Sartell sends one doubles pairing to Section 8-2A finals tournament on Thursday
The Section 8-2A North sub-section individual tournament took place Tuesday in Alexandria.
Sartell had two singles players as well as two doubles pairings competing for a spot in the top four. The top four players or pairings would have a spot in the final rounds of Section 8-2A on Thursday.
The Sabres will have one doubles pairing in the final rounds as Zak Farley and Grant Clark battled through to earn the No. 3 North seed.
The Sartell duo faced off against Connor Zamzo and Jordan Fields from Detroit Lakes in the quarterfinals and won 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the semifinals.
Farley and Clark couldn't earn the win in the semifinals as Pieter Mulde and Owen Gilbertson from Alexandria won 6-1, 6-1.
In the third-place match, Farley and Clark earned the 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ryan Meuwissen and Brennan Latimer from Alexandria.
The Sartell duo will head to the Section 8-2A individual finals tournament starting at 10 a.m. Thursday at Tech High School.
Farley and Clark will start its day against No. 2 South seed Tyler Rousslang and Ryan Schyma from Monticello in the quarterfinals. St. Cloud will also have some players at the tournament on Thursday.
St. Cloud's Ripley Garden and Jonah Atkinson earned the No. 4 South seed and will play No. 1 North seed John McNallan and Casey Rupp from Bemidji in the quarterfinals.
Michael Plombon, from St. Cloud, will have the No. 1 South seed for singles and will play No. 4 North seed Nathan Cihak from Detroit Lakes in the quarterfinals. Finally, St. Cloud's Gavin Fenstad received the No. 4 South seed for singles and will face off against No. 1 North seed Matt Benhamou from Bemidji in the quarterfinals.
The top two singles players and the top two doubles pairings for Section 8-2A will earn a spot at the state tournament in the middle of June.
Brian Mozey is the high school sports reporter for the St. Cloud Times. Reach him at 320-255-8772 or bmozey@stcloudtimes.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrianMozey.
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Section 8-2A North Sub-Section Results
Singles
First Round
Sebastian Lau (Sartell) defeats Henry Skatvold (Moorhead), 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals
Noah Johnson (Bemidji) defeats Jack Michaud (Sartell), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Matt Benhamou (Bemidji) defeats Sebastian Lau (Sartell), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Zak Farley/Grant Clark (Sartell) defeats Connor Zamzo/Jordan Fields (Detroit Lakes), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
John McNallan/Casey Rupp (Bemidji) defeats Aidan Woods/Bailey Woods (Sartell), 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals
Pieter Mulder/Owen Gilbertson (Alexandria) defeats Zak Farley/Grant Clark (Sartell), 6-1, 6-1
Third Place
Zak Farley/Grant Clark (Sartell) defeats Ryan Meuwissen/Brennan Latimer (Alexandria), 6-4, 6-4
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