Wednesday, May 26, 2004

2004 State 3A tennis tournament

May 21-22 in Boise

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16 schools, 128 players
intermittent showers and cool

Final team totals (state qualifiers in parentheses)

1—Community School (14) 86 pts—third state title in four years
2—Parma (15) 63 pts.
3—Wood River (12) 60 pts.
4—Homedale (9) 47 pts.

5—Declo (6) 27 points. 6 (tie)—Fruitland (8) and Clark Fork (6) 21 points apiece. 8—Payette (6) 19 points. 9 (tie)—Troy (10) and Weiser (10) with 6 points apiece. 11—Grangeville (13) 5 points. 12—Gooding (7) 4 points. 13—Sugar-Salem (1) 3 points. 14 (tie)—Culdesac (5) and Deary (2) with 2 points apiece. 16—Post Falls Christian (1) 1 point.

 

Point by category—

(86)—Community School 36 BS, 15 GS, 5 BD, 9 GD, 21 MD=86
1st—BS, MD. 2nd—BS. 4th—GD.

Third state title in four years. Finished first or second at state in seven of the last eight state meets. Successive point totals were 53 in 1997, 46 in 1998,

52 in 1999, 76 in 2000, 91 in 2001, 94 in 2002 and 59 in 2003. Average point total at state in those eight years, including 2004, has been 69.6.

(63)—Parma 4 BS, 1 GS, 36 BD, 6 GD, 16 MD=63
1st—BD. 2nd—BD. 3rd—MD.

(60)—Wood River 0 BS, 5 GS, 15 BD, 24 GD, 16 MD=60
1st—GD. 2nd—MD. 3rd—BD.

(47)—Homedale 12 BS, 20 GS, 9 BD, 0 GD, 6 MD=47
1st—GS. 3rd—BS. 4th—BD.

 

Points by singles/doubles—

86—Community School (26-12 all matches)—51 points singles (13-4), 35 points doubles (13-8)

60—Wood River (21-10 all matches)—5 points singles (4-4), 55 points doubles (17-6)

 

State team championships (36th time):

2004 (3A)—Community School
2003 (3A)—Homedale
2002 (3A)—Community School.
2001 (A-2)—Community School.
1998-2000 (Class B)—Bishop Kelly.
1997—Jerome.
1996—Homedale.
1995—Bishop Kelly.
1993-94—Parma.
1992—Jerome.
1991—Parma.
1989-90—Jerome.
1988—Wood River.
1987—Vallivue.
1986—Wood River.
1985—Jerome.
1983-84—Bishop Kelly.
1982—Wood River.
1981—Gooding.
1975-80—Bishop Kelly.
1973-74—Payette.
1972—Bishop Kelly.
1971—Parma.
1970—Parma and Jerome.
1968-69—Parma.

Number of state team titles—Bishop Kelly 12, Parma 7, Jerome 6, Wood River 3, Community School 3, Payette 2, Homedale 2, Gooding 1, Vallivue 1.

This was the 29th year Wood River represented at state.

 

State titlists (13—3 S, 10 D):

2004—Jackie Safran and Devon Bunce, GD.
2003—Dixon Mooseau and Hadley DeBree MD.
2002—Ashley Lakey and Jessie Woodyard GD.
2001—Casey Werth and Vince Nagashima BD; Ned Flanagan and Aprilia Hagglof MD.
1989 and 1990—John Driscoll BS.
1986—John Jacoby BS.
1986—Marianne Moore and Ann Ferries GD.
1982—Adele Allender and Anise Morrow GD.
1980—Hal Sweasey and Lance Levy BD.
1979—Laura Newcomb and Eric Exline MD.
1978—Jonathan Angle and Buddy Levy BD.

This was Community School’s 21st year fielding a team, and 20th to state.

 

State titlists (14—11 S, 3 D):

2004—Tyler Martin BS.
2004—Luke Fostvedt and Mandy Alexander MD.
2003—Joel Evans BS.
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002—Lauren Drew GS.
2001, 2002—Ryan Drew BS.
2002—Joel Evans and Luke Fostvedt BD.
1997—Chancey Martin BS.
1992—Amy Stuhlberg and Adam Saphier MD.
1986—Tory Thornton GS.
1985—John Jacoby BS.

 

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Boys singles (16 players)

Final results
1—Tyler Martin (CS junior)
2—Scooter Sabel (CS sophomore, #1 seed)
3—Brett Hopkins (Homedale sophomore, #3 seed)
4—Travis Moss (Declo senior)

Summary: CS 7-1 match record, 36 points BS

WR 0-0 match record, 0 points BS

Championship—Tyler Martin (CS) 6-2, 6-4 over Scooter Sabel (CS)

Third place—Brett Hopkins (Homedale) 7-5, 6-3 over Travis Moss (Declo)

 

Local players

Tyler Martin (CS junior 4-0)
won 6-0, 6-0 over Lincoln Smyser (Parma)
won 6-1, 6-1 over Aaron Fleming (Sugar-Salem)
won 6-2, 7-6 (2) over #3-seeded Brett Hopkins (Homedale sophomore)
championship—won 6-2, 6-4 over Scooter Sabel (CS)

