Valtman wins twice in Newton’s home loss to No. 5 Boone

Ethan Valtman returned to the win column, Ethan Freese scored a straight-set victory and the Newton boys tennis team also picked up a win in doubles, but the Cardinals fell 8-3 to Class 1A No. 5 Boone on Tuesday.

The Cardinals and Toreadors made up a meet that was postponed from earlier this season, and the visitors were too much at Aurora Heights Park.

Valtman registered a pair of wins for Newton despite losing the first set in each match. He won 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 at No. 1 singles and then paired with Evan Marshall to win 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 10-5 at No. 1 singles.

The other win came from Freese at No. 5 singles. He won 6-2, 6-3.

It’s believed to be the only match wins against a top-10 ranked team in at least 15 seasons.

Newton’s No. 2 doubles team of Ezra Bartell and Kaden Marshall dropped a close three-set match 4-6, 6-0, 10-4.

Six of Boone’s eight wins came in straight sets. Kaden Marshall fell 6-4, 6-3 in singles, while Bartell dropped his second set 6-4 and Evan Marshall lost 7-5 in his opening set.