Willing outduels Arns to win fourth consecutive men’s city singles tennis championship

Zach Willing won his fourth consecutive Quincy Tennis Association men's city singles championship Sunday, beating Ethan Arns 6-7, 6-0, 10-8 in the title match at Reservoir Park. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Ethan Arns knows Zach Willing’s game well enough to combat some of the recent Quincy University graduate’s power and court presence. That only lasts so long. Arns won the first set against Willing during Sunday’s men’s open division championship match in the Quincy Tennis Association city singles tournament at Reservoir Park. But the…

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City tennis tournament gives Arns one last hoorah before being Lone Star bound

Ethan Arns, a Quincy native who played tennis at Quincy Notre Dame and Quincy University before coaching at QU, is playing in the Quincy Tennis Association city singles championships this weekend before moving to McKinney, Texas. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Ethan Arns’ next chapter is quickly approaching, but he has one last page to turn before he gets there. Arns, a Quincy native of 30 years, will move to McKinney, Texas, on June 10, but his next order of business is the Quincy Tennis Association city singles championships, which he has participated in…

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Quincy’s Willing, Arns sweep Alton Open men’s singles and doubles championships

Quincy's Zach Willing, left, meets Alton's Devan Faulkenberg at the net after his 6-2, 6-0 victory in the championship match Sunday in the men's open division of the Alton Open in Alton, Ill. | Submitted photo

ALTON, Ill. — The Simpson Tennis Center in Gordon Moore Park turned into Quincy’s playground over the weekend. Zach Willing rolled to the championship in the men’s open singles division of the Alton Open, and then he teamed with Ethan Arns to capture the open doubles championship. To make it complete, Marko Cucuk won the…

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Willing captures third straight men’s city tennis championship, while Clayton claims women’s crown

Ethan Arns, left, congratulates Zach Willing at the net after Willing won 7-6 (7-0, 6-2 in the men's open division singles championship of the Quincy Tennis Association city tournament Sunday at Reservoir Park as ball boy Riley Beckler adjusts the score. | Photo courtesy Todd Willing

QUINCY — Zach Willing discovered the third time truly is a charm. Twice is nice, too. Willing won his third consecutive Quincy Tennis Association men’s open division city championship Sunday, beating Ethan Arns in the finals for the second year in a row. Willing won 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir…

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Quincy’s Willing doubles up with championships at Alton Open

Quincy's Zach Willing, right, defeated Troy's Devan Faulkenberg in the championship of the men's open division Sunday at the Alton Open in Alton, Ill. | Submitted photo

ALTON, Ill. — Zach Willing took down his dad, then he slayed a champion. He wasn’t finished collecting crowns either. The Quincy native and Quincy University junior tennis player defeated his father, Todd, in the semifinals of the Alton Open on Saturday and followed it up by outlasting multi-time champion Devan Faulkenberg of Troy, Ill.,…

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Willing puts finishing touches on back-to-back city tennis singles championships

Quincy University tennis coach Ethan Arns, right, congratulates Hawks junior Zach Willing after his 6-1, 6-2 victory in the men's open division championship match of the Quincy City Tennis Tournament on Sunday at Reservoir Park. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Zach Willing finally got to finish what he started. A year ago, in the championship match of the men’s open division of the Quincy City Tennis Tournament, Willing took the first set from Ryan Schnack and led 1-0 in the second set when Schnack, a three-time city champ, was forced to retire with…

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