High school boys tennis: Lone Peak, American Fork win all their matches on first day of 6A tournament – Deseret News

The coronavirus pandemic prevented Lone Peak from defending its 6A boys state tennis championship last year. However, TJ Wells didnt waste the time.

Wells was the No. 3 singles champ as a freshman in 2018 and followed it by earning the No. 1 title the following year. When the pandemic forced the Alpine School District to move its students to online learning last year, and then the Utah High School Activities Association canceled the state tournament, Wells took his computer, tennis racquets, sneakers and a few other items to Newport Beach, Calif.

When he wasnt in class, he was testing himself against the Southern California competition.

It seems to have paid dividends. Wells finished 9-1 during the season, earned the top seed in powerful Region 4, and sailed through Thursdays first-round action at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on the warm, sunny afternoon. The Knights won all of their matches, but still dont have the outcome clinched because region foe American Fork did the same thing.

When the tourney continues in near-perfect weather conditions that are predicted for Saturday, the Knights and Cavemen will have 10 points, and a slight lead over another Region 4 team: Corner Canyon (8). Bingham and Riverton earned 6 points, followed by Syracuse (3), and then Jordan, Pleasant Grove and Weber (2).

Region 4s talent showcase was not a surprise. However, Wests Eric Lu, Skyridges Brock Golding and McGwire Rowland, Webers Tyler Chambers and Corner Canyons Tristan Buckner-Munteanu surprised their opponents with first-round victories despite higher seeds. Charlie Jenkins and Connor Snow of Corner Canyon, and Pleasant Groves Adam Ellis and Kade Purser, and Ty Fergeson and Jeffrey Turner of Fremont did the same in doubles play.

Wells, Abe Robbins and Griffin Karas, a highly touted freshman, each handily won their first and second-round singles matches for the Knights, but were matched by American Forks Caden Hasler, Carson McBeth and Adam Clarke.

Each schools doubles teams were just as dominant, making it pretty clear that the team title will depend on the outcome of the Lone Peak-American Fork matches. Only the Karras-Clarke match is scheduled for the semifinals, and the winner will have to try to avoid a letdown against the winner of the match between Corner Canyons Spencer Willes and Jay Taggart of Syracuse.

Wells said he was looking forward to finishing the year against Hasler.

We have played each other a lot and know each other well, he said. Its great knowing you have to get through the best competition (to win it all).

6A boys state tennis tournament

At Liberty Park, Salt Lake City

Thursdays results

Team scores: 1. American Fork, Lone Peak, 10; 3. Corner Canyon, 8; 4. Bingham, Riverton, 6; 6. Skyridge, 4; 7. Syracuse, 3; 8. Jordan, Pleasant Grove, Weber, 2; 11. Davis, Fremont, Granger, Herriman, Layton, Taylorsville, West, 1.

Individual results

No. 1 singles

First round: Caden Hasler (American Fork) def. Ian Tucker (Cyprus) 6-0, 6-0. Eric Liu (West) def. Walker Kemp (Layton) 6-2, 6-4. Josh Peterson (Bingham) def. Mason Brophy (Syracuse) 6-0, 6-0. Tristan Buckner-Munteanu (Corner Canyon) def. Isaac McDougal (West Jordan) 6-0, 6-2. Charlie Buxton (Jordan) def. Joseph Jones (Northridge) 6-0, 6-0. TJ Wells (Lone Peak) def. Jordan Chugg (Fremont) 6-0, 6-0. Brock Golding (Skyridge) def. Brandon Khoune (Taylorsville) 6-4, 6-2. Cody Burke (Riverton) def. McKay Renstrom (Davis) 6-1, 6-0.

Second round: Hasler def Lu 6-0, 6-0. Peterson def Buckner-Munteanu 7-6 (0), 6-2. Wells def Buxton 6-1, 6-2, Burke def. Golding 6-1, 7-5.

No. 2 singles

First round: Carson McBeth (American Fork) def. Christian Andrewsen (Riverton) 6-0, 6-2. McGwire Rowland (Skyridge) def. Ryan Hicks (Layton) 6-3, 6-3. Kyler Silim (Taylorsville) def. Joseph Kurtz (Weber) 6-2, 6-2. Aidan Rideout (Corner Canyon) def. Noah Jones (Jordan) 6-0, 6-1. Justin Levet (Granger) def. Peyton Perkins (Fremont) 6-0, 6-3. Abe Robbins (Lone Peak) def Fabricio Perez (Cyprus) 6-0, 6-0. Kingsley Hoang (Bingham) def. Wyatt Marriott (Clearfield) 6-1, 6-0. Jordan Fong (Syracuse) def. AJ Brakey (West Jordan) 6-0, 6-2.

