THE UPCOMING DOCKET: Milford will host Lakota East and Anderson in the week ahead. Lakota East, of the Greater Miami Conference, is currently 3-5 overall and sixth in the GMC. Anderson is 5-2 overall and at 1-1 in the conference sits just above the Eagles in the ECC standings.
Monday, 4/15: Lakota East High School @ Milford, 4:00 pm
Thursday, 4/18: Anderson High School @ Milford, 4:00 pm
A LOOK BACK:
April 9 at Loveland: Loveland 5, Milford 0
Milford fell to Loveland, the current leader of the ECC standings. Michael Faler, playing first singles for the first time this season, fell 0-6, 0-6 to Ruble, while at second singles Stewart Dalziel lost 1-6, 0-6 to Greenberg. Will Kroeger, down 1-6 after the first set, won the second 6-4 and was close to an upset before falling 7-10 in the third set to Kapszukiewicz at third singles. Mark Ostrander, paired with Carson Haywood at first doubles, lost to Ditchen/Huether 1-6, 1-6, and Clay Harris/Kasey Shumard fell to Loveland’s Libby/Smith at second doubles 1-6, 2-6.
April 10 at Fairfield: Milford 3, Fairfield 2
The Eagles gutted out a 3-2 victory over Fairfield. At second singles, Dalziel pulled out a 7-5, 7-5 win over Bowlin. Ostrander/Haywood won over Robertson/Hicks 6-3, 7-5 at first doubles, while it took three at second doubles for Harris/Shumard to take the win 6-2, 6-7, 10-8 over Shively/Plenz. After falling behind to Grisham losing 2-6 in the first set at third singles, Wyatt Lindsey fought back with a 7-5 win to even the match but lost the third set 11-13. Faler also lost at first singles to Heyser 0-6, 0-6.
April 11 at Milford: Turpin 5, Milford 0
The Eagles lost to the Spartans in an ECC contest, though most games were comptetive. Singles scores: Ostrander lost to Wantz 3-6, 3-6; Faler fell 0-6, 0-6 to Kissel; Kroeger lost to Dittmann 3-6, 3-6. In doubles play, Shumard/Harris fell to Reynolds/Rhodes 4-6, 2-6, and Lindsey/Haywood fell 2-6, 2-6 to Chavez/Caruso.
INSIDE THE ECC: Milford sits at 2-5 overall, and 1-2 in the ECC, while Loveland leads the league at 3-0. Standings are as follows:
- Loveland (9-1, 3-0)
- Kings (3-2, 2-1)
- Turpin (3-5, 2-2)
- Anderson (5-2, 1-1)
- Walnut Hills (4-3, 1-1)
- Milford (2-5, 1-2)
- West Clermont (0-5, 0-2)