Keeping it in the family: Quinteros win women’s city doubles title, while Willing replaces son on men’s title team

Lia Quintero, right, hugs her mom, Theresa, after they won the women's open division championship Saturday during the Quincy Tennis Association's city doubles championships at Reservoir Park. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — The absence of reigning Quincy Tennis Association city doubles champions Zach Willing and Ethan Arns opened the door for new champions. Willing’s father, Todd, paired with Tavi Popaluca and took advantage of the opportunity Saturday to step back into the winner’s circle, besting Anthony Becker and Curtis Fauble in the final round-robin match…

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Photo gallery: Quincy Tennis Association holds city doubles championships at Reservoir Park

Connor Brown, left, and his teammate Austin Brown celebrate a point during one of their matches Saturday in the Quincy Tennis Association city doubles championships at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Tennis Association held the city doubles championships this weekend at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park with Todd Willing and Tavi Popaluca capturing the men’s open division title and Lia and Theresa Quintero winning the women’s open division. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey spent time at Reservoir Park on…

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Photo gallery: QHS boys tennis team outlasts QND in competitive dual at Reservoir Park

Quincy High School's Will Hanlin returns a shot during Monday's dual against Quincy Notre Dame at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. | Photo courtesy Samantha Carmean

QUINCY — The Quincy High School boys tennis team outlasted Quincy Notre Dame in the first of their two head-to-head duals this season, winning 5-4 Monday afternoon at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. The Blue Devils rebounded from losing two of the three doubles matches to take four of the six singles matches.…

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Hayes sisters win doubles title as QHS girls tennis team shares WB6 championship with Moline

Quincy High School's Lily Hayes, left, celebrates a point with her sister, Phoebe, during their doubles championship match in the Western Big 6 Conference girls tennis tournament Saturday at Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Lily and Phoebe Hayes lived up to the expectations. Anika Reddy and Mary Dodd exceeded them. Both of those things have been happening throughout the girls tennis season. The Hayes sisters, who were the No. 1-seeded doubles team for the Western Big 6 Conference tournament, rallied after losing the first set of the…

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Photo gallery: QHS, QND girls tennis team square off at Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park

The Quincy High School and Quincy Notre Dame girls tennis teams pose for a picture before Monday's match at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy High School girls tennis team beat Quincy Notre Dame 7-2 in their season head-to-head matchup of the season. Check out some images from the event taken by Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman:

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Crosstown showdown gives QHS girls tennis team boost heading into conference tournament

Quincy High School's Lily Hayes, left, and Phoebe Hayes celebrate a point during the No. 1 doubles match against Quincy Notre Dame's Evie Schuetz and Addi Zanger during Monday's dual at Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A little push in the right direction is welcome right before the Quincy High School girls tennis team chases a Western Big 6 Conference championship. Quincy Notre Dame provided that Monday. The Blue Devils won the crosstown dual 7-2 at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park, but two of the three doubles…

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QHS girls sweep doubles matches, fend off QND in singles to capture crosstown dual

Quincy High School's Lily Hayes hands two tennis balls to her sister, Phoebe, prior to the start of their No. 1 doubles match against Quincy Notre Dame's Evie Schuetz and Addi Zanger during Monday's dual at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — With the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches having wrapped up and the Quincy High School girls tennis team winning both, twin sisters Lily and Phoebe Hayes understood they could put the Blue Devils in prime position to win Monday’s dual match if they could survive. Their resiliency took the pressure off in…

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QHS tennis team sweeps away Jacksonville to stay undefeated in duals

Quincy High School's Lily Hayes returns a shot during her No. 1 singles match against Jacksonville's Rachel Lay on Thursday at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy High School girls tennis team wanted to make sure it remained primed for some challenging and entertaining duals looming in the coming weeks. Sweeping away Jacksonville on Thursday afternoon did the trick. The Blue Devils lost only eight games total, winning 9-0 as four singles players and one doubles team didn’t…

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Temperatures perfect for championship Sunday of Quincy city tennis doubles tournament

Ethan Arns, left, and teammate Zach Willing react to a point during the championship match of the men's open doubles division Sunday in the Quincy Open City Championships at Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Those who survived Saturday’s sweltering temperatures and conditions in order to reach the finals of the doubles portion of the Quincy Open City Championships were rewarded with near perfect weather on championship Sunday. The threat of rain contributed to that. Cloudy conditions looming over the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park dropped temperatures…

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Photo gallery: Action from Sunday’s doubles finals in Quincy Open Tennis Championships

Riley Beckler fixes the score placards during the men's open doubles division championship match Sunday at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Here is a look at the action from Sunday’s finals in the doubles portion of the Quincy Open Tennis Championships at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park through the lens of Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman’s camera.

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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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Raiders’ Cucuk shows state tournament form, while Blue Devils capture crosstown dual

Quincy Notre Dame's Marko Cucuk returns a shot during the No. 1 doubles match against Quincy High School on Monday at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Less than a month exists until Marko Cucuk discovers if his dreams of returning to the Illinois boys state tennis tournament become reality. So now is not the time to relax. “There’s no stopping,” Cucuk said. “You just have to work every single day.” Monday, that meant dealing with conditions that have become…

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