Published May 07, 2008 10:52 pm - Grove City High’s Matt Kiser and Josiah Welker reached the finals of Wednesday’s District 10 Class AA doubles tennis tournament at Pennbriar Athletic Club, Erie.
Roundup: GC's Kiser-Welker reach finals of District 10 Class AA Doubles Tournament
Herald Staff reports
Grove City High’s Matt Kiser and Josiah Welker reached the finals of Wednesday’s District 10 Class AA doubles tennis tournament at Pennbriar Athletic Club, Erie.
Kiser-Welker, the No. 1 seed, fell to Fairview’s 2nd-seeded Thomas Shuttleworth and Jake Batchelor, 6-1, 7-6(7-4). In Wednesday’s semifinals, Kiser-Welker ousted Greenville I (T.J. McGary-Brian Goda), 11-10(9-7) and edged Oil City II (Matt Heath-Tim Kozek), 8-5 in the 2nd round.
McGary-Goda were seeded 4th after drawing an opening-round bye, then defeated Hickory II (Sean and Ryan Zippie) 8-5 in the 2nd round. In the quarterfinals, McGary-Goda ousted Warren I (Sam Birgel-Adrian Shodi) 8-2, before bowing in the semis.
Shuttleworth-Batchelor defeated Hickory I (Corey Runyan-Ryan McCann) 10-0 in the semifinals. Runyan-McCann were seeded 3rd and awarded an opening-round bye. They handled Harbor Creek I (Brian Capozzielollo-Adam Spring), 8-6 in the quarters.
The Fairview duo advanced to the PIAA tourney May 23-24 in Hershey. Fairview’s Johnathan Knoll beat Batchelor Monday for the D-10 singles title. Shuttleworth, the No. 1 seed Monday, was knocked out in the 2nd round by Hickory’s Ryan Zippie on Saturday.
Results of other Mercer County combos:
ä Sharon I (William Palmer-Sal Messina) defeated Titusville II (Eric Drusko-Mike Vinopal) 8-5 in the 1st round, but bowed to Fairview II (David Gorman-Jim Fitzgibbon) 8-2 in the 2nd round.
ä Sharon II (John Muszik-Morgan Manzanares) fell 8-1 to Oil City I (Andrew Mong-Seth Scannell) in the opening round.
ä Hickory II (Zippie-Zippie) defeated Girard I (Dennis Russell-Zach Herrick) 9-7 in the opening round, and Oil City I (Mong-Scannell), 8-3 in the 2nd round.
ä Greenville II (Kurt Jones-Greg Sabo) defeated Grove City II (Brady Beech-Drew Claussen) 9-7 in the 1st round, but dropped an 8-1 verdict to McCann-Runyan in the 2nd round.
ä Kennedy Catholic I (Ross Magestro-Dan Kopas) was defeated 8-3 by Warren I (Birgel-Shodi), and KC II (Matt Luce-Eric Grasso) dropped an 8-1 verdict to Warren II (Mark and Scott Schoenborn), both in the 1st round.
Today at Pennbriar is the D-10 Class AA Team Championship between Hickory and Fairview.
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