Second round: McBeth def. Rowland 6-2, 6-1. Rideout def Silim 6-0, 6-1. Robbins def. Levet 6-0, 6-0, Hogan def. Fong 6-3, 6-3.

No. 3 singles

First round: Parker Cummings (Herriman) def. Eduardo De La Paz (Cyprus) 6-1, 6-0. Spencer Willes (Corner Canyon) def. Boston McFarland (Fremont) 6-0, 6-2. Jay Taggart (Syracuse) def. Jacob Duran (West) 6-0, 6-4. Dane Lallis (Riverton) def. Tyler Khopha (Granger) 6-0, 6-2. Adam Clarke (American Fork) def. Kaden Wright (Davis) 6-2, 6-0. Tyler Chambers (Weber) def. Jaiden Womack (Taylorsville) 6-1, 6-0. Dannion Nelson (Bingham) def. Matt Thompson (West Jordan) 6-1, 6-0. Griffin Karras (Lone Peak) def Ben Ortiz (Layton) 6-0, 6-1.

Second round: Willes def. Cummings 6-0, 6-0. Taggart def. Lallis 6-1, 6-2. Clarke def. Chambers 6-1, 6-0. Karras def. Nelson 6-1, 6-2.

No. 1 doubles

First round: Cole Jenkins-Beau Welker (Corner Canyon) def. Brandon Nguyen-Winston Tran (Granger) 6-0, 6-0. Brayden Groll-Spencer Groll (Davis) def. Noah Malloy-Ashton Phelps (Herriman) 6-3, 6-0. Josh Christensen-Isaac Jewkes (Bingham) def. Davis Garlitz-Baden Record (Layton) 6-3, 6-1. Derek Larson-Luke Rich (American Fork) def. Briar Beddow-Joseph Fausett (Kearns) 6-0, 6-0. Adam Ellis-Kade Purser (Pleasant Grove) def. Reed Miles-Brandon Schlappi (Taylorsville) 6-2, 6-0. Cambell Etulain-Dan Colt (Jordan) def. Josh Waldrip-Kaden Banks (Weber) 6-0, 6-3.

Second round: Jenkins-Welker def. Groll-Groll 6-0, 6-0. Larson-Rich def. Christensen-Jewkes 6-1, 7-5. Ashton-Blodgett def. Gowen-Seegmiller 6-0, 6-1. Ellis-Purser def. Etulain-Colt 6-3, 6-2.

No. 2 doubles

First round: Sam Jensen-Treson Hucks (American Fork) def. Tucker Daynes-Sam McCoy (Bingham) 6-2, 6-3. Charlie Jenkins-Connor Snow (Corner Canyon) def. Jack Sargent-Will Parkinson (Davis) 6-3, 6-4. Ty Fergeson-Jeffrey Turner (Fremont) def. Michael Griffith-Simeon Thomas (Granger) 6-3, 6-0. Logan Pickle-Max Ericksen (Skyridge) def. Jackson Osborne-John Seo (Jordan) 6-0, 6-4. Bridger Hunt-Kayden Smith (Layton) def. Tate Seaman-Landon Muir (Taylorsville) 6-4, 6-0. Lucas Jackson-Isaac Downs (Lone Peak) def. Braydon Seeley-Damon Armenta (Cyprus) 6-1, 6-0. Christian Driggs-Drew Blackwell (Riverton) def. Kayden Wageman-Devin Dennis (Clearfield) 6-3, 6-2. Isaac Peterson-Caden Meyer (Weber) def. Joel Myers-Dylan Richardson (Kearns) 6-0, 6-0.

Second round: Jensen-Hucks def. Jenkins-Snow 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Pickle-Ericksen def. Fergeson-Turner 6-1, 6-2. Jackson-Downs def. Hunt-Smith 6-0, 6-0. Driggs-Blackwell def. Peterson-Meyer 6-1, 6-1.

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