The West Ottawa boys tennis team finished 13th at the Division 1 state tournament on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Midland Tennis Center.
The Panthers scored seven points. Troy won the state title with 29 points, followed by Brother Rice (20) and Ann Arbor Pioneer (19).
West Ottawa's top flight was No. 1 doubles, which reached the state semifinals.
Lincoln Taylor and Dawson Linn had a first-round bye, then defeated Ann Arbor Pioneer 6-1, 6-3.
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A three-set win followed with the Panthers topping Troy Athens 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals, where the duo lost to Brother Rice, 6-3, 6-0.
At No. 4 doubles, Thomas Diekevers and Landon Schwallier reached the quarterfinals. After a bye, they beat Clarkston 6-1, 2-6, 10-8 then lost to top-seeded Troy 6-1, 6-0.
The No. 3 doubles pair of Brody Sayrath and Ethan Byrd beat Rocherst 6-2, 7-5 in the first round, then lost to second-seeded Brother Rice 7-5, 6-0.
At second singles, West Ottawa's Jack Zernicke outlasted Northville's Pranshu Gandhe 1-6, 6-2, 10-2 in the first round and faced top-seeded Evan Geisz of Clarskton and lost 6-0, 6-1.
West Ottawa's Isaac Watkin had a bye in the first round then was defeated by Clarkston's Nate Keler, 6-4, 6-0.
Gavin White had a bye then lost 6-1, 6-2 to Novi's Raj Are.
At No. 1 singles, Soren Traver lost 6-2, 6-0 to Bloomfield Hills' Brady Winston.
The No. 2 doubles team of Jonah Hoff and Josh Reimink had a bye, then were edged 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 by Ann Arbor Skyline in the second round.
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