The 4A boys tennis state tournament continued at Liberty Park this week, with the semifinals now set for Saturday, May 9. Action began on May 7 with the round of 32 at Brighton High School, followed by the round of 16 and quarterfinals on May 8 at Liberty Park. Below is a recap of the results from each round leading up to Saturday’s semifinals.
Singles Draw
Round of 32 (May 7, Brighton High School)
No. 17 Eddie Santana from Deseret Peak advanced by default over No. 16 Ryan Witt of Judge Memorial. No. 9 Zachary McRae (Murray) defeated No. 24 Andrew Komer (Tooele) 6-4, 6-4. No. 21 Dallen Larsen (Hurricane) blanked No. 12 Bennett Simon (Ridgeline) 6-0, 6-0. No. 13 Will Krambule (Sky View) edged No. 20 Tanner Redd (Timpanogos) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6. No. 19 Jonathan Bingham (Green Canyon) beat No. 14 Timothy Hsiao (Cottonwood) 6-2, 6-1. No. 11 Grant Shelley (Orem) topped No. 22 William Mickelson (Bear River) 6-2, 6-2. No. 10 Mark Crosby (Snow Canyon) defeated No. 23 Drew Carlile (Mountain View) 6-2, 6-2. No. 15 Chris Little (Dixie) downed No. 18 Ben Garlock (Mountain Crest) 6-2, 6-4.
Round of 16 (May 8, Liberty Park)
Top seed Adam Miner (Crimson Cliffs) rolled past No. 17 Santana 6-0, 6-0. No. 9 McRae upset No. 8 Adam Wilcox (Provo) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. No. 5 JT Buxton (Jordan) defeated No. 21 Larsen 6-2, 6-0. No. 4 Ryder Thurgood (Desert Hills) beat No. 13 Krambule 6-0, 6-1. No. 3 Cohen Anderson (East) blanked No. 19 Bingham 6-0, 6-1. No. 6 Keanau Lei Foc (Juan Diego) downed No. 11 Shelley 6-2, 6-1. No. 7 Thomas Rogowski (Park City) beat No. 10 Crosby 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 Kian Noori Claro (Highland) defeated No. 15 Little 6-1, 6-0.
Quarterfinals (May 8, Liberty Park)
No. 1 Miner defeated No. 9 McRae 6-1, 6-0. No. 4 Thurgood beat No. 5 Buxton 6-2, 6-1. No. 3 Anderson outlasted No. 6 Lei Foc 6-3, 6-3. No. 2 Noori Claro topped No. 7 Rogowski 6-1, 6-2.
Semifinals (May 9, Liberty Park)
No. 1 Adam Miner (Crimson Cliffs) vs. No. 4 Ryder Thurgood (Desert Hills)
No. 3 Cohen Anderson (East) vs. No. 2 Kian Noori Claro (Highland)
Doubles Draw
Round of 32 (May 7, Brighton High School)
No. 16 Josh Meyer (Mountain View) and partner defeated No. 17 Noah Hansen (Deseret Peak) 6-1, 6-2. No. 9 Braylon Johnson (Ridgeline) triumphed 6-0, 6-0 over No. 24 Evan Haslem (Uintah). No. 12 Kai Patterson (Judge Memorial) won 6-0, 6-0 against No. 21 Braxton Hopkins (Juan Diego). No. 13 Ben Fonnesbeck (Green Canyon) blanked No. 20 Cohen Hadlock (Timpanogos) 6-0, 6-0.
Round of 16 (May 8, Liberty Park)
Top seed Brexan Wittwer (Desert Hills) topped No. 16 Meyer 7-5, 6-1. No. 8 Nate Edwards (Provo) outlasted No. 9 Johnson 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. No. 12 Patterson upset No. 5 Gavin Gurule (Park City) 6-3, 6-0. No. 4 Cole Andrus (Crimson Cliffs) beat No. 13 Fonnesbeck 6-0, 6-2. No. 3 Ilario Noyes (Highland) defeated No. 14 Trevyn King (Pine View) 6-0, 6-0. No. 6 Joshua Sheffield (Murray) downed No. 11 Korver Clark (Mountain Crest) 6-2, 6-0. No. 7 Jordi Nielsen (Orem) beat No. 10 Cruiz Cottam (Dixie) 6-3, 6-0. No. 2 Noah Greenberg (East) defeated No. 15 Owen Johnson (Sky View) 6-1, 6-2.
Quarterfinals (May 8, Liberty Park)
No. 1 Wittwer defeated No. 8 Edwards 7-5, 6-1. No. 4 Andrus outlasted No. 12 Patterson 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. No. 3 Noyes beat No. 6 Sheffield 6-3, 6-1. No. 2 Greenberg topped No. 7 Nielsen 7-6, 6-1.
Semifinals (May 9, Liberty Park)
No. 1 Brexan Wittwer (Desert Hills) vs. No. 4 Cole Andrus (Crimson Cliffs)
No. 3 Ilario Noyes (Highland) vs. No. 2 Noah Greenberg (East)
