BENSON — The Minnewaska boys tennis team locked up the West Central Conference on Saturday, beating host Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in the finals at Benson.
The Lakers’ Tenzin Dahl swept Matthew Thompson at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-0. Tate Reichmann and Ethan Quelle won by identical 6-1, 6-0 scores at No. 1 and 3 singles.
Minnewaska 6,
Benson/KMS 1
Singles
(1) Tate Reichmann, M, def Taylor Duncan 6-1 6-0 (2) Gannon Walsh, M, def Peyton LeClair 6-3 6-4 (3) Ethan Quelle, M, def Hunter LeClair 6-1 6-0 (4) Tenzin Dahl, M, def Matthew Thompson 6-0 6-0
Doubles
(1) Nik VanDyke/Damon Uhde, M, def Blake Brehmer/Max Young 6-3 6-1 (2) Tyler Hadfield/Mason Bakke, B/KMS, def Logan Maanum/Konner Hanson 5-7 7-5 10-6 (3) Conner Quelle/Aiden Maanum, M, def Stephen Orsten/Joseph Yu 6-3 6-1
Minnewaska 7,
YME 0
Minnewaska lost just one set in a sweep of Yellow Medicine East in the West Central Conference semifinals at Glenwood.
In a tight match at No. 2 doubles, the Lakers’ combo of Logan Maanum and Aiden Maanum beat the Sting’s Austin Canatsey and Ryan Syring, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.
Singles
(1) Tate Reichmann, M, def Ean Clarke 6-0 6-4 (2) Gannon Walsh, M, def Tyler Syring 6-3 6-0 (3) Ethan Quelle, M, def Jackson Torgerson 6-3 6-3 (4) Tenzin Dahl, M, def Branden Beyer 6-2 6-1
Doubles
(1) Nik VanDyke/Damon Uhde, M, def Derrick Lien/Isaac Olevson 6-0 6-2 (2) Logan Maanum/Aiden Maanum, M, def Austin Canatsey/Ryan Syring 6-3 5-7 10-8 (3) Connor Quelle/Noah Palmer, M, def Mason Rhode/Gage Corner 6-0 6-2
Benson/KMS 5,
DB/LQPV 2
Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg was 4-0 in singles play en route to beating Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley in the West Central Conference semifinals at Benson.
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Peyton LeClair and Hunter LeClair each won 6-0, 6-0 for the Braves at Nos. 2 and 3 singles.
Singles
(1) Taylor Duncan, B/KMS, def Tyler Buer 6-1 6-0 (2) Peyton LeClair, B/KMS, def Gavin Stulz 6-0 6-0 (3) Hunter LeClair, B/KMS, def Levi Olson 6-0 6-0 (4) Matthew Thompson, B/KMS, def Liam Risch 6-3 6-1
Doubles
(1) Wylie Wiebe/Jackson Buer, DB/LQPV, def Max Young, Blake Brehmer 7-6 6-3 (2) Elijah Fjerkerstad/Wyatt Wiebe, DB/LQPV, def Stephen Orsten/Mason Bakke 5-7 6-3 10-1 (3) Harold Habben/Joseph Yu, B/KMS, def Matt Martinson/Nate Gruwell 6-2 6-1
DB/LQPV 4,
Montevideo 3
Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley’s doubles made the difference in a victory over Montevideo in the West Central Conference tournament quarterfinals at Benson.
At No. 4 singles, Liam Risch got DB/LQPV’s only singles win over Andrew Soden, 6-4, 6-2.
