MONROE — The Cheesemakers defeated Watertown Luther Prep 6-1 on April 22. 

“We beat them last year 4-3 with some incredibly tight matches, so I was expecting tonight to be a really competitive match again,” said Monroe coach Matt Bordner. “We came out and played excellent tennis to start the match. We focused on getting off to quick starts in practice so it was nice to see that pay off. It was a physical brand of tennis from both sides, especially as Luther Prep stepped up in the second sets.”

Matthew Setterstrom dominated at No. 1 singles, winning 6-0, 6-1 against William Olson.

“Matthew played his best match of his career, beating Olson convincingly after narrowly beating him last year in a super tiebreaker,” Bordner said.

The difficulty level was turned up a notch in the doubles, as Monroe’s top tandem of Carsen Bartholf and Hamilton Stites edged out Xander Wrobel and Levi Foxen 6-2, 5-7, 10-8.

“Carsen and Hamilton also picked up a huge win against a really strong No. 1 doubles team,” Bordner said.

Monroe (6-2, 2-0 RVC) hits the court next on April 29 at Delavan-Darien.

Individual Results

Monroe 6, Watertown Luther Prep 1

At Monroe, April 22

Singles

No. 1 — Matthew Setterstrom, Monroe def. William Olson, Watertown Luther Prep, 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 — Alex Gerrits, Monroe def. Brady Gilkey, Watertown Luther Prep, 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 — Allen Gerrits, Monroe def. Riley Wrobel, Watertown Luther Prep, 6-0, 7-5

No. 4 — Caleb Bondow, Watertown Luther Prep def. Cash McCabe, Monroe, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 — Carsen Bartholf, Monroe — Hamilton Stites, Monroe def. Xander Wrobel, Watertown Luther Prep — Levi Foxen, Watertown Luther Prep, 6-2, 5-7, 10-8

No. 2 — Travis Saunders, Monroe — Caleb Figi, Monroe def. Nathan Sauer, Watertown Luther Prep — Theodore Scharf, Watertown Luther Prep, 6-3, 6-1

No. 3 — Eli Salzwedel, Monroe — Graysan Bartholf , Monroe def. Zachary Nelson, Watertown Luther Prep — Jael Palacios, Watertown Luther Prep, 6-1, 6-2