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| District tourney little fun for Dragons |
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| Nate Humphrey just misses earning a berth in the state tennis tournament. |
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 | | Photo by Sam Scott | | Derek Burbank of Dallas hits a running forehand during a May 8 match in the Mid-Willamette Tennis Tournament at the Timberhill Racquet Club. |
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By Sam Scott
DALLAS -- Nate Humphrey of Dallas fell one win short of a berth at state May 7-9 in the Mid-Willamette Conference tennis tournament at the Timberhill Racquet Club in Corvallis.
Humphrey, the only member of the team who previously had played a match in the district tournament, won his first two matches before falling in the quarterfinals.
"He actually did real well," DHS coach Mary Christensen said. "He lost to a seeded player who finished second. He was the only one who had ever been there before, but he hadn't won a match there. It was good for him to win a couple of matches."
Dallas' Glen Nicol, Cody Rogers and Sebastien Hoening all lost first-round singles matches and did not last long in consolation play.
Spencer West and J.J. Heinz won their first doubles matches but lost their second in three sets. | | Photo by Sam Scott | | Derek Burbank of Dallas hits a running forehand during a May 8 match in the Mid-Willamette Tennis Tournament at the Timberhill Racquet Club. |
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"They lost to the third-seeded team, but they should have won," Christensen said. "They were up 5-2 in the first set and lost. They won the second set 6-4 but lost the next one. That was too bad."
Patrick Moynahan and Derek Burbank also won a first-round match but were eliminated in the second.
Ben Greene and Tyson Montague opened with a victory before running into the defending state champions from West Albany in the second round.
Jordan Garland and Jake Schmidt lost in the first round and advanced to the consolation quarterfinals before losing in a three-set match.
"We had four teams win in the first round," Christensen said. "I actually thought we did really well. For their inexperience, they were real competitive. Our league was really hard, especially in singles.
"Next year, almost everybody is coming back. I think next year will be much better if they stick with it."
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