TOMAH – Marshfield will be sending one singles player and two doubles teams on to sectionals after competing at the WIAA Division 1 Boys Tennis Subsectional on Monday at Tomah High School.
Those reaching the semifinals in No. 1 singles and doubles, and the finals in all of the other flights, qualify for the Division 1 sectional on Wednesday at Wisconsin Rapids. The top four finishers in No. 1 singles and doubles, and the winners of No. 2 singles and doubles at the sectional will move on to the 2019 WIAA State Individual Boys Tennis Tournament in Madison on May 30-June 1.
The top team in the sectional will qualify for the 2019 WIAA State Team Boys Tennis Tournament in Madison on June 7-8.
Marshfield’s lone singles player to make it through was No. 3 player Ryan Paulman. He is now 11-1 this season after a 6-2, 7-5 victory over La
Crosse Central’s Nathan Janvrin on Monday to advance.
Marshfield’s No. 1 doubles team of Jared Cordova and Will Fay improve to 12-1 as it reached the No. 1 doubles semifinals via a bye and will also move on to sectionals.
The Tigers’ No. 2 doubles team of Lucas Paulman and Sam Roherty are also moving on after reaching the finals, and are now 12-2 this season after a pair of wins. Paulman-Roherty had a 6-1, 6-1 victory over La Crosse Central’s team of Lingo Vue/Zach Acklin, and a 6-4, 7-5 win over Onalaska’s Chase Podurgiel/Joe Griebel.
Marshfield finished second in the team standings with 16 points, four behind Onalaska. The subsectional points carry over into the sectional, where the top team earns a spot at the state team tournament.
WIAA Division 1 Boys Tennis Subsectional
May 20, at Tomah High School
Team scores: 1. Onalaska 20; 2. Marshfield 16; 3. Holmen 14; 4. Stevens Point 12; 5. La Crosse Central 10; 6. Tomah and Wisconsin Rapids 2.
Individual Sectional Qualifers (includes season records)
No. 1 singles: 1. Harrison Sullivan (WR) 16-3; 2. Zach Van Craenenbroeck (ON) 6-9; 3. Michael Emerich (LCC) 13-9; 4. Sam Gelder (HOL) 12-5.
No. 2 singles: 1. Ryan Emerich (LCC) 16-4; 2. Colin Heiderscheidt (HOL) 12-3.
No. 3 singles: 1. Ryan Paulman (MAR) 11-1; 2. Jay Yoo (ON) 9-2.
No. 4 singles: 1. Kyler Peterson (HOL) 12-0; 2. Cal Schmit (ON) 13-2.
No. 1 doubles: 1. Jared Cordova-Will Fay (MAR) 12-1; 2. Luke Kozisek-Jaime Ayala (SP) 1-0; 3. Russell Heise-Peter Fleming (ON) 7-4; 4. Eric Kriewals-Brandon Schmit (ON) 10-6.
No. 2 doubles: 1. Colton Thielman-Luke Hinchcliffe (SP) 2-0; 2. Lucas Paulman-Sam Roherty (MAR) 12-2.
No. 3 doubles: 1. Noah Hlavac-Nathan Strasmanlo (SP) 2-0; 2. Josh Beach-Lucas Oelfke (ON) 11-0.
Author: News Desk
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