The 2001 Boys
State Tennis Tournament was held on Thursday and Friday, October 11 and
12. Fifty schools participated. The 26 schools 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.
2001 State
Tournament Results
Class A Team Results
1. Omaha Creighton
Prep, 49 1/2
2. Millard North, 38
3. Fremont, 37
4. Kearney, 36
5. Omaha Westside, 30
1/2
6. Lincoln Southeast,
28
6. Grand Island, 28
8. Millard North, 30
9. Omaha Burke, 16
10. Omaha Central, 14
10. Millard South, 14
10. Millard West, 14
13. Papillion-LaVista,
12
14. Lincoln High, 8
15. Bellevue East, 6
15. Bellevue West, 6
15. Lincoln East, 6
15. Norfolk, 6
15. Omaha Bryan, 6
20. Lincoln Northeast,
4
20. Omaha North, 4
20. Omaha South, 4
23. Columbus, 2
23. North Platte, 2
23. Omaha Northwest, 2
23. Omaha Benson, 2
Championship
Coach: Marty Hornig
Class A Medal Winners
Championship – Chad Faulk/Keith
Cronican, Omaha Creighton Prep, def. Grant Johnson/Stephen Otte, Lincoln
Southeast, 6-4, 6-1.
Third Place - Mark
Gdowski/Josh Wewel, Fremont, def. Chris Miller/Alex Chacon, Millard North, 6-0,
6-1.
Championship - John Hoffman/Nate
Anderson, Fremont, def. Jake Whitted/Paul Gerdes, Omaha Westside, 6-0, 6-1.
Third Place - Mac Longo/Tom Rush,
Omaha Creighton Prep, def. Richard Crockett/Thomas Ruetzel, Kearney, 6-2, 4-6,
6-0.
Class B Team Scoring
1. Lincoln Pius X, 42
1/2
2. Hastings, 36
2. York, 36
4. Grand Island
Central Catholic, 30 1/2
5. Lexington, 24
6. Scottsbluff, 23
7. Holdrege, 22
7. Omaha Gross
Catholic, 22
9. McCook, 16
10. Waverly, 14
10. Ralston, 14
10. Lincoln Christian,
14
13. Omaha Skutt
Catholic, 13
14. Kearney Catholic,
12
15. Elkhorn, 10
16. Alliance, 8
17. South Sioux City,
6
17. Valley, 6
17. Beatrice, 6
20. Nebraska City, 4
20. Omaha Roncalli
Catholic, 4
20. Mt. Michael
Benedictine, 4
23. Hershey, 2
23. Omaha
Brownell-Talbot, 2
Championship
Coach: Bill Rice
Class B Medal Winners
Championship – Cory
Ciccone, York, def. Paul Boultwood, Omaha Gross Catholic, 6-1, 6-4.
Third Place - Zoltan
Nyeki, Scottsbluff, def. Jake Saulsbury, Lexington, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Championship - Dan
Schmitz, Hastings, def. Ryan Kellogg, Grand Island Central Catholic, 6-0, 6-0.
Third Place - Mike
Bauer, Lincoln Pius X, def. Mike Dale, Omaha Gross Catholic, 6-3, 6-2.
Championship - Mark Heiser/Mickey
McKeegan, Lincoln Pius X, def. Scott Ziemba/Cole Wycoff, Hastings, 7-5, 6-2.
Third Place – Dan Yelik/Nick Squire,
Omaha Skutt Catholic, def. Aaron Konen/Michael Ambriz, Lexington, 7-6 (7-4),
7-6 (7-4).
Championship – Joe
Bonge/Adam Potthoff, McCook, def. Jake Kavan/Ryan Field, Lincoln Pius X, 6-3,
6-1.
Third Place - Scott
Wissing/Shane Clatterbuck, Grand Island Central Catholic, def. Jon
Bowling/Brett Schuman, Alliance, 6-2, 6-4.