Patience allows those willing to win the first city tennis badge Sport

A Quincy University sophomore tipped Quincy’s tennis titan on Sunday and won Ryan Schnack’s men’s open division championship at the Quincy Tennis Association’s urban singles tournament at Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park.

Willing won 7-5, 1-0 after Schnack withdrew in the second set due to injury.

For the first time, Willing has won triple city champion Schnack in a race tournament.

Playing with these guys makes you take the game to a new level, Willing said. Sometimes you are there, sometimes you are not. Being there today was huge. I’m happy.

His combination of strength and patience put him in that place.

Third-placed Willing defeated his second-seed Ethan Arns coach in the QU 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 semi-finals by being aggressive when the opportunity opened up and staying back so no points are awarded. He showed the same approach against Schnack.

Just patience, Willing said. If I didn’t have it, Ryan would have definitely knocked me off the field.

Instead, Willing made Schnack work until common sense got better in the scourge.

Schnack felt the pop of a calf and initially tried to seize it through, even though his father, Kent, sat near the No. 1 court, telling him to retire and not risk more or more serious injuries.

I hate defaults, Schnack said.

However, the former University of Northern Illinois tennis player listened to his father and retired after the first game of the second series.

I really didn’t want to win this way, but you don’t want to see him get hurt, Willing said.

In addition, the numbers of those willing will meet again soon enough.

I’m sure I would hit next week and hell back out on the field, Willing said.

In the Open Division consolation championship, Caleb Vonderheide defeated Caleb Hoffman 6-4, 6-1. In the men’s legends division, Tim ONeal defeated Mike ONeal 6-2, 6-2.

In the men’s 3.5 division, Mike ONeal won Varek Venugopalan in the 6-3, 6-4 title race. In the men’s 4.0 division, Abbot Haner surpassed Sammy Shumake in the championships 6-7, 6-3, 6-0.