Singles
No. 1 Owen Benck, Portage def. Matthew
Setterstrom, Monroe, 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-8
No. 2 Wes Saunders, Monroe def. Ethan
Macomber, Portage, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Gavin Eckerman, Monroe def. River
Meierdirk, Portage, 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 Clayton Waski, Monroe def. Payton
Shirley, Portage, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Max Petitjean and Ryan Mathiason,
Monroe def. Grady Saalsaa and Enzo Rostamo, Portage, 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Mitchell Ferguson and Carsen Bartholf, Monroe def. Javier Moyotl-Hernandez and Garrett Crawford, Portage, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Brandon Bassett and Louis Armstrong,
Monroe def. David Williams and Jackson Ryan, Portage, 6-1, 6-1
PORTAGE — Monroe improved to 6-0 on the season with a 6-1 win over Portage in its first conference dual on Tuesday, April 18.
The only match the Cheesemakers lost was No. 1 singles, where Matthew Setterstrom pushed former state-qualifier Owen Benck to three sets.
“Matthew played Owen Benck, who was a returning state qualifier, and went neck and neck in a fantastic match,” Monroe head coach Matt Bordner said. “It was likely a nice preview of two players that could see each other at the state tournament at the end of the season. It was a match that came down to a few points, but overall, I was really happy with how Matthew played. I think it will be a nice confidence booster for the rest of the season.”
