CEDAR RAPIDS - Waterloo West doubles team Andy Richter and D.J. Grant advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 2A boys' state tennis tournament Friday, but the Wahawk duo saw its season end after two consecutive defeats.
Richter and Grant knocked off a team from West Des Moines Dowling in the opening round 6-0, 6-4 before falling to third-seeded Eric Allebach and Ivan Liao of Kennedy, 6-2, 6-3, in the quarterfinals at the Veterans Memorial courts.
Then in consolation play, Richter and Grant were bounced out of the tournament 6-0, 6-2 by a team from Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln.
Meanwhile, West's other doubles team, Jordan Harbaugh-Williams and John Puk, lost both matches Friday.
The duo ran into the top seed in the opening round, stumbling to Bettendorf's David DeSimone and Kyle Johnson 6-0, 6-1. They followed with a loss in the consolation round.
Meanwhile, Des Moines Roosevelt's Charlie Caris, aiming for his third straight singles title in 2A, won a pair of matches by 6-0, 6-0 counts. He'll meet Fort Dodge's David Knight in a semifinal match at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Dubuque Senior's Nick Mozena upset second-seeded Joey White of Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
SINGLES
FIRST ROUND - Charlie Caris (Des Moines, Roosevelt) def. Anthony Forcucci (Dowling Catholic, WDM) 6-0, 6-0; Austin Grundy (Sioux City North) def. Andrew Roos (Dubuque Hempstead) 6-4, 6-0; Kyle Tucker (C.R. Prarie) def. Jeff Damisch (C.R. Kennedy) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3; David Knight (Fort Dodge) def. Jackson Hemberger (Bettendorf) 6-2, 6-3; Elliot Baker (Dowling Catholic WDM) def. Miles Greenwald (Ames) 6-0, 6-3; C.J. Ray (Ottumwa) def. Johnathon O'Leary (Davenport Central) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Nick Mozena (Dubuque Senior) def. Nick Hofmeyer (Sioux City East) 6-0, 6-1; Joey White (C.R. Kennedy) def. Matt Sturgeon (Valley WDM) 6-2, 6-4.
QUARTERFINALS - Charlie Caris (Des Moines Roosevelt) def. Austin Grundy (Sioux City North) 6-0, 6-0; David Knight (Fort Dodge) def. Kyle Tucker (C.R. Prarie) 6-4, 6-4; Elliott Baker (Dowling Catholic WDM) def. C.J. Ray (Ottumwa) 6-2, 6-4; Nick Mozena (Dubuque Senior) def. Joey White (C.R. Kennedy) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
DOUBLES
FIRST ROUND - DeSimone-Johnson (Bettendorf) def. Harbaugh-Williams-Puk (Waterloo West) 6-2, 6-0; Kettering-Anderson (Linn-Mar) def. A. Crowl-C. Crowl (Council Bluffs AL) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4); Neel Nath-Naveen Nath (DM Roosevelt) def. Warrick-Schares (Johnston) 6-0, 6-1; Wiser-Newman (Ankeny) def. Gier-Riley (Iowa City City High) 6-1, 6-2; Allebach-Liao (C.R. Kennedy) def. Bowser-Rasmussen (Fort Dodge) 6-2, 6-3; Richter-Grant (Waterloo West) def. Juffer-Hunter (Dowling Catholic WDM) 6-0, 6-4; Ampuero-Moellers (Iowa City West) def. Piersma-Oakley (Sioux City North) 6-1, 6-2; Kruse-Hemminger (DM Roosevelt) def. Pratt-Speer (Bettendorf) 6-0, 6-0.
QUARTERFINALS - DeSimone-Johnson (Bettendorf) def. Kettering-Anderson (Linn-Mar) 6-0, 6-1; Wiser-Newman (Ankeny) def. Neel Nath-Naveen Nath (DM Roosevelt) 7-5, 6-7 (12-10, 6-4; Allebach-Liao (C.R. Kennedy) def. Richter-Grant (Waterloo West) 6-1, 6-3; Kruse-Hemminger (DM Roosevelt) def. Ampuero-Moellers (Iowa City West) 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES CONSOLATION
FIRST ROUND - A. Crowl-C. Crowl (Council Bluffs AL) def. Harbaugh-Williams-Puk (Waterloo West) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
QUARTERFINALS - A. Crowl-C. Crowl (Council Bluffs AL) def. Richter-Grant (Waterloo West) 6-0, 6-2.
Posted in Local on Friday, May 29, 2009 12:00 am Updated: 6:27 pm.
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