Sam Mosbarger and Eric States won the sectional doubles championship on Saturday May 18 at Freeport High School! In the final round, they defeated Logan Palmer/Joel Rhodes of Sterling Newman to win the title. This was the second championship for Mosbarger as he also won it with Alex Slaymaker in 2023. Not far behind them was the team of Ben Robinson and Jacob Nelson who earned third place with a victory over Chase Baird/Dominic Reagan of Alleman. The Leafs as a team ended the tournament with a solid third place finish and Mosbarger, States, Robinson, & Nelson now advance to next weekends IHSA State Championships. The tournament will take place May 23 - 25 at Palatine High School and surrounding area courts.
Singles - First Round
Owen Helm (Freeport) defeated Joe Versluis (Geneseo) 6-0, 6-0
Ben Temple (Rockford Lutheran) defeated Dru Curcuru (Geneseo) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles - First Round
Sam Mosbarger/Eric States (Geneseo) (Bye)
Ben Robinson/Eric Nelson (Geneseo) (Bye)
Doubles - Second Round
Sam Mosebarger/Eric States (Geneseo) defeated Landon Horn/Doug Johnson (Rockford Lutheran) 6-1, 6-0
Ben Robinson/Eric Nelson (Geneseo) defeated Cooper Bennet/Will Georgis (Rockford Boylan) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles - Third Round
Sam Mosbarger/Eric States (Geneseo) defeated Caden De Jong/Alex Cuatlatl (Freeport) 6-2, 7-5
Ben Robinson/Jacob Nelson (Geneseo) defeated Carlos Delavin/Diego Robles Sanchez (Freeport) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles - Semifinals
Sam Mosbarger/Eric States (Geneseo) defeated Chase Baird/Dominic Reagan (Alleman) 6-2, 6-3
Logan Palmer/Joel Rhodes (Sterling Newman) defeated Ben Robinson/Jacob Nelson (Geneseo) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Doubles - 3rd Place
Chase Baird/Dominic Reagan (Alleman) defeated Ben Robinson/Jacob Nelson (Geneseo) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles - Championship
Sam Mosbarger/Eric States (Geneseo) defeated Logan Palmer/Joel Rhodes (Sterling Newman) 6-3, 6-4