Two QHS tennis stars headed to Monmouth

Release Date: June 9, 2005

MONMOUTH, Ill. -- Two main cogs in Quincy High School’s sectional tennis title this spring, Eric Brandhorst and Kyle Korb, have chosen to enroll at Monmouth College this fall and play tennis for the Fighting Scots.

Monmouth tennis coach Chad Braun, who just completed his second season, has the program on a steep rise after a 10-year layoff. The Scots missed qualifying for the conference tournament by just one match this year despite not having a senior on the roster. Braun believes Brandhorst and Korb can take the program to the next level.

“I am thrilled to get these two great additions,” said Braun. “I anticipate them playing high on our roster. They had tremendous high school careers and I look forward to them making our team better.”

Brandhorst is a three-time state qualifier, winning two matches at the state tournament his senior year and posting a 40-17 overall record. He finished second in singles at the sectional level in each of the last two years. This year’s Western Big 6 Conference singles champion, Brandhorst will join 2004 champion Brandon Stacey (Galesburg) on the Scots' roster.

Korb, like Brandhorst, was a four-year varsity player for the Blue Devils. Korb posted a 44-14 record this year at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles. After a second place doubles finish in the conference tournament, Korb made it two straight sectional doubles titles this spring, losing just seven games in four matches. His doubles team won three matches at state this year.

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