QHS doubles teams finish second and third at sectionals, now prepare for state tournament

The Quincy High School boys tennis team finished second at the Class 2A Edwardsville Sectional while sending both doubles team to the state tournament. | Photo courtesy of Mike Terry

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy High School boys tennis team finished second at the Class 2A Edwardsville Sectional after its doubles teams finished second and third, respectively. Edwardsville won the team title with the No. 1 doubles team of Schaefer Bates and Isaac Chelboun winning the championship and top-seeded Jess Hattrup winning the singles title.…

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Pair of QHS doubles teams punch tickets to Class 2A state tourney, will play in sectional semifinals

Quincy High School's Drake Dodd, left, and Kael Holzgrafe celebrate a point during one of their matches on Friday in the Class 2A boys tennis sectional at Edwardsville. | Submitted photo

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A pair of Quincy High School doubles teams potentially are on a championship collision course at the Class 2A Edwardsville boys tennis sectional — just like they were during the Western Big 6 Conference tournament last week at Moline. If that doesn’t come to fruition, both tandems are still headed to the…

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QHS takes top two spots in doubles bracket to repeat as Western Bix 6 boys tennis champions

From left, Coach Roberto Hernandez, Ethan Stark, Surya Reddy, Kael Holzgrafe, Arrow Crist, Coach Mike Terry, Drake Dodd and Marshall Mayfield enjoy a treat from Whitey's Ice Cream in Moline after winning the Western Big 6 Conference tournament on Saturday. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — With Rock Island Alleman’s Nick Patrick expected to capture his fourth straight Western Big 6 Conference singles tennis championship, Quincy High School coach Mike Terry chose to put most of his team’s eggs into the doubles basket. The move paid off. Patrick won the singles title as expected, winning all four matches without…

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