Wade Gassmann & Spencer Walker

The racquets were hot last week for the Atchison Redmen tennis duo of Wade Gassmann and Spencer Walker as they used their team chemistry and skill to post an 8-0 week, last week in competition.

Last week started off at the DeSoto Invite for the duo and they would lead the performances for Atchison winning the Doubles #1 competition by going 3-0 in competition. Gassmann and Walker dispensed Lansing with relative ease winning the match 8-2, but the matches against Ottawa and DeSoto proved to be tougher. The Redmen doubles team grinded out 8-7 (10-8) and 8-7 (9-8) wins over both teams, beating Ottawa and DeSoto, respectively by those marks.

Riding momentum from earlier this week Wade and Spencer continued to roll at the Lafayette Invite registering a 5-0 day, winning the Doubles #1 competition. The duo took down Benton, Hiawatha and Maryville with matches of 8-3, 8-0 and 8-2, respectively and had their toughest matches against Lafayette and Savannah winning 8-5 and 8-6, respectively.

With the 8-0 week last week and a win on Monday night against Hiawatha in a dual matchup, Gassman and Walker sit at 15-4 on the season. Gassmann and Walker each also registered singles wins in the dual with Hiawatha on Monday.

Riding a high both Gassmann and Walker look to continue their strong season on the courts for Atchison with the goal of a return trip to the Class 4A State competition where they were last year.