping Patrick Stewart-Tyler Martin of Forsyth 8-3 and in the finals losing to Matt Evans-Kyle Martin of West Plains 8-4.

On Tuesday, April 17 the Bulldog netters improved its dual meet record to 5-1 by beating Houston 9-0. Rolla also won the junior varsity meet 9-0 to improve to 3-2 overall.

On Monday, April 16 Rolla suffered its first dual-meet setback, falling to West Plains 6-3 at Ber Juan Park. RHS winners including Mishra, Wronkiewicz and Zac Heck in singles play. West Plains won the junior varsity contest 8-2. Matt Threadgill in singles action and the doubles team of Cody Martin-Garrett Grahl were the Rolla jayvee winners.

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Bulldog netters whip Salem, 8-1

ROLLA – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team improved to 4-0 in dual-meet competition by beating previously unbeaten Salem 8-1 Monday, April 9 at Ber Juan Park.

RHS winners included Rui Xu 8-4, Marcus Wilson 8-2, John Graham 9-8 (9-7), Raj Mishra 8-4 and Jason Newell 8-5 in singles play and the doubles teams of Xu-Mishra 8-1, Wilson-Graham 8-0 and Wronkiewicz-Newell 8-2.

Rolla also won the junior varsity meet 8-1.

RHS jayvee winners included Zac Heck, Josh Ferrel, Dan Park, Cody Hudson, Jimm Threadgill, Matt Threadgill, Cody Martin, Garrett Grahl, Jacob Sells and Matt Beasley.

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RHS netters shut out Richland

RICHLAND – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team improved to 3-0 in dual-meet competition by shutting out Richland 9-0 on Wednesday, April 4.

RHS winners included Marcus Wilson, Rui Xu, John Graham, Raj Mishra, Mark Wronkiewicz and Jason Newell in singles action and the doubles teams of Wilson-Graham, Xu-Mishra and Wronkiewicz-Newell.

Rolla’s junior varsity team also won 5-0.

The Bulldog netters are scheduled to play again on Monday, April 9, hosting Salem in a dual meet.

Here are Wednesday’s results, with the RHS players listed first:

Marcus Wilson beat Oursbourn, 8-5.

Xu beat Brodereson, 8-2.

Graham beat Saseen, 8-0.

Mishra beat Harrison, 8-2.

Wronkiewicz beat Manes, 8-1.

Newell beat Lauwers, 8-1.

Wilson-Graham beat Oursbourn-Broderson, 8-3.

Xu-Mishra beat Harrison-Manes, 8-3.

Wronkiewicz-Newell beat Saseen-Lauwers, 8-1.

Matt Threadgill beat Strain, 6-2.

Cody Martin beat Hendrix, 6-0.

Jacob Sells beat Adams, 6-1.

Threadgill-Matt Beasley beat Strain-Hendrix, 6-0.

Garrett Grahl-Jacob Sells beat Adams-Hendrix, 6-4.

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RHS boy netters open season 2-0

ROLLA – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team opened the 2007 season with a pair of dual-meet victories last week at Ber Juan Park.

On Monday, March 19 Rolla stopped Willow Springs 7-2 and on Thursday, March 22 Rolla topped Springfield Kickapoo 7-2.

Against Kickapoo RHS got singles victories from Marcus Wilson, John Graham, Raj Mishra, Mark Wronkiewicz and Jason Newell and doubles wins from Wilson-Graham and Wronkiewicz-Newell.

Kickapoo won the junior varsity meet 5-4. Rolla jayvee winners included Brendan Dowdy in singles play and the doubles teams of Josh Ferrell-Cory Dunn, Dowdy-Daniel Park and Stefan Maerz-Cody Wilson.

Here are the varsity results, with the RHS players listed first:

Rui Xu lost to David Simon, 8-3.

Marcus Wilson beat Dan Rathe, 8-2.

John Graham beat Charlie Stevens, 8-1.

Raj Mishra beat Eric Powell, 8-0.

Mark Wronkiewicz beat Spencer Anderson, 8-3.

