Grand Island Central Catholic doubles teams finish strong at state tennis
LINCOLN – After suffering losses in their quarterfinal matches at the state tennis tournament on Thursday, the Grand Island Central Catholic's doubles team finished strong.
Both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams each finished their season with wins Friday at the Woods Tennis Center.
Those efforts allowed the Crusaders to finish ninth with 17.125 points. Elkhorn Mt. Michael won three of the four divisions to capture its fourth state title in 10 years with 58 points, while Elkhorn North was second with 41.125.
At No. 1 doubles, Kyle Kelly and Alex Menagh went 2-0 in their consolation matches to finish fifth. The Crusader duo, who were the No. 9 seed, opened with an 8-5 win over Waverly's Isaac Clarke and Chase McInteer, who were the No. 4 seed. Kelly and Menagh finished the day by defeating Scottsbluff's Matthew Hafner and Joseph Escamilla Venzor 8-5 in the fifth-place match.
At No. 2 doubles, Max Friesen and Henry Schrad went 1-1 to finish seventh. The GICC duo, who were the No. 8 seed, opened with a 8-5 loss to Lincoln Christian's CJ Cuciti and Caleb DeWitt. The two ended their day with an 8-4 win over Lincoln Pius X's Dax Woita and Hudson Heiser in the seventh-place match.
Class B state tennis tournament
Team scores
Elkhorn Mount Michael 58, Elkhorn North 41.125, Waverly 36, Lincoln Pius X 32.25, Elkhorn 25.5, Scottsbluff 25.25, Lincoln Christian 22.25, Lincoln Standing Bear 19, GICC 17.125, Gretna 14.5, Omaha Brownell-Talbot/Concordia 12, Omaha Skutt 11, McCook 10.25, Adams Central 10, Kearney Catholic 10, Lexington 10, Gretna East 6, York 6, Cornerstone Christian 6, Hastings 4, Alliance 2, Gering 2, Ralston 2, Beatrice 0, Crete 0, Holdrege 0, Lincoln Northwest 0, Nebraska City 0, Omaha Gross 0, Omaha Roncalli 0, Platteview 0.
Championship matches
No. 1 singles - Ian Scott, EMM, def. Grey Klucas, WAV, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 singles - Royce Klucas, WAV, def. Connor Chen, EMM, 6-4, 6-2
No. 1 doubles - Patrick Killeen-Noah Stricklett, EMM, def. Andrew Shada-Jacob Petrick, EN, 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 doubles - Dominic Beninato-Peter Killeen, EMM, def. Alejandro Gonzalez Banos -Brody Armbrust, EN, 6-1, 6-2.
