The Boys State Tennis Tournament began Friday and will conclude today.

In Class 1A at Byrne’s Park in Waterloo all local athletes competing in singles play bowed out of the tournament Friday.  Atlantic’s Nick Podhajsky lost his opening match 6-1, 6-3 to Brady Plueger of Spencer and then lost in the consolation bracket 6-0, 6-3 to Jackson Takes of Dubuque Wahlert.

Also in Class 1A Red Oak’s Weston Rolenc lost his first match 6-1. 6-3 to Jared McClung of Knoxville and then lost in consolation play 6-0, 6-0 to Ben Albright of Ft. Dodge St. Edmond. Creston O-M’s Ryan Kucera and Desinson’s Matt Moran also dropped their first two matches.

Doubles competitors in 1A also were knocked out on day 1 including Travis Miller and Cody Goeser of St. Albert, Mitch Kinsey and Spencer Pauley of Denison, and Dedrick Kettwick and Austin Smith of Clarinda.

In Class 2A Kyle Crowl of Abraham Lincoln lost out in his first two matches at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids.