Potters reach district
DOVER — Two East Liverpool boys tennis doubles team advanced to the district on Wednesday after action at the final day of the sectional tournament at Dover City Park.
East Liverpool’s Brady Dawson and Kodie Fennell lost to a team from Hiland 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 to start the day. Garrett Cooper and Nicholas Aldrich dropped a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 decision to a team from St. Clairsville.
Dawson and Fennell bested Cooper and Aldrich 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the 7th and 8th seed match.
The top eight finishers moved on to the district set for Monday at Dover City Park.
Only the singles and doubles champions will move on to the state tournament.
Salem’s and West Branch’s tennis teams took part in the Div. II sectional tennis tournament at Boardman and Poland High Schools.
No Warrior or Quaker advanced to the district tournament.
Complete results of other area participants were not available.
Sectional Tournament
at Boardman and Poland
May 14
WEST BRANCH
Singles
Caden Zion
¯ def. Parker Ogden (Poland) 6-4, 6-2
¯ lost to Brady Frank (Ursuline) 1-6, 4-6 (No. 4 seed)
Austin Hawk
¯ def. Ethan Taylor (Geneva) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
¯ def. Drew Lunger (Canfield) 6-1, 6-1
¯ lost to Andrew Rey (Poland) 0-6, 0-6 (No. 2 seed)
Jeremy Augustin
¯ def. Zach Halverstadt (Struthers) 6-4, 6-1
¯ lost to Cooper Grim (Heartland Christian) 0-6, 0-6 (No. 1 seed)
Doubles
Evan Hancock-Camden Lane
¯ def. Michael Gee-Luke Lantz (Ursuline) 7-5, 6-3
¯ def. Garrett Brogan-Dimitri Zouris (Cardinal Mooney) 6-0, 6-3
¯ lost to Ari Syneburg-Joseph Mo (Beachwood) 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 (No. 3 seed)
Zak Karlen-Damon Edwards
¯ def. Maylee Norbo-Corrine Holm (Heartland Christian) 6-2, 6-0
¯ lost to Drew Shapiro-Carson Arafas (Canfield) 1-6, 1-6 (No. 1 seed)
SALEM
Singles
Bob Francisco
¯ lost to Lucas Reichard (Ursuline), 6-0, 6-0
Avery Yerkey
¯ def. David Hong (Beachwood) 6-4, 6-3
¯ def. Dom DeLucia (Canfield) 6-3, 6-3
¯ lost to Cooper Grim (Heartland Christian), 6-0, 6-0
Ty Tonkinson
¯ def. Daniel Chen (Beachwood) by default
¯ lost to Will Morgione (Ursuline), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Max Hammers-Victor Bobdilla
¯ def. Keagan Pruitt-Capri Drokin (Heartland Christian) 6-2, 6-2
¯ def. Morgan Schwartz-Brady Brubaker (East Palestine) 6-2, 6-2
¯ lost to Isaiah Rose-Logan Willsey (Geneva), 6-1, 6-0
Elijah Fredette-Cole Devine
¯ lost to Tommy Cope-Owen Eisenbraun (Struthers), 6-0, 6-0