Scooter Sabel (CS sophomore 3-1)
won 6-2, 6-1 over Eddy Huffman (Fruitland)
won 6-0, 6-1 over Satoshi Komura (Gooding)
won 6-1, 6-1 over #4-seeded Trent Timmons (Parma sophomore)
championship—lost 6-2, 6-4 to Tyler Martin (CS)

 

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Girls singles (16 players)

Final results
1—Caity Jones (Homedale junior, #1 seed—1st 2003, 2nd 2002)
2—Rayna Allen (Clark Fork freshman, #3 seed)
3—Amy Alexander (CS senior, #2 seed)
4—Katie Wall (Declo senior, #4 seed)

Summary: CS 6-3 match record, 15 points GS

WR 4-4 match record, 5 points GS

Championship—Caity Jones (Homedale junior) 6-0, 6-1 over Rayna Allen (Clark Fork freshman)

Third place—Amy Alexander (CS senior) 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 over Katie Wall (Declo senior)

 

Local players

Amy Alexander (CS senior 4-1)
won 6-1, 6-1 over Missy Bird (Grangeville)
won 6-4, 6-1 over Danielle Hopkins (Weiser)
lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to Rayna Allen (Clark Fork freshman)
won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 over Hadley DeBree (WR sophomore)
third place—won 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 over Katie Wall (Declo)

Hadley DeBree (WR sophomore 3-2)
won 6-0, 6-0 over Mara Johnson (Culdesac)
lost 6-3, 7-5 to Caity Jones (Homedale junior)
won 6-1, 6-1 over Ashley Prior (WR sophomore)
won 6-1, 6-2 over Reina Hagstrom (Clark Fork)
lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to Amy Alexander (CS senior)

Caitlin Cairncross (CS junior 2-2)
won 6-3, 6-1 over Samantha Fraizer (Parma)
lost 6-2, 6-2 to Rayna Allen (Clark Fork)
won 6-2 ,6-4 over Veronica Rodriguez (Fruitland)
lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Danielle Hopkins (Weiser senior)

Ashley Prior (WR sophomore 1-2)
lost by forfeit to Danielle Hopkins (Weiser senior)—academic reasons
won 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 over Missy Bird (Grangeville)
lost 6-1, 6-1 to Hadley DeBree (WR sophomore)

 

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Boys doubles (16 teams)

Final results
1—Nick Padilla-Kyle Nielsen (Parma junior, senior, #4 seed)
2—Trent Weber-Jesse Chaney (Parma sophomores, #3 seed)
3—Dao Okamoto-Thomas Phelan (WR senior, freshman, #2 seed)
4—Jeremy Ensley-Josh Myers (Homedale sophomore, freshman)

Summary: CS 4-4 match record, 5 points BD

WR 7-3 match record, 15 points BD

Championship—Nick Padilla-Kyle Nielsen (Parma junior, senior) 7-6, 6-2 over Trent Weber-Jesse Chaney (Parma sophomores)

Third place—Dao Okamoto-Thomas Phelan (WR senior, freshman) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 over Jeremy Ensley-Josh Myers (Homedale sophomore, freshman)

 

Local players

Dao Okamoto-Thomas Phelan
(WR senior, freshman 4-1)
won 6-1, 6-3 over Bobby Hopkins-Johnny Hullinger (Weiser sophomore, freshman)
won 7-6, 6-3 over Brian Lewis-Zach Torres (Fruitland juniors)
lost 6-2, 6-2 to Trent Weber-Jesse Chaney (Parma sophomores)
won 6-3, 6-1 over Christian Cairncross-Wes Flanigan (CS freshman, sophomore)
third place—won 1-6, 6-1 ,6-4 over Jeremy Ensley-Josh Myers (Homedale sophomore, freshman)

Christian Cairncross-Wes Flanigan
(CS freshman, sophomore 3-2)
won 6-0, 6-0 over Drew McCulley-Chase Randleas (Grangeville sophomore, junior)
lost 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 to Nick Padilla-Kyle Nielsen (Parma junior, senior)
won 6-2, 6-4 over Tyler Chandler-Ben Roth (CS sophomore, junior)
won 6-2, 6-2 over Bobby Hopkins-Johnny Hullinger (Weiser sophomore, freshman)
lost 6-3, 6-1 to Dao Okamoto-Thomas Phelan (WR senior, freshman)

Frank Fiaschetti-Hunter Storey
(WR seniors 3-2)
lost 6-4, 6-3 to Nick Padilla-Kyle Nielsen (Parma junior, senior)
won over Drew McCulley-Chase Randleas (Grangeville sophomore, junior)
won 7-6, 6-1 over Nathan Allen-Dustin Gannon (Clark Fork juniors)
won 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 over Brian Lewis-Zach Torres (Fruitland juniors)
lost 6-1, 6-3 to Jeremy Ensley-Josh Myers (Homedale sophomore, freshman)

