DOVER – High temperatures during the Division II district tennis tournament proved difficult for Cambridge’s Jacob Vincent that ultimately cost him a chance to advance to the state tournament.
Vincent who entered the district tournament as the top seed, a distinction he earned last week by winning the sectional and the district seeding matches against the same competition. But Vincent battled with bad case of leg cramps during the action at Dover City Park
On Monday, Vincent won his first match beating Claymont’s Cooper Newton 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 to move into the championship match. Vincent would face off against Zanesville’s third seed Subh Patel who upset his teammate Conner Baldwin in the first round.
Vincent came out strong winning the first set 6-2 but started developing severe leg cramps. The second set went to Patel 3-6, with Vincent stopping again with leg cramps. The third and final set ended up 3-6 in Patel’s favor.
“Jacob had a great season ending up 15 and 2 in singles play,” Cambridge head coach Tim Gibson said. “I know this was not the way that Jacob wanted to end the season. We didn’t play in any heat all season long and today it became a stumbling block.”
Also in action in doubles play, the Bobcats team of Silas Hutchison and Quentin Stora faced a tough round one match-up versus the top-seeded St. Clairsville team of Mavrik Malin and Caiden Straub and dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision to end their day.
“They played much better than the scoreboard showed,” Gibson said. “The good news is both Silas and Quentin will return next season.”
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