Jason Newell beat Yung Liu, 8-4.

Xu-Mishra lost to Simon-Charles Smythe, 9-8 (8-6).

Wilson-Graham beat Rathe-Liu, 8-3.

Wronkiewicz-Newell beat Stevens-Powell, 8-5.

RHS got singles wins from Wilson, Graham, Mishra, Wronkiewicz and Newell. Bulldog doubles winners included Wilson-Graham and Newell-Wronkiewicz.

Just two junior varsity matches were played, with Rolla winning both.

Here are the varsity results:

Xu lost to Rhodes, 8-6.

Wilson beat Hudson, 8-3.

Graham beat Rouse, 8-2.

Mishra beat Cummings, 8-1.

Wronkiewicz beat Clark, 8-0.

Newell beat Zivulins, 8-0.

Xu-Mishra lost to Rhodes-Hudson, 8-0.

Wilson-Graham beat Rouse-Cummings, 8-6.

Newell-Wronkiewicz beat Clark-Zivulins, 8-0.

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RHS boy netters look to be strong again this spring

ROLLA – With five varsity lettermen returning to build around, the Rolla High School boys’ tennis team again has the look of one of the area’s top teams.

RHS is scheduled to open the season on Monday, March 19 with a dual meet against Willow Springs at 4 p.m. at Ber Juan Park.

The Bulldogs return five varsity regulars from last season’s squad, which finished 9-4 in dual meet competition. The lone loss to graduation was Stephen Allen, who played at either the No. 2 or 3 slot last spring.

"It’s an outstanding group," said Joe Schisler, who is co-coach of the RHS boys’ tennis team, along with Lynne Wilson. "We’ve got three returning seniors in the top three and two other juniors who have played varsity since they were freshmen."

In all the Bulldogs have 19 players on the roster this spring.

So far in challenge matches senior Rui Xu is playing the No. 1 singles spot.

At No. 2 on the singles list is senior John Graham while senior Marcus Wilson is at No. 3, junior Raj Mishra at No. 4, junior Jason Newell at No. 5 and junior Mark Wronkiewicz at No. 6.

Xu, Graham, Wilson, Mishra and Wronkiewicz were all on the varsity squad last season.

Junior transfer Zac Heck also is challenging for a varsity spot, as is senior Corey Dunn, who Schisler calls one of the Bulldogs’ most improved players.

The varsity doubles teams will likely be made up from those eight players.

"It’s very competitive at every spot...really 1 through 19 on the roster," Schisler said. "On the second day of challenges we already had kids move up four spots.

"This is maybe one of our best freshman groups ever to come in. And we have a solid sophomore group. I anticipate Heck will eventually be in the varsity mix. And Dunn is very much improved. We’re deep. We’ve got kids around 10, 11 and 12 (on the depth chart) very capable of playing. They would probably be on varsity at a lot of schools."

With the returning talent, Schisler said he’s looking forward to seeing how the Bulldogs match up with the competition on opposing squads this spring.

"Several teams we play graduated about half of their teams," he said. "It will be interesting to see how we do against them this year."

Here is the Bulldogs’ 2007 boys’ tennis schedule:

March 19...Willow Springs, 4 p.m.

March 21...Springfield Kickapoo, 4 p.m.

April 3...School of the Osage, 4:30 p.m.

April 4...at Richland, 4 p.m.

April 6...Waynesville, 4 p.m.

April 9...Salem, 4 p.m.

April 16...West Plains, 4 p.m.

April 17...at Houston, 4 p.m.

April 18...West Plains Tournament, 8 a.m.

April 21...Waynesville Tournament, 9 a.m.

April 23...Camdenton, 4:30 p.m.

April 24...at Waynesville, 4 p.m.

April 26...at J.C. Helias, 4 p.m.

April 30...at Jefferson City High, 4 p.m.

May 3...Ozark Conference Meet, tba

May 4...at Camdenton, 4:30 p.m.

May 10...at Lebanon, 4 p.m.

May 12...District Tournament, tba

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