Emporia High senior Jacob Simons finished eighth in singles at the EHS Invitational Thursday.
Simons finished the day with a 1-3 record defeating Olathe West’s Owen Taylor, 8-4. Simons then dropped matches to Blue Valley West’s Mark Kessens, 8-0, Blue Valley Southwest’s Emmett Wirth, 8-0 and Andover Central’s Jaxon Post, 8-1, in the seventh-place match. Simons said this tournament was a good learning tool heading into Saturday.
Senior Sheldon Stewart finished 14th with a 1-3 record. Stewart’s lone win came via default over Grayson Giles of Olathe West.
Emporia High finished seventh as a team.
Emporia High will host its second tournament of the week at 9 a.m. Saturday.
