Boys' Tennis: Fulton falls to Helias for District 8 title

The No. 2 seed Fulton Hornets tennis team bowed to top-seeded Helias in a 5-2 loss for the Class 1, District 8 championship Wednesday night, May 10, 2017 at Washington Park in Jefferson City.
The No. 2 seed Fulton Hornets tennis team bowed to top-seeded Helias in a 5-2 loss for the Class 1, District 8 championship Wednesday night, May 10, 2017 at Washington Park in Jefferson City.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The No. 2 seed Fulton Hornets won just one singles and doubles match in tumbling to the top-seeded Helias Crusaders 5-2 for the Class 1, District 8 championship Wednesday night at Washington Park.

Fulton - which bowed to Helias in a 5-4 loss on May 2 in Jefferson City - ended the season with an 11-5 record.

"Everybody improved and looked better in their matches," Hornets head coach Rob Fisher said Wednesday night. "The score is not quite reflective of how well they played."

Here are singles and doubles results:

No. 1 singles: junior Haydon Windsor (F) defeated Dalton Buschjost (H), 6-3, 6-1; No. 4: Seth Pezley (H) def. senior Grant Hendricks (F), 3-6, 6-4 (10-8); No. 5: Jordan Roling (H) def. junior Devin Ferro (F), 6-1, 6-1; No. 6: Jacob Cowley (H) def. senior James Hill (F), 6-3, 6-2.

No. 1 doubles: Windsor/senior Justin Adams (F) def. Buschjost/Tristan Grawe (H), 8-4; No. 2: Roling/Cance Pool (H) def. Hendricks/freshman Aiden Petterson (F), 8-3; No. 3: Pezley/Cowley (H) def. Ferro/Hill (F), 8-1.

Fulton competes in the District 8 individual tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday in Jefferson City.