The Pioneers played in the 14 team Lincoln Northeast / Lincoln High Invitational, which included high level teams of class A and class B. With heat indexes rising to near 100 degrees the team cut their teeth with great competition and difficult conditions. These first matches will go a long way in preparing for the season. The standout performance for the Pioneers came from the #1 doubles combination of Caleb Poggemeyer and Connor Causgrove. The pair combined for a 3-1 record while earning 5th place with their only loss coming to an outstanding Papillion-Lavista team. The Poggemeyer-Causgrove team defeated Class B Waverly 8-2 and York 9-7 and Class A Lincoln Northeast 8-2. They played an attacking style with powerful slams at the net by Causgrove and precision groundstrokes by Poggemeyer. They already have a great deal of chemistry for this early in the season. Anthony Robinson was able to pull out a win from Lincoln Northeast Carson Pierce after some tough losses against Jackson Schwanebeck (12) of Norfolk as well as Ben Boudreau (11) of Papillion-Lavista. Robinson’s first experience at #1 singles was a tough challenge but he competed well against the all Class A competition. Also earning a win against a Class A Fremont team was the #2 doubles of Eli McNeely and Nathan Dia. Dia was a game day substitution due to a freak ankle injury to Braydon Thornton during a volleyball game during their weight training class. It took Dia a little while to adjust to the speed but he and McNeely pulled it together in their second match by holding on to a two game lead as Fremont battled back and exchanged service wins. Thornton will be out at least a week so the Pioneers will have to shuffle the lineup for their three events this coming week. Monday the Pioneers will take on South Sioux City and Omaha Benson in a home triangular and then will go to Beatrice for a dual on Thursday and then the Lincoln Christian Invite on Friday.
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