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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Holzgrafe filling in at No. 1 doubles spot just fine for injured teammate, helps QHS tennis team win every set in victory

Quincy High School sophomore Kael Holzgrafe celebrates winning a point during the No. 1 doubles match as part of Quincy's dual against Quincy Notre Dame on Monday at Reservoir Park. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Ethan Stark will return soon, but in the meantime, Kael Holzgrafe has found a home in the No. 1 doubles spot for the Quincy High School tennis team. Holzgrafe and Surya Reddy defeated Quincy Notre Dame’s Daniel Dyer and Alex Strong 9-7 in No. 1 doubles as part of the Blue Devils’ 9-0…

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Reddy’s injury causes QHS boys tennis team to shuffle lineup heading into WB6 championships

Quincy High School's Surya Reddy watches his teammates during Tuesday's match against Quincy Notre Dame. Reddy suffered a fractured pinky and will sit out the remainder of the season. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Surya Reddy immediately knew something was wrong. During his No. 2 singles match in the Western Big 6 Conference regular-season finale against Galesburg on Monday, Reddy retreated to chase down a long ball from the Silver Streaks’ Keaton Empey. “I tripped and fell, then I put my (left) hand out to brace myself,”…

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