Region I-5A tennis: Coronado boys doubles looks to future after injury-shortened match

It was tough to get Thomas Mann off the court.

If it were up to the Coronado sophomore, he would've continued, knowing a chance to make the state tournament still remained.

But his right knee, along with his parents and coaches, wouldn't allow it.

Mann reaggravated an injury during the third set of Tuesday's Region I-5A boys doubles third-place match at McLeod Tennis Center, causing the Mustangs to medically default. Argyle's Jackson Hill and Austin Lewis came away with a 5-7, 6-3, 2-0 retired win over Mann and Daniel Warraich to end Coronado's run.

At the time, the Mustangs knew a victory would put them in a playback against district rival Abilene Wylie for a state berth. But Coronado coach David Denham opted for the best long-term decision for the duo.

Mann suffered a Grade 1 ACL tear during the fall season and was cleared for tennis in January. He said he "tweaked" the same knee running after a ball in the first game of the third set.

"We don't need to go tear (his ACL) when you've got to go finish this match and then play a whole other match against a very solid Wylie team," Denham said. "We need to be 100% to be in that situation, and he's not. We got time. They're young."

After receiving medical attention, Mann walked with a noticeable limp as he and Warraich went to shake hands with their opponents. It was a difficult situation, but Mann acknowledged it was the right call.

"I never just want to quit, especially when you have so much opportunity," Mann said. "I wanted to keep playing through it, but I learned from my mistakes because I did that in the fall and it put me out two to three months. Did not want to have that happen again."

Denham hopes his players remember Tuesday's feeling and have a "chip on our shoulder." He also offered a remedy for next year: avoid the third-place match.

"Make it to the finals … so you only have to win one match (on the last day), instead of a playback," the junior Warraich said. " … Now that we know we can make it here and play at this level, we'll just learn from it and do better next time."

It was the first regional experience for both, and Mann said he's going to enjoy training for a return.

"(Retiring) can feel like it's a letdown or something, but you've always got to think about the future," Mann said. "We've got all of next fall and all of next spring. Me and Big D got some big things that are gonna happen in the future, so we're gonna prepare for those."

Region I-5A tennis tournament

at Texas Tech's McLeod Tennis Center

BOYS

SINGLES

First round

No. 1 Ethan Ruppanner, Amarillo Tascosa, def. Rishi Natarajan, Argyle, 7-5, 6-2; Darren Nava, El Paso Del Valle, def. Tanner Needham, Fort Worth Arlington Heights, 6-0, 6-1; No. 4 Brandon Cowling, Abilene Wylie, def. Ben Farmer, Aledo, 6-0, 6-2; Kaleb Russell, Burleson, def. Santiago Garcia, El Paso Chapin, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5); Alex Earthman, Amarillo High, def. Noah Malin, Grapevine, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Olise Roberts, Mansfield Timberview, def. No. 3 Maximus Martin, El Paso High, 7-5, 6-1; Chaitanya Reddy, Wichita Falls Rider, def. Emil Zuniga Sanchez, Arlington Heights, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Griffin Sullivan, Abilene High, def. El Paso Parkland, 6-1, 6-3.

Quarterfinals

Ruppanner, Tascosa, def. Nava, Del Valle, 6-0, 6-0; Brandon Cowling, Wylie, def. Russell, Burleson, 6-3, 6-1; Roberts, Timberview, def. Earthman, Amarillo High, 6-4, 6-3; Sullivan, Abilene High, def. Reddy, Rider, 7-5, 6-2.

Semifinals

Ruppanner, Tascosa, def. Cowling, Wylie, 6-0, 6-1; Sullivan, Abilene High, def. Roberts, Timberview, 6-2, 6-2.

Final

Ruppanner, Tascosa, def. Sullivan, Abilene High, 6-2, 6-0.

Third-place match

Cowling, Wylie, def. Roberts, Timberview, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Playback

Sullivan, Abilene High, def. Cowling, Wylie, 6-3, 6-3.

