Middleton’s boys tennis team won the Big Eight Conference tournament on May 18-19 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinals finished with 53 points to easily outdistance runner-up Madison Memorial (34). Madison West was third with 33 points, while Verona (29) and Sun Prairie (22) rounded out the top five.
Middleton won individual championships at all four singles flights and two of the three doubles flights.
Here’s a recap of the Cardinals’ top performances:
• No. 1 singles — Ian Connell defeated Everett Reid of Madison West, 6-3, 6-1 in the title match.
Connell also defeated Janesville Craig’s Nolan Sullivan, 6-0, 6-0, in the quarterfinals and Madison Memorial’s Gokal Kamuth, 6-0, 6-1, in the semifinals.
• No. 2 singles — Jonathan Kim cruised past Madison Memorial’s Juan Gallego, 6-1, 6-0, in the championship match.