The Hodags traveled to Stevens Point Saturday, April 20, to compete in the SPASH Tennis Invitational at Stevens Point Area Senior High School. The Hodags finished 6th out of 8 at the SPASH invitational. SPASH took 1st place.
“In one way, we were happy to be outside, given when we left Saturday morning it was 18 degrees. The match identified many things we have to work on,” Coach Heideman commented.

Hodags were led by Sam O’melia with two wins and one loss on the day. “Sam moved well on the court and for just going outside, kept his errors to a minimum,” Heideman said. “Kyle Thornton had a 4th place finish, 1-2 for the day. Kyle got a strong feel of what it takes to win four singles. He got a lot of balls back in three long matches. Lou and Trent got a good feel for #1 doubles. I especially like how they placed their three-set tie-breaker in the final match of the day. They hit some crucial shots.”

Below are the Hodags’ results:
# 3 doubles: Will Ginnel and Cody Zimmerman
• loss vs. SPASH (SP) 1-6, 2-6
• win vs. Tomah (T) 6-0, 6-0.
• loss vs. Wisconsin Rapids (WR) 2-6, 3-6
#2 doubles: Jacob Sampson and Jordan Kaster
• loss vs. Ashwaubenon (A) 6-4, 4-6, 8-10
• loss vs. La Crosse Logan (LL) 6-3, 6-2, 7-10
• win vs. WR 6-2, 6-1
#1 doubles: Lou Bassette and Trent Wild
• loss vs. Pacelli (P) 1-6, 1-6
• win vs. T 6-0, 6-0
• win vs. LL 6-2, 5-7, 10-7
#4 singles: Kyle Thornton
• win vs T 6-0, 6-2
• loss vs A 1-6, 1-6
• loss vs Marshfield (M) 6-4, 2-6, 7-10
#3 singles: Drew Spafford
• win vs. P 6-0, 6-2
• loss vs. M 2-6, 3-6
• loss vs. A 1-6, 3-6
#2 singles: Sam O’melia
• loss vs. SP 2-6, 3-6
• win vs. WR 6-2, 6-0
• win vs. A 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
#1 singles: Nate Tveden
• loss vs. LL 3-6, 3-6
• loss vs. WR 0-6, 0-6
• win vs. T (def)
(*3rd sets were decided by a 10-point tie-breaker)