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Atlantic boys tennis duo Podhajsky/McDermott qualify for State

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May 11th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic boys tennis doubles team of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott won the district title at Kuemper Catholic on Thursday. The duo qualifies for the state tournament at Byrnes Park in Waterloo on May 26th and 27th.

Also in doubles play Luke Hohenberger and Nile Petersen were knocked out in the first round by Josh Cheek and Caleb Rasmussen of Harlan.

In singles play Kalob Flory and Caleb Williams each won a match before losing in the second round.

As a team the Trojans scored 16 points and qualified for preliminary sub-state match at Ballard on Saturday, May 13th at 10:00am. Kuemper Catholic won the district with 18.5 points. Ballard was second with 17 points.

The Singles District Champion was Tanner Finken of Kuemper Catholic. Runner-Up was Caleb Hammerlink of Ballard.

The Doubles Runners-Up were Mark Moser and Brody Echer of Ballard.

Atlantic full results: Atlantic17districts