BENSON -- A sweep in doubles helped Benson/KMS clip Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 4-3 in a Section 6A semifinal match Friday.
Benson/KMS will now play in the section final Tuesday at 5 p.m. at College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. Foley and St. Cloud Cathedral met in the other semifinal match Thursday.
Brett Johnston and Ahren Backman won a three-setter at 2-doubles to earn the fourth point for the Braves.
Will Johnson-Luke Widseth at 1-doubles, Mike Goulet-Brandon Edlund at 3-doubles and Matt Hagestuen at 3-singles also won for Benson/KMS.
Benson/KMS 4, LPGE 3
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Singles
(1) Nate Korfe, L, def. Steven James 6-1, 6-0 (2) Matthew Schmidt, L, def. Ben Murphy 6-4, 6-3 (3) Matt Hagestuen, B, def. Berent Yhlenkamp 6-3, 6-4 (4) Michael Nies, L, def. Ethan Ratliff-Crain 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
(1) Will Johnson-Luke Widseth, B, def. Roger Meade-Joe Pesta 6-1, 6-3 (2) Brett Johnston-Ahren Backman, B, def. Cody Warner-Jeremy Wetters 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 (3) Mike Goulet-Brandon Edlund, B, def. Zach Pesta-Brandon Roering 6-0, 6-3
Results Thursday Southwest
MACCRAY had two second-place finishes and three entrants place third in the individual conference tournament at Redwood Falls.
How MACCRAY fared
(Name, won-lost)
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SINGLES - (1) Mitch Kremin 1-1, 2nd place (2) Mike Ammermann 1-1, 2nd place (3) Jonas Larson 2-1, 3rd place (4) Tanner Brouwer 0-2
DOUBLES - (1) Maculay Lambert-Lucas Doesken 0-1 (2) Ryan Wubben-Gavin Balderas 1-1, 3rd place (3) Nick Kellen-Matt Gunderson 2-1, 3rd place
