Neenah advances to semifinals in Division 1 boys team tennis tournament
Fox Valley Association teams went 1-1 at the WIAA state team tennis tournament June 13 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison.
Neenah defeated Marquette University, 4-3, while Middleton knocked off Kimberly, 5-2.
The fifth-seeded Rockets will play top-seeded Brookfield Central in the semifinals. The Lancers defeated Menomonie, 7-0.
Carl Hein at No. 1 singles and Hunter Brown at No. 2 singles were winners for Neenah.
The Rockets also got wins from Andrew Werner and Brady Lawatsch at No. 1 doubles, and Luke Grassl and Henry Farrell at No. 2 doubles.
In Kimberly’s match against Middleton, Preston McGinnis won at No. 4 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Aiden Meixl and Colin Meixl won in straight sets.
Neenah 4, Marquette University 3
Carl Hein N def. Spencer Holly 6-1, 6-2; Hunter Brown N def. Jeff Russell 6-2, 6-1; Cole Egelhoff M def. Josh Youngwerth 3-6, 6-3, 10-7; Michael Coury M def. Seth Vickman 6-2, 6-4.
Andrew Werner/Brady Lawatsch N def. Luke McCormick/Jimmy Barry 6-2, 6-3; Luke Grassl/Henry Farrell N def. Colin More O’Ferrall/Conrad Redden 7-5, 4-6, 11-9; Adam Teske/Cy Rentmeester M def. Harrison Tanger/Joe Schultz 6-4, 6-2.
Middleton 5, Kimberly 2
Alexander Bo M def. Justin Walker 6-0, 6-0; Preetham Peddireddy M def. Sidd Mahoney 6-2, 6-0; Henry Arp M def. Andrew Nhan 4-6, 6-0, 13-11; Preston McGinnis K def. Cam Hosfield 6-3, 5-7, 10-6.
Aiden Meixl/Colin Meixl K def. Bodi Russo/Caden Cheng 6-2, 6-2; Blake Gibson/Zander Endres M def. Hunter Holschuh/Jackson Lawson 6-3, 6-0; Eric Sun/Lucas Kurtz M def. Andrew Lindsay/Tyler Schmidt 6-2, 6-0.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Wisconsin high school boys tennis: WIAA state team tournament
