Zebras fall to Peru in sectional final

Val T.

12 hours ago

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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys tennis

Peru 5, Rochester 0 (Thursday): The Rochester boys tennis team lost all five matches in straights to host Peru in the Sectional 52 final Thursday.

Camden Zink, Griffin Newton and Luke Gottschalk lost singles matches. Logan Fuller and Jesse Smith lost at No. 1 doubles, and Cash Casper and Ayden Smith lost at No. 2 doubles.

Rochester lost all 10 sets, winning nine games total. Rochester finished 5-12. Fuller is their lone senior.

Peru won their ninth consecutive sectional title and improved to 12-11. They will play Homestead in a regional semifinal at Bluffton Tuesday.

RESULTS: PERU 5, ROCHESTER 0

Singles

Camden Zink (RHS) lost 6-1, 6-0.

Griffin Newton (RHS) lost 6-0, 6-1.

Luke Gottschalk (RHS) lost 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles

Logan Fuller-Jesse Smith (RHS) lost 6-2, 6-2.

Cash Casper-Ayden Smith (RHS) lost 6-0, 6-2.