BY MIKE CARROLL
OF THE PLAINSMAN
RAPID CITY — The Huron boys’ tennis team finished fourth in the Class A State Tournament, which concluded Tuesday in Rapid City.
The Tigers racked up 261.5 points to finish just 3.5 points out of third place in the 11-team event.
“I am proud of how well the boys competed in singles and doubles. They had a great season and topped it off with a 4th place finish at state,” Huron coach Tim Hedblom. “I am very proud of everything this team accomplished.”
Sioux Falls Christian claimed its third straight Class A championship with 600 points, while Rapid City Christian was second at 382.
St. Thomas More was third 358, followed by Huron and Pierre at 255.5.
The Tigers had a pair players reach the championship match in singles and a doubles team playing for a state title.
Riley Winegar at No. 5 and Jeremiah Notario at No. 6 advanced to the title match for Huron in singles.
Winegar, who was seeded third, received a bye in the opening round and defeated sixth-seeded Henry Schulte of Vermillion 10-1 in the quarter finals. He upset second-seeded Marius Whitman of Rapid City Christian 6-7 (6), 6-1, 10-8 to reach the championship match.
Top-seeded Jack Squire of Sioux Falls Christian used back-to-back 6-1 set wins against Winegar to claim the state title at No. 5.
Notario was the second seed for the Tigers at No. 6. After receiving a bye in the opening round, he won 10-3 against Ethan Pickel of Vermion to reach the semifinals. Notario got past third-seeded Braeden Strain of St. Thomas More 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 to reach the finals, where top-seeded Jacob Woodward of Sioux Falls Christian inked 6-3 and 6-2 set wins to claim the championship.
Huron’s No. 3 doubles team of Winegar and Jim Wah made a run at a state title.
The Tigers received a bye in the opening round and then defeated sixth-seeded Lennox 10-1 in the quarterfinals. Winegar and Wah recorded a 10-4 victory against second-seeded St. Thomas More in the semifinals.
Sioux Falls Christian, which was the top seed in No. 3 doubles handed the Huron duo back-to-back 6-2, 6-2 set losses to put them second.
Lah Gay Soe in No. 2 singles and Ywa Hae K Moo in No. 4 singles were fifth for the Tigers, while Huron’s No. 2 doubles team of Soe and Notario were fifth and the No. 1 doubles team of Zan and Htoo won the consolation championship.
“As a team, we had a great tournament,” Hedblom said.
Class A State Tournament
May 18-19 in Rapid City
Team standings: 1, Sioux Falls Christian 600; 2, Rapid City Christian 382; 3, St. Thomas More 358.5; 4, Huron 261.5; 5, Pierre 255.5; 6, Lennox 197.5; 7, Madison 159.5; 8, Vermillion 125.5; 9, Aberdeen Roncalli 124; 10, Spearfish 114; 11, Milbank 104.5.
Singles
Flight 1
Round 1: Htoo Say Zan, H, def. Lucas Hight, P, 10-8
Quarterfinals: Mitchell Hofer, SFC, def. Zan, H, 10-1
Fifth-place semifinals: Andrew Levine, STM, def. Zan, H, 10-3
Flight 2
Round 1: Lah Gay Soe, H, def. Wyatt Holland, L, 10-8
Quarterfinals: Ethan Fischer, RCC, def. Soe, H, 10-1
Fifth-place semifinals: Soe, H, def. Tyson Hovden, V, 10-8
Fifth-place match: Soe, H, def. Alex Baugh, M, 10-5
Flight 3
Round 1: Klee Htoo, H, def. Devon Mueller, MIL, 10-5
Quarterfinals: Elliot Huxford, STM, def. Htoo, H, 10-1
Fifth-place semifinals: Linus Johnson, AR, def. Htoo, H, 10-8
Flight 4
Round 1: Ywa Hae K Moo, H, received bye
Quarterrinals: Tristan Castetter, MAD, def. Moo, H, 10-4
Fifth-place semifinals: Moo, H, def. Levi Hight, P, 10-7
Fifth-place match: Moo, H, def. Micah Schmidt, RCC, 10-3
Flight 5
Round 1: Riley Winegar, H, received bye
Quarterrinals: Winegar, H, def. Henry Schulte, V, 10-1
Semifinals: Winegar, H, def. Marius Whitman, RCC, 6=7 (6), 6-1, 10-8
Championship: Jack Squier, SFC, def. Winegar, H, 6-1, 6-1
Flight 6
Round 1: Jeremiah Notario, H, received bye
Quarterfinals: Notario, H, def. Ethan Pickel, V, 10-3
Semifinals: Notario, H, def. Braeden Strain, STM, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6
Championship: Jacob Woodward, SFC, def. Notario, H, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Flight 1
Round 1: Spearfish def. Huron, 10-7
Consolation quarterfinals: Huron received bye
Consolation semifinals: Huron received bye
Consolation finals: Huron def. Vermillion, 10-2
Flight 2
Round 1: Huron receives bye
Quarterfinals: Pierre def. Huron, 10-7
Fifth-place semifinals: Huron def. Lennox, 8-1
Fifth-place match: Huron def. Aberdeen Roncalli, 10-6
Flight 3
Round 1: Huron received bye
Quarterfinals: Huron def. Lennox, 10-1
Semifinals: Huron def. St. Thomas More, 10-4
Championship: Sioux Falls Christian def. Huron, 6-2, 6-2
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