1998 BOYS TENNIS
The 1998 Boys State Tennis Tournament was held on Thursday and Friday, October 15 and 16. Forty-nine 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 Dewey and Hanscom Park with Ron Garofolo, Omaha Bryan, serving as meet director. Class B was held in Lincoln at Woods Courts and UNL with Debra Velder, NSAA Assistant Director, serving as director.
1998 State Tournament Results
Class A Team Results
Millard North, 40
Omaha Creighton Prep, 38
Lincoln Southeast, 37 1/2
Lincoln Northeast, 28 1/2
Grand Island, 26
Lincoln East, 24
Omaha Central, 24
Columbus, 21
Omaha Burke, 18
Omaha Westside, 18
Millard West, 16
Fremont, 14
Millard South, 14
Kearney, 12
Norfolk, 12
Papillion-LaVista, 10
Bellevue East, 6
Lincoln High, 6
North Platte, 6
Bellevue West, 4
Omaha Northwest, 4
Omaha Benson, 2
Omaha South, 2
Championship Team Coach: Mike Neemann
Class A Medal Winners
No. 1 Singles: Final - Chris Chiou, Millard North def. Stuart Waters, Omaha Central, 6-4, 6-4. Third - Herbert Kiennast, Columbus def. Jeff Nabity, Grand Island, 6-2, 6-2.
No. 2 Singles: Final - Richard Gonzalez, Omaha Creighton Prep def. Jeremiah Schultz, Omaha Central, 6-3, 7-5. Third - Jeff Salem, Lincoln Southeast def. Bastian Altrichter, Millard North, 6-2, 6-2.
No. 1 Doubles: Final - Kevin Wheeler/Chris Gassman, Omaha Creighton Prep def. Daniel Hoenig/Jamie Kramer, Lincoln Northeast, 6-1, 7-5. Third - Matt Davis/Jamie Tallman, Lincoln Southeast def. Nick Petrick/Andy Shannon, Millard North 7-6 (7-4) 7-5.
No. 2 Doubles: Final - Todd Stohs/Chris Salem, Lincoln Southeast def. Aaron Ogden/Jason Speicher, Lincoln East, 6-1, 6-4. Third - Erik Hjermstad/Jan Kischkewitz, Lincoln Northeast def. Mark Javitch/Tim Wilkening, Omaha Westside, 0-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Class B Team Scoring
Grand Island Central Catholic, 55
Hastings, 36
Mount Michael Benedictine, 32
Lexington, 31
Omaha Brownell-Talbot, 23
Alliance, 22
South Sioux City, 18 1/2
Beatrice, 16
Scottsbluff, 16
Waverly, 16
Holdrege, 12 1/2
Lincoln Christian, 12
Ralston, 12
Crete, 10
York, 8
Lincoln Pius X, 8
McCook, 8
Adams Central, 6
Kearney Catholic, 6
Nebraska City, 6
Omaha Skutt Catholic, 4
Championship Team Coach: Bill Gavers
Class B Medal Winners
No. 1 Singles: Final - Jordan Adam, Hastings def. Koty Cowgill, Grand Island Central Catholic, 6-0, 6-1. Third - Robert Weber, Omaha Brownell-Talbot, def. A.C. Hoffman, Mount Michael Benedictine, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
No. 2 Singles: Final - Jay Wissing, Grand Island Central Catholic def. Travis Penn, Omaha Brownell-Talbot, 6-2, 6-1. Third - Tom Flynn, South Sioux City, def. Brett Downey, Waverly, 7-5 (6-3) 7-6 (7-4).
No. 1 Doubles: Final - Travis Jacobs/Jeremy Wissing, Grand Island Central Catholic def. Luke McKnight/Mike Wolfe, Mount Michael Benedictine, 6-4, 6-1. Third - Ben Damme/Travis Damme, Lexington def. Nate Luehrs/Brandon Forbes, Scottsbluff, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7).
No. 2 Doubles: Final - Nathan Renter/Aaron Todd, Grand Island Central Catholic def. Casey Ballou/Andy Loch, Hastings, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Third - Ryan Keith/Cory Demmel, Holdrege def. Ryan Clark/Nick Konen, Lexington, 7-6 (8-6) 6-3.