PAOLI – Bedford North Lawrence won two three-set thrillers in singles while conquering Paoli 3-2 during boys high school tennis action on Monday.
The Stars (6-5) swept the singles, battling from behind on the lower courts.
Laedon Jones slipped past Colton Henderson 6-2, 7-5 at No.1 singles, Aden Ralston went the distance to edge Rolen Smith 6-1, 6-7 (6-8 in the tiebreaker), 7-6 (7-4 in the second tiebreaker) at No.2. Levi Thompson rallied from one set down to stop Owen Sullivan 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 at No.3.
“Wow, what a match,” BNL coach Ian Dillman said. “Singles showed up today. Everything had a comeback in it. It was insane.
”Levi and Aden both had this issue where I thought they were down and out but came back. I’m so happy with the way singles played. They finally put forth what we have been working on and dominated the courts.”
The Rams took the doubles. Blaze Knepp and Klay Turner topped Jackson Corey and Asher Thompson 7-5, 6-4 at No.1, while Malte Kohls and Grant McAdams battled back to defeat Trey Kiser and Traeden Robinson 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No.2.
”Our doubles had some hiccups, but overall I’m happy with the way they played,” Dillman said. “They never stopped fighting out there.”
BNL will visit Scottsburg on Tuesday.
BNL 3, Paoli 2
Singles
1 Laedon Jones, BNL d. Colton Henderson, 6-2, 7-5
2 Aden Ralston, BNL d. Rolen Smith 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-4)
3 Levi Thompson, BNL d. Owen Sullivan 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Doubles
1 Blaze Knepp and Klay Turner, P d. Asher Thompson and Jackson Corey 7-5, 6-4
2 Malte Kohls and Grant McAdams, P d. Trey Kiser and Traeden Robinson 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