DOUBLES

First round

No. 1 Kelton Brown/Wade Bryant, Amarillo High, def. Spencer Lang/Max Milton, Arlington Heights, 6-0, 6-0; Tobias Pfeiffer/Aaron Shetty, Colleyville Heritage, def. Andrew Cammack/Jackson Cooper, Burleson, 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 Thomas Mann/Daniel Warraich, Coronado, def. Krew Luxton/Aarya Tanjavur, Wichita Falls Rider, 6-2, 6-1; Garrett Ruddock/Charles Shapiro, El Paso High, def. Rolando Campos/Jorge Mendoza, El Paso Hanks, 6-1, 6-1; Craig Mason/Hogan Posey, Aledo, def. Kale Crenshaw/Noah Smith, Burleson Centennial, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 Jackson Hill/Austin Lewis, Argyle, def. Caleb Chung/Tracy Harrel, Chapin; 6-1, 6-2; Grayson Taylor/Javier Teran, Amarillo High, def. Josiah Leggett/Rodolfo Motta, El Paso Bel Air, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2; No. 2 Grant Bristow/Connor Brown, Wylie, def. Evan Garza/Holman Harvey, Arlington Heights, 6-1, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Brown/Bryant, Amarillo High, def. Pfeiffer/Shetty, Colleyville Heritage, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3); Mann/Warraich, Coronado, def. Ruddock/Shapiro, El Paso High, 6-0, 6-0; Hill/Lewis, Argyle, def. Mason/Posey, Aledo, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Bristow/Brown def. Taylor/Teran, Amarillo High, 6-3, 6-0.

Semifinals

Brown/Bryant, Amarillo High, def. Mann/Warraich, Coronado, 6-2, 6-1; Bristow/Brown, Wylie, def. Hill/Lewis, Argyle, 6-4, 6-4.

Final

Brown/Bryant, Amarillo High, def. Bristow/Brown, Wylie, 6-2, 7-5.

Third-place match

Hill/Lewis, Argyle, def. Mann/Warraich, Coronado, 5-7, 6-3, 2-0 retired.

GIRLS

SINGLES

First round

No. 1 Meghna Arun Kumar, Argyle, def. Ariana Gomez, Fort Worth North Side, 6-0, 6-0; Gwen Robinson, Midlothian, def. Maria Steans, Amarillo High, 6-4, 6-1; No. 3 Kate Delgado, Wylie, def. Kenley Germany, Aledo, 6-1, 6-1; Kennedi Tovar, El Paso High, def. Bella Saenz, El Paso Parkland, 6-1, 6-1; Bradley Brown, Tascosa, def. Emerson Kosub, Rider, 6-2, 7-6 (2); Gracie Wood, Lubbock-Cooper, def. No. 4 Allison Leath, Denton Ryan, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3; Daniela Ocaranza, El Paso High, def. Brittney Pena, Midlothian, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Bianca Harris, Arlington Heights, def. Salma Matamoros, Parkland, 6-0, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Kumar, Argyle, def. Robinson, Midlothian, 6-0, 6-0; Delgado, Wylie, def. Tovar, El Paso High, 6-0, 6-1; Brown, Tascosa, def. Wood, Lubbock-Cooper, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Ocaranza, El Paso High, def. Harris, Arlington Heights, 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals

Kumar, Argyle, def. Delgado, 6-2, 6-1; Ocaranza, El Paso High, def. Brown, Tascosa, 6-1, retired.

Final

Kumar, Argyle, def. Ocaranza, El Paso High, 6-1, 6-2.

Third-place match

Delgado, Wylie, def. Brown, Tascosa, default.

