2000 BOYS TENNIS

    The 2000 Boys State Tennis Tournament was held on Thursday and Friday, October 12 and 13.  Fifty schools participated.  The 25 schools with the largest enrollment were placed in Class A and the remaining in Class B.  Class A was held in Omaha at Tranquility Park and with Ron Garofolo, Omaha Bryan, serving as meet director.  Class B was held in Lincoln at Woods Courts and the University of Nebraska with Debra Velder, NSAA Assistant Director, serving as director.

 

2000 State Tournament Results

 

Class A Team Results

  1.   Lincoln Southeast, 49

  2.   Omaha Creighton Prep, 42

  3.   Kearney, 32

  4.   Lincoln East, 29

  5.   Omaha Burke, 26

  6.   Millard North, 24

  7.   Columbus, 21

  8.   Fremont, 18

  9.   Omaha Westside, 16

10.   Grand Island, 14

10.   Millard South, 14

10.   Norfolk, 14

10.   Omaha Northwest, 14

14.   Millard West, 12

15.   Lincoln Northeast, 8

16.   Bellevue East, 6

16.   Lincoln High, 6

16.   Omaha Bryan, 6

19.   North Platte, 4

19.   Omaha North, 4

21.   Bellevue West, 2

Championship Coach: Tim Tidball

 

Class A Medal Winners

No. 1 Singles

Championship - Casey Nelson, Kearney, def. Matt Davis, Lincoln Southeast, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2

Third Place - Philipp Hofmann, Columbus, def. Jake Hoppe, Lincoln East, 6-2, 6-3

 

No. 2 Singles

Championship - Chad Faulk, Omaha Creighton Prep, def. Adam Sutton, Omaha Westside, 6-0, 6-1

Third Place - Stephen Otte, Lincoln Southeast, def. Bill Kruse, Omaha Northwest, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

 

No. 1 Doubles

Championship - Jeff Salem/Chris Salem, Lincoln Southeast, def. C.A. Gassman/Eric Hines, Omaha Creighton Prep, 6-4, 6-4

Third Place - Jason Speicher/Jon Clifton, Lincoln East, def. Joe Heieck/Bob Heieck, Omaha Burke, 6-1, 6-4

 

No. 2 Doubles

Championship - Ryan Harris/Matt Burdett, Omaha Burke, def. Don Shimmin/Keith Cronican, Omaha Creighton Prep, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

Third Place - Will Norton/Rohan Bhadbhade, Lincoln Southeast, def. Chris Miller/Alex Chacon, Millard North, 6-4, 6-4

 

Class B Team Scoring

  1.   Lincoln Pius X, 34

  2.   York, 33

  3.   Mt. Michael Benedictine, 28 1/2

  4.   Waverly, 28

  5.   Lincoln Christian, 24

  6.   Lexington, 22               

  7.   Omaha Gross Catholic, 22

  8.   Alliance, 20

  8.   Grand Island Central Catholic, 20

10.   Holdrege, 18

10.   Scottsbluff, 18

12.   Hastings, 17

13.   Adams Central, 12

14.   Kearney Catholic, 10 1/2

15.   McCook, 10  

16.   Beatrice, 8

16.   Nebraska City, 8

16.   Omaha Skutt Catholic, 8

19.   Ralston, 6

19.   South Sioux City, 6

19.   Valley, 6

22.   Elkhorn, 4

22.   Omaha Brownell-Talbot, 4

24.   Omaha Roncalli Catholic, 2

Championship Coach: Bill Rice

 

Class B Medal Winners

No. 1 Singles

Championship - Andy Huls, Waverly, def. Mike Saniuk, Omaha Gross, 6-0, 6-0

Third Place - Cory Ciccone, York, def. Jamie Antonelli, Mt. Michael Benedictine, 6-0, 6-3

 

No. 2 Singles

Championship - Ryan Hartman, Grand Island Central Catholic, def. Andrew Shannon, Alliance, 6-3, 6-2

Third Place - John Hoffman, Mt. Michael Benedictine, def. Brian Bussinger, Scottsbluff, 6-1, 6-1

 

No. 1 Doubles

Championship - Tim Baver/Scot Moore, Lincoln Christian, def. Jordy Palik/Eric Wiesenhutter, York, 6-4, 7-5

Third Place - Scott Ziemba/Cole Wycoff, Hastings, def. Danny Morrow/Mark Heiser, Lincoln Pius X, 6-3, 6-0

 

No. 2 Doubles

Championship - Mickey McKeegan/Jake Kavan, Lincoln Pius X, def. Ryan Gager/Ben Wigert, Adams Central, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Third Place - Dan Volkmer/Brad Brown, Kearney Catholic, def. Nick Stoddard/Justin Budd, Grand Island Central Catholic, 6-4, 7-6