Packer tennis team edges Albert Lea and falls to Mayo

Published 10:51 am Sunday, April 12, 2015

Austin's Colten Detwiler makes a play on the ball during his No. 1 singles match against Albert Lea in Paulson Tennis Courts Saturday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Colten Detwiler makes a play on the ball during his No. 1 singles match against Albert Lea in Paulson Tennis Courts Saturday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

The Austin boys tennis team beat Albert Lea 4-3 and lost to Rochester Mayo 6-1 in Paulson Tennis Courts Saturday.

Seth Hebrink, who is 3-0 on the season, won both of his matches for the Packers (2-2 overall, 2-2 Big Nine) at No. 4 singles. Against Mayo, Hebrink dropped the first game 6-1, but won the next two games 6-3 apiece.

Austin's Carter Steichen makes a play on the ball in his No. 1 doubles match against Albert Lea at Paulson Tennis Courts Saturday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Carter Steichen makes a play on the ball in his No. 1 doubles match against Albert Lea at Paulson Tennis Courts Saturday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

“Seth Hebrink continue to play well,” Austin head coach Jeff Anderson said. “He showed some great competiveness today by coming back from a set down to win a really exciting match.”

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Against AL, Austin’s No. 1 doubles team Carter Steichen and Jens Ourada trailed early, but were able to rally to a 6-4, 6-3 win and No. 2 singles player Jeremy Olmsted cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win.

” I was proud of the way [Carter and Jens] battled back,” Anderson said. “Jeremy Olmsted is really starting to play well and it showed in the match [against AL] in dominating fashion.”

Austin 4, Albert Lea 3

SINGLES

No. 1 Taylor Herfindahl (AL) def Colten Detwiler (A) 6-2 6-4

No. 2 Jeremy Olmsted (A) def Matt Carlson (AL) 6-1 6-1

No. 3 Schafer Overgaard (AL) def Owen Nelson (A) 6-2 6-4

No. 4 Seth Hebrink (A) def Nikk Christianson (AL) 6-1 6-2

DOUBLES

No. 1 Carter Steichen/Jens Ourada (A) def Garrett Matz/Foster Otten (AL) 6-4 6-3

No. 2 Andy Wortas/Austin Dulitz (AL) def Sawyer Myers/Todd Weaver (A) 6-2 6-1

Austin's Jens Ourada plays in the No. 1 doubles match against Albert Lea Monday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Jens Ourada plays in the No. 1 doubles match against Albert Lea Monday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

No. 3 Noah Brehmer/Levi Vierkandt (A) def Calen Hoelscher/Will Martin (AL) 6-0 6-2

Mayo 6, Austin 1

SINGLES

No. 1Sebastian Vile (M) def Colten Detwiler (A) 6-1 6-2

No. 2 Charles Benotson (M) def Jeremy Olmsted (A) 6-2 6-0

No. 3 Kevin Daniec (M) def Owen Nelson (A) 6-0 6-1

No. 4 Seth Hebrink (A) def Simon Kennec (M) 1-6 6-3 6-3

DOUBLES

No. 1 Haakon Staris/Sam Morgenthausdt (M) def Carter Steichen/Jens Ourada 6-0 6-0

No. 2 Josef Brozavich/Pulan Patee (M) def Sawyer Myers?Todd Weaver (A) 6-1 6-3

No. 3 Rohan Patel/Evan Wright (M) def. Noah Brehmer/Levi Vierkandt (A) 6-4 6-2

Austin's Jeremy Olmsted makes a serve against Albert Lea in Paulson tennis courts Monday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Jeremy Olmsted makes a serve against Albert Lea in Paulson tennis courts Monday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com