The Boone boys’ tennis team capped off a strong season with a trip to the Class 1A State Team Tennis Meet Tuesday, June 3, at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Center in Iowa City. 

The Toreadors fell to top-seeded Cedar Rapids Xavier in the quarterfinals, 5-0. 

Boone seniors Devin Silbaugh, Tyler Lindahl and Wes Van Pelt each battled in their singles matches. 

Silbaugh dropped his match 1-6, 0-6 to Charlie LeGrand, while Lindahl fell 0-6, 0-6 to Jacob Schmit.  

Van Pelt managed to take a game in each set but ultimately lost, 1-6, 1-6, to Bennett Link. 

Junior Braxtan Sproule and sophomores Calvin Jordan and Patrick Houser also competed hard.  

Jordan’s match was competitive, but it was marked as “did not finish” with the score at 0-6, 2-4.  

Houser picked up two games in his match before falling 2-6, 0-6. 

Due to Xavier clinching the team victory in singles, the doubles matches were not played. 

Boone boys’ tennis season leaders 

The Toreadors wrapped up the 2025 season with a 15-3 overall record, three tournament championships, and two doubles teams qualifying for the Class 1A State Individual Tournament.  

Boone’s singles lineup was led early by senior Owen Schneider, who posted a 9-6 record before his season was cut short due to illness.  

Stepping up in his absence, Silbaugh transitioned from No. 2 to No. 1 singles and finished with an 8-5 record. 

Lindahl went 12-2 while moving from No. 3 to No. 2 singles, and Van Pelt had a 12-5 record, first at No. 4 and later at No. 3. 

Sproule was 16-6 while climbing from No. 5 to No. 4.  

Jordan went 13-4 at No. 6 and then No. 5, and Houser rounded out the singles lineup with an 11-2 record at No. 6. 

The No. 1 duo of Silbaugh and Lindahl went 19-7 for the year and earned a spot in the Class 1A State Individual Tournament.  

The No. 2 team of Sproule and Houser also qualified for state, finishing the season 7-3. 

Sproule also teamed with Schneider for a 4-1 record earlier in the season at No. 2 doubles, while Van Pelt and Jordan were 12-2 at No. 3 doubles.  

At No. 4 and No. 5 doubles, Strummer Grout and Brandon Holm were 8-3 and Sam Chesnut and Kyan Lehman went 4-0. 

In addition, the Toreadors captured team titles at the Boone Invite, Pella Invite, and North Polk Invite. 

The season isn’t over yet. 

Boone is set to compete in mixed doubles at the Class 1A State Coed Tennis Meet on Tuesday, June 10, at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. 

Jill Lutz reporting