Host Henry Sibley Blanks Simley Boys Tennis Team

Simley High School came into Thursday's match on the heels of a big 6-1 win over Bloomington Kennedy on Wednesday, but the Spartans were quickly brought back down to earth by undefeated Henry Sibley.

Big wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles led host Henry Sibley to a 7-0 clean sweep over visiting Simley in Classic Suburban Conference boys high school tennis.

Simley head coach Clay Sollenberger summed the match up in three words:

"Sibley is good."

Matt Schull of the Henry Sibley Warriors won a back-and-forth battle against Jake Short of Simley at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Short and Pete Johnson at No. 4 doubles forced third sets, but neither could score a breakthrough for the Spartans.

“Matt Schull missed all of last year,” said Henry Sibley coach Corey Prondzinski. “He was a state doubles finalist as an eighth grader. He’s done a fantastic job considering he hasn’t played for 12 months.”

The Sibley No. 1 doubles team of Sebastian Beermann and Andy Morgan had an impressive 6-1, 6-0 victory over Simley’s Tom Wagner and Ryan Haala.

Beermann, who is in his fourth year on the varsity doubles, was a handful for the Simley team Wednesday.

“He’s a great senior,” said Prondzinski. “He goes after it.”

Simley plays at St. Paul Highland Park next Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

No. 1 singles – Matt Schull, Henry Sibley, def. Jake Short, Simley, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

No. 2 singles – Danny Axelrod, Henry Sibley, def. Nate Eddy, Simley, 6-3, 6-1.

No. 3 singles – Matt Kamman, Henry Sibley, def. Carver Peterson, Simley, 6-1, 6-0.

No. 4 singles – Adam Dorn, Henry Sibley, def. Pete Johnson, Simley, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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No. 1 doubles – Sebastian Beermann-Andy Morgan, Henry Sibley, def. Tom Wagner-Ryan Haala, Simley, 6-1, 6-0.

No. 2 doubles – Brett Wills-David Wilton, Henry Sibley, def. Tomas Icenogle-Dillon McClung, Simley, 6-0, 6-2.

No. 3 Chris Prokosch-Noah Farber, Henry Sibley, def. Kyle Nordstrom-Brandon Walkush, 6-2, 6-3. 

Correction: The subject of one of the photos attached to this article was incorrectly identified. The player in the photo is Carver Peterson.