Payton Mills and Tippecanoe Valley split its two matches at the Cass Invite over the weekend. InkFreeNews file photo

Valley Splits At Cass Tourney

Tippecanoe Valley traveled to Walton to participate in the Lewis Cass Tourney on Saturday. The Vikings split their two contests, besting the boys from Eastern 4-1 and losing to the host Kings 4-1.

The winner of each modified match was the first player to eight games in a single set. In their victory over the Comets, Valley got wins from all three of its singles entries, Payton Mills at one (8-3), Dylan Neese at two (8-3)  and Owen Kirchenstein at three (8-0). The first doubles team of Ethan Hartman and Annakin Pettit also won 8-4, while the two doubles duo of Cooper Walls and Wyatt Reiter dropped their match 1-8.

Against Lewis Cass, Kirchenstein moved up to No. 2 singles and was the only victor, beating his opponent 8-4. Neese played in the one singles spot, falling 1-8 while Walls filled in at No. 3 and came up short at 0-8. Hartman and Pettit fell 2-8 in the one doubles slot while Reiter and Mason Purvis couldn’t get get a game in the win column, losing 0-8.

The Vikings will play host to the Apaches from Wabash on Tuesday, Aug. 27, with matches scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.