Sikeston's Justin Deere returns the ball against Cape Central in doubles action Tuesday afternoon at the Sikeston High School tennis courts. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team defeated Cape Central 5-4 Tuesday afternoon at the Sikeston tennis courts.

"I was very pleased to come out with a win. Cape has several matches under their belt and they've played a very tough schedule so far," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "They've got a very good team and I was curious as to how we would fare against them today."

Sikeston's Seth Colwick hits a serve Tuesday afternoon against Cape Central. Colwick defeated Josh Hubbard 10-8 in singles action. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat) [Click to enlarge]

Sikeston won two-of-three doubles matches and then won three singles matches to seal the win.

"We had a good day in doubles and I thought Dan, along with Justin and Seth, really came up big," James said. "It was a total team effort and we beat a quality opponent today."

Sikeston (3-0) will be back in action on Thursday when they host Marion, Ill. at 4 p.m.

Singles results:

1. Daniel Agung def. David Berry, 10-5 2. Clay Matthews lost to Patrick Duffy, 8-10 3. Stuart Strom lost to Brandon Gonzales, 9-11 4. Charlie Jones lost to Garrett McMillan, 2-10 5. Justin Deere def. Andrew Shupert, 10-6 6. Seth Colwick def. Josh Hubbard, 10-8

Doubles results:

Agung/Strom def. Berry/Duffy, 10-8 Matthews/Jones def. Gonzales/Hubbard, 10-6 Colwick/Deere lost to Will LaFoe/McMillan, 7-10