Viking boys shut down Columbus, 9-0

By Becky Walz,

Thursday, May 9, 2024 11:21 am

Several days removed from when the Decorah boys tennis team had been set to compete at Columbus Catholic, the Vikings pulled off the 9-0 win Monday.
The Vikes came away with all of the set wins during the dual meet.
In individual competition, Caden Branum sent Parker Stroh all over the court during the No. 1 match-up to win 6-2 and 6-0. At No. 2, Liam Chamberlain defeated Bryce Noland in a pair of 6-1 sets, as Aidan Nalean-Carlson was victorious 6-1, 6-1 over Drew Schultz at No. 3. Keaton Nalean-Carlson was in the No. 4 slot for two 6-0 wins over Ryan Weber. Freshman Tristan Hunter bested Rudy Lind 6-1 and 6-1 at No. 5, with fellow youngster Elliot Berland winning 6-3 and 6-2 over Timothy Shockley.
Competing in doubles, Branum and K. Nalean-Carlson claimed two 6-2 set victories over Stroh and Noland at No. 1. Chamberlain and A. Nalean-Carlson won 6-0 and 6-3 over Schultz and Weber at No. 2. Teaming up at No. 3, Hunter and Berland defeated Lind and Shockley 6-3 and 6-3.
Now the Vikings will turn their attention to qualifying for the state tournaments. The individual and doubles tournament was hosted by Decorah Wednesday, May 8. The first and second rounds of the Class 1A team tournament will be held Saturday, May 11, at Luther College. Other teams in the substate 3 bracket at Decorah will be Oelwein, Osage and Clear Lake. The substate final will be held Wednesday, May 15.

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