Championship matches set in Quincy Tennis Association city singles tournament

Zach Willing will play for his fourth consecutive Quincy Tennis Association men's city singles championship Sunday when he faces Ethan Arns in the title match at Reservoir Park. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — And then there were eight. After a busy Saturday of tennis at the Quincy Racquet Club and the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park, four championship matches are set in the Quincy Tennis Association city singles tournament. Familiar foes Zach Willing and Ethan Arns will meet in the men’s open championship. Willing, the…

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Photo gallery: Quincy city singles championships playing out at Reservoir Park

The Quincy Tennis Association city singles championships were able to move to Reservoir Park for the bulk of Saturday's action, setting up Sunday's championship showdowns. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — The day started by moving the Quincy Tennis Association’s city singles championships to the Quincy Racquet Club because of stormy skies. Eventually, the city tournament moved back to its usual place of play — the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park — for some spirited play. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey spent…

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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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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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