Notre Dame tennis team wins sectional before losing quarterfinal

The Notre Dame boys tennis team concluded its season with a 6-0 loss to host John Burroughs in the Class 1 quarterfinals Saturday.

The Bulldogs, who finished their season with an 11-4 record in duals, had beaten Windsor 5-1 in the Class 1 sectionals earlier in the day.

"We played well to get to the quarterfinals," Notre Dame coach Seth Benton said. "We were able to get past Windsor, but ran into a very good John Burroughs team. The boys had a good season. They were able to build upon what was started last year."

Notre Dame won the Nos. 2-6 singles matches against Windsor, sweeping all 10 sets. Nick Essner, Webb Marshall, Byron Reeves, Ethan Derrington and Zach Anderson recorded the wins for the Bulldogs.

Class 1 Sectional 1

Notre Dame 5

Windsor 1

Singles

No. 1 -- Josh Thibodeaux (W) def. Mason Seesing (ND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

No. 2 -- Nick Essner (ND) def. Joe Schuherk (W) 7-6(12), 6-2.

No. 3 -- Webb Marshall (ND) def. Jake Walck (W) 6-1, 6-4.

No. 4. -- Byron Reeves (ND) def. Brendon Alanis (W) 7-6(4), 7-5.

No. 5 -- Ethan Derrington (ND) def. Logan O'Brien (W) 6-3, 7-5.

No. 6 -- Zach Anderson (ND) def. Bentley Sengrath (W) 6-0, 6-1.

Class 1 Quarterfinals

John Burroughs 6

Notre Dame 0

No. 1 -- Michael Peters (JB) def. Mason Seesing (ND) 6-0, 6-0.

No. 2 -- Matt Wong (JB) def. Nick Essner (ND) 6-0, 6-1.

No. 3 -- Ryan Thornton (JB) def. Webb Marshall (ND) 6-0, 6-0.

No. 4 -- Zale Shaw (JB) def. Byron Reeves (ND) 6-0, 6-0.

No. 5 -- Grant Riew (JB) def. Ethan Derrington (ND) 6-0, 6-0.

No. 6 -- Charlie VanDoran (JB) def. Zach Anderson (ND) 6-2, 6-0.

-- From staff report