The Notre Dame boys tennis team did not win a single match as the Bulldogs saw their season come to a close at the hands of a strong John Burroughs team in the first round of the Class 1 team sectional on Saturday in the suburban St. Louis area.
Notre Dame finished the season at 12-2. The Bulldogs' only other loss came to Farmington at the beginning of the season.
John Burroughs (12-2) later defeated Windsor (Imperial) 5-0 to advance to the Class 1 state tournament. The Bombers will face Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School on Thursday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri.
John Burroughs 5, Notre Dame 0
No. 1 -- M. Peter (JB) def. Ben Wedemeier (ND) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Z. Shah (JB) def. Mason Seesing (ND) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -- R. Thornton (JB) def. Brendan Boswell (ND) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 -- G. Riew (JB) def. Ethan Derrington (ND) 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 -- N. Santa Cruz (JB) def. Alex Wikel (ND) 6-2, 6-1
-- From staff reports
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