Playback

Ocaranza, El Paso High, def. Delgado, Wylie, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

DOUBLES

First round

No. 1 Eleanor Archer/Morgan Rose, Amarillo High, def. Ashlynn Barclay/Olivia Guzman, El Paso High, 6-3, 6-1; Eva Bernado/Justine Boehler, Midlothian Heritage, def. Sareinah Gutierrez/Natalie Navarette, Del Valle, 7-5, 6-1; No. 3 Kindall Alford/Suhejla Qinami, Wylie, def. Lauren Hull/Mia Rodriguez, Arlington Heights, 6-4, 6-2; Kotomi Nishihara/Eleny Sandoval-Almuna, Rider, def. Francesca Orvis/Olivia Underwood, Argyle, 6-2, 6-3; Elli Kate Bussmeir/Paige Federman, Aledo, def. Alyssa Pfeiffer/Kadence Phillips, Midlothian, 7-5, 6-4; No. 4 Helena Bridge/Kaylee Connally, Abilene Cooper, def. Tatyana Board/Sofia Morales, Clint Horizon, 6-0, 6-0; Abigail Hernandez/Alexis Hovis, El Paso Jefferson, def. Claire Matyastik/Taylor Tracy, Arlington Heights, 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 Allex Gonzales/Karli Lakey, Amarillo High, def. Stephanie Perez/Mili Trivedi, Colleyville Heritage, 6-0, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Archer/Rose, Amarillo High, def. Bernado/Boehler, Midlothian Heritage, 6-0, 6-0; Nishihara/Sandoval-Almuna, Rider, def. Alford/Qinami, Wylie, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4); Bridge/Connally, Abilene Cooper, def. Bussmeir/Federman, Aledo, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Gonzales/Lakey, Amarillo High, def. Hernandez/Hovis, Jefferson, 6-0, 6-0.

Semifinals

Gonzales/Lakey, Amarillo High, def. Bridge/Connally, Abilene Cooper, 6-3, 6-0; Archer/Rose, Amarillo High, def. Nishihara/Sandoval-Almuna, Rider, 6-1, 6-1.

Final

Archer/Rose, Amarillo High, def. Gonzales/Lakey, Amarillo High, 6-2, 7-5.

Third-place match

Bridge/Connally, Abilene Cooper, def. Nishihara/Sandoval-Almuna, Rider, 7-6 (12), 6-2.

MIXED DOUBLES

First round

No. 1 Stealey Crousen/Trevor Short, Wylie, def. Kaitlyn Rodriguez/Dominik Vasquez, El Paso Burges, 6-0, 6-0; Isabella Benitez/Carsen Watson, Rider, def. Cate Swize/Cannon Wheat, Midlothian Heritage, 6-2, 6-2; Pranav Nambiar/Seren Wilson, Amarillo High, def. Mia Barrios/Guillermo Estrada, Horizon, 6-0, 6-2; Elaina Hildner/Jacob Thompson, Argyle, def. Paulia Lopez/Erick Saavedra, Everman, 6-1, 6-1; Toni Barnes/Justin Vargas, Parkland, def. Rosie Contreras/Luis Fuentes, Fort Worth South Hills, 6-4, 6-2; Caroline Artho/Carson Kersh, Amarillo High, def. Emily Adams/Surya Emandi, Grapevine, 7-5, 6-1; Scott Mason/Bryanna Orr, Aledo, def. Alexia Guevara/Alejandro Ochoa, El Paso High, 6-1, 6-0; Carly Bontke/Marshall McPherson, Wylie, def. Angelina Anderson/Cash Pippen, Cleburne, 6-3, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Crousen/Short, Wylie, def. Benitez/Watson, Rider, 6-0, 6-0; Nambiar/Wilson, Amarillo High, def. Hildner/Thompson, Argyle, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Artho/Kersh, Amarillo High, def. Barnes/Vargas, Parkland, 6-0, 6-2; Bontke/McPherson, Wylie, def. Mason/Orr, Aledo, 6-3, 6-1.

Semifinals

Crousen/Short, Wylie, 6-2, 6-0; def. Nambiar/Wilson, Amarillo High, 6-2, 6-0; Bontke/McPherson, Wylie, def. Artho/Kersh, Amarillo High, 6-0, 6-1.

Final

Crousen/Short, Wylie, def. Bontke/McPherson, Wylie, 6-1, 6-2.

Third-place match

Nambiar/Wilson, Amarillo High, def. Artho/Kersh, Amarillo High, 6-4, 6-2.

Playback

Bontke/McPherson, Wylie, def. Nambiar/Wilson, Amarillo High, (n)

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