Three relatively quick wins moved No. 6 Bloomington South forward in the boys' tennis sectional.

But a nearly three-hour battle to claim the last point in a 4-1 win over No. 19 Bloomington North on Tuesday, Sept. 30, said something as well.

Connor Couch and Marko Montano dropped the first set to North's Hersh Patel and Chris Estivill-Kilmer then roared back for a 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-2 win.

"They've been a process all year," South coach Matt Corry said. "I think convincing them that the grind is the best pathway to winning and it's never going to be pretty, that we have to go compete and be a kid. Go have fun with it and just put yourself in the right spot."

Couch and Montano forced the tiebreaker in the first after trailing 6-5 and it got away. They closed out the second set to force the th

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