Ness, Finney advance to 5A semis
BOISE - The Lake City boys doubles team of Luke Ness and Matt Finney went 2-0 to advance to the semifinals at Timberline High today at the state 5A tournament.
After losing in the first round, girls doubles teams of Sloane Booterbaugh and Lexi Carlsen of Coeur d'Alene and Maggie Heidenreich and Hailey Little of Lake City are unbeaten battling back through the consolation bracket. Caitlin McHugh is also 2-0 in the consolation round after losing in the opening round for Coeur d'Alene.
All other local qualifiers have been eliminated.
Championship matches are today at the Appleton Tennis Complex in Boise.
TEAM SCORES - 1, Boise 14.5. 2, Capital 10. 3 (tie), Eagle, Timberline 8. 5, Lewiston 7.5. 6, Borah 7. 7, Highland 5. 8, Lake City 4. 9, Mountain View 3.5. 10 (tie), Centennial, Rocky Mountain 3. 12, Idaho Falls 2.5. 13, Post Falls 1.5. 14 (tie), Meridian, Vallivue 1. 16 (tie), Coeur d'Alene, Skyline 0.
BOYS SINGLES - First round: Drew Bringham, Eagle, d. John Campbell, Coeur d'Alene, 6-0, 6-0. Consolation: Sam Elsethagen, Idaho Falls, d. Campbell, Coeur d'Alene, 6-2, 6-0. (Campbell eliminated).
BOYS DOUBLES - First round: Luke Ness/Matt Finney, Lake City, d. Davis/Mitchell, Meridian, 6-0, 6-1; Bergquist/Austin, Timberline, d. James Buckel/Dan Schaefer, Post Falls, 6-4, 6-4.Second round: Ness/Finney, Lake City, d. Hawkins/Kim, Timberline, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Consolation: Buckel/Schaefer, Post Falls, d. Cooper/Maxfield, Skyline, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. Hawkins/Kim, Timberline, d. Buckel/Schaefer, Post Falls, 6-2, 6-1. (Buckel/Schaefer eliminated).
Grantham advances in
3A consolation bracket
CALDWELL - Coeur d'Alene Charter's Mindi Grantham defeated Luise Kerzel of Homedale in straight sets in a consolation match at the state 3A tournament at Vallivue High.
Parker Matthews (boys singles) and Lynn Babich (girls singles) both went 0-2 and were eliminated on Friday.
TEAM SCORES - 1, Parma 41.5. 2, Community School 23. 3, Fruitland 18. 4, Weiser 9. 5 (tie), Grangeville, Payette 6. 6, Gooding 3. 8 (tie), Clark Fork, Clearwater Valley 2.5. 10, Deary 2. 11, Coeur d'Alene Charter 1. 12, Kamiah 1. 13, Sugar-Salem 0.5. 14, Homedale 0.
BOYS SINGLES - First round: Dominic Aubrey, Weiser, d. Parker Matthews, Cd'A Charter, 6-0, 6-0. Consolation: Cooper Pales, Grangeville, d. Parker Matthews, Cd'A Charter, 6-3, 6-4. (Matthews eliminated)
TEAM SCORES - 1, Fruitland 28. 2, Parma 20.5. 3, Community School 14. 4 (tie), Grangeville, Weiser 5. 6, Clark Fork 4.5. 7, Coeur d'Alene Charter 4. 8, Deary 3. 9 (tie), Gooding, Payette 2. 11, Clearwater Valley 1.5. 12 (tie), Homedale, Kamiah 1. 14, Sugar-Salem 0.5.
GIRLS SINGLES - First round: Mindi Grantham, Cd'A Charter had a bye; Kaelynn Flatherty, Parma, d. Lynn Babich, Cd'A Charter, 6-0, 6-1. Second round: Sadie Stutzman, Fruitland, d. Grantham, Cd'A Charter, 6-1, 6-0. Consolation: Grantham, Cd'A Charter, d. Luise Kerzel, Homedale, 6-1, 6-2. Sydney Hagenbuch, Community School, d. Babich, Cd'A Charter, 6-4, 6-2. (Babich eliminated).