The Lane Tech boys volleyball team was intent on showing that Saturday’s stunning victory over No. 1 Evanston was no fluke.
And despite some sluggish moments on Tuesday, Lane maintained its momentum from the weekend and swept defending city champion Young 15-3, 15-10.
Lane (6-1) took advantage of hitting errors by the host Dolphins (0-2) as it broke a 2-2 tie and launched a 13-1 run to win the opening game. In Game 2, Lane rallied from a 7-0 deficit with 11 unanswered points to take command.
“I didn’t really have to say much to them because I knew we would pick it up eventually [in Game 2],” Lane coach Scott Eisenberg said. “Learning to play through these lulls is something that’s crucial in the beginning of the season. I knew that we’d work our way out of it.”
Junior middle hitter Drew Adams led the Indians with six kills and three blocks while Adrian Velez added four kills and three blocks.
At last Saturday’s Evanston Spring Fling, Lane beat the No. 1 Wildkits in three games and then fell to Maine East 15-10, 15-7 in the title game.
“We ran out of gas in the championship,” Eisenberg said.
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Evanston d. Marist 9-15, 15-5, 15-13: The No. 1 Wildkits (3-3) held off No. 10 Marist as Philip Andre and Tom Hulse had 10 kills each.
Stagg d. Lincoln-Way East 15-1, 15-4: Ryan Halleran’s four blocks and four kills sparked the No. 4 Chargers (4-2).
Buffalo Grove d. Rolling Meadows 10-15, 15-9, 15-7: Justin Levon’s 18 kills and Brian Szejka’s 30 assists rallied the No. 6 Bison (7-1, 1-0) in the Mid-Suburban East.
Hersey d. Wheeling 15-1, 15-12: Nate Gustus and Mike Chernick had 10 kills apiece for the seventh-ranked Huskies (7-0, 1-0) in the Mid-Suburban East.
De La Salle d. Quigley 15-5, 15-12: Jake Marcet had 16 assists and Kenneth Mann added seven blocks for the Meteors (1-5).
Kelvyn Park d. Lincoln Park 16-14, 15-9: The Panthers (6-2, 2-0) won in the Public Red One as Roberto Cruz had eight kills to go with Roberto Delapena’s 27 assists.
Northside Prep d. Orr 9-15, 15-4, 15-2: Erick Martin had eight kills for Northside (3-1).
Schaumburg d. Fremd 15-3, 15-2: Eric Heller and Kevin Vesper had six kills apiece for the Saxons (2-1, 1-0) in the Mid-Suburban West.
Thornton Fractional North d. Joliet 10-15, 15-7, 15-10: Brad Hatfield’s 15 kills and Matt Borek’s 23 assists led North (2-1).
Girls soccer
Libertyville 2, Lake Zurich 0: The top-ranked Wildcats (2-0) used Courtney Miksch’s two goals for the non-conference win.
Hoffman Estates 4, Fenwick 0: Christie Cantilena scored the first two goals and Anais Meza scored the last two as the Hawks (1-0) rolled.
Mother Guerin 4, Notre Dame 0: Valerie Armstrong scored twice for the Gators (1-0).
