NEODESHA — It took a couple of weeks, and a flurry of cancellations and postponements, but Iola High’s tennis team was finally able to open the 2022 season.
A pair of varsity players, Sam Fager and Ethan Riebel, traveled to Neodesha Saturday.
Riebel, playing in no. 2 singles, went 3-1 on the day to snare second place.
Not bad for a freshman in his first ever varsity competition, head coach Chris Belknap said.
Meanwhile, Fager — playing no. 1 singles for the first time in his career — went 0-4 against tough competition from host Neodesha, Independence and Maranatha Academy.
“The boys played very well,” Belknap said. “Sam told me he was beating himself during the match due to errors.”