Tyler Chandler-Ben Roth
(CS sophomore, junior 1-2)
lost 6-3, 6-1 to Trent Weber-Jesse Chaney (Parma sophomores)
won 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 over Morgan Frederickson-Ryan Willis (Gooding senior, sophomore)
lost 6-2, 6-4 to Christian Cairncross-Wes Flanigan (CS freshman, sophomore)

 

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Girls doubles (16 teams)

Final results
1—Jackie Safran-Devon Bunce (WR sophomores, #4 seed)
2—Kristyn King-Kristi Soelberg (Payette sophomore, junior)
3— Lauren Surmeier-Carolyn Dees (Fruitland senior, junior, #1 seed)
4— McKenzie Hart-Joanie Baumgardner (CS sophomore, senior)

Summary: CS 4-2 match record, 9 points GD
WR 7-2 match record, 24 points GD

Championship—Jackie Safran-Devon Bunce (WR sophomores) 6-1, 6-4 over Kristyn King-Kristi Soelberg (Payette sophomore, junior)

Third place—Lauren Surmeier-Carolyn Dees (Fruitland senior, junior) 6-0, 6-4 over McKenzie Hart-Joanie Baumgardner (CS sophomore, senior)

 

Local players

Jackie Safran-Devon Bunce
(WR sophomores 4-0)
won 6-0, 6-2 over Cherie Parmarter-Jennifer Sutton (Parma juniors)
won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 over Amber Blewett-Jessica Burch (Grangeville seniors)
won 7-5, 6-0 over Lauren Surmeier-Carolyn Dees (Fruitland senior, junior)
championship—won 6-1, 6-4 over Kristyn King-Kristi Soelberg (Payette sophomore, junior)

 

McKenzie Hart-Joanie Baumgardner
(CS sophomore, senior 4-2)
won 6-1, 7-6 over Sarah Baugh-Corinne Haase (Clark Fork seniors)
lost 6-4, 6-1 to Lauren Surmeier-Carolyn Dees (Fruitland senior, junior)
won 6-3, 6-4 over Lindsey Sharrock and Jamie Sharrock (Troy junior, sophomore)
won 7-6, 6-3 over Amber Blewett-Jessica Burch (Grangeville seniors)
won 6-2, 6-3 over Logan Smyser-McKenzie Timmons (Parma freshmen)
third place—lost 6-0, 6-4 to Lauren Surmeier-Carolyn Dees (Fruitland senior, junior)

 

Ellie France-Abby Fairman
(WR senior, sophomore 3-2, #2 seed)
won 6-1, 6-2 over Kasey Gibbs-Natalie Wilkins (Weiser freshmen)
lost 6-4, 6-3 to Kristyn King-Kristi Soelberg (Payette sophomore, junior)
won 7-5, 6-1 over Katy Fox-Maria Johnson (Grangeville junior, senior)
won 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 over Cherie Parmarter-Jennifer Sutton (Parma juniors)
lost 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 to Lauren Surmeier-Carolyn Dees (Fruitland senior, junior)

 

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Mixed doubles (16 teams)

Final results
1—Luke Fostvedt-Mandy Alexander (CS senior, freshman, #4 seed)
2—Danny Gariepy-Whitney DeBree (WR senior, freshman, #2 seed)
3—Scott Weber-Emily Watson (Parma seniors, #1 seed)
4—Eric Oisen-Ashley Peterson (Declo junior, senior)

Summary: CS 5-2 match record, 21 points MD

WR 3-1 match record, 16 points MD

Championship—Luke Fostvedt-Mandy Alexander (CS senior, freshman) 6-1, 6-4 over Danny Gariepy-Whitney DeBree (WR senior, freshman)

Third place—Scott Weber-Emily Watson (Parma seniors) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 over Eric Olsen-Ashley Peterson (Declo junior, senior)

 

Local players

Luke Fostvedt-Mandy Alexander
(CS senior, freshman, 4-0)
won 6-2, 6-3 over Jesse Johnson-Courtney Hill (Fruitland junior, senior)
won 6-0, 6-0 over Marcus Eby-Rochelle Antonucci (Homedale juniors)
won 6-3, 6-2 over Scott Weber-Emily Watson (Parma seniors)
championship—won 6-1, 6-4 over Danny Gariepy-Whitney DeBree (WR senior, freshman)

 

Danny Gariepy-Whitney DeBree
(WR senior, freshman, 3-1)
won 6-3, 6-1 over Levi Paul-Jennifer Souther (Clearwater Valley junior, senior)
won 6-1, 6-4 over Austin Blaylock-Alyson Page (Parma seniors)
won 6-3, 6-4 over Anthony Haskett-Lacey VanderBoegh (Homedale senior, junior)
championship—lost 6-1, 6-4 to Luke Fostvedt-Mandy Alexander (CS senior, freshman)

 

J.P. McNeal-Blake Ellis (CS juniors 1-2)
lost 6-2, 6-0 to Scott Weber-Emily Watson (Parma seniors)
won 6-2, 7-5 over Gentry Jenkins-Katie Jenkins (Troy sophomore, senior)
lost 7-5, 6-1 to Austin Blaylock-Alyson Page (Parma seniors)

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