No longer a pair, Lex's Etzel and Remy still dominate sectional tennis

LEXINGTON — It was an amicable split — and, so far, a successful one. After earning All-Ohio honors in doubles last season, Lexington’s Cooper Remy and Philip Etzel decided to go their separate ways on the tennis court this spring. On Saturday it resulted in a pair of Division II sectional titles.

OCC TRACK: Lex girls make it five straight, continue to rule atop OCC in track With rain forcing the completion of the two-day tournament indoors at Lakewood Racquet Club, Etzel won the singles championship with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Clear Fork’s Cooper Brokaw. Lex then made it two-for-two as Remy collaborated with Tony Palmer for a 6-3, 7-5 win over their teammates, Ben Wiltanger and Jack Campbell, in doubles. “Me and Phil are on good terms.

Don’t worry, we’re still good friends,” Remy said, smiling. “It’s just that Tony’s been coming down to Columbus (with me) a lot, putting in a lot of time. We’ve been taking doubles lessons down there and playing in a lot of tournaments together.

” TRACK: Crestview, Lucas, Crestline win league track and field championships Remy and Palmer won a couple of USTA tournaments together and carried that momentum into the high school season. “Tony and I beat a good Centerville team and then we got second (a day later) in the Lexington Invite (one of the top regular season tournaments in Ohio),” Remy said. “We also beat a good Massillon Jackson team.