Fossil Ridge and Fort Collins boys tennis players are set to compete in the Colorado high school Class 5A boys tennis state individual championships this week in Denver.
The SaberCats and Lambkins each won regional titles, with Fossil advancing all seven lines and Fort Collins qualifying six lines for the state tournament.
Overall, 20 players across 13 lines from the two schools will be in action at state.
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The three-day event kicks off Thursday with the first round and quarterfinals, followed by playbacks and semifinals on Friday before the finals and third-place matches Saturday. Play begins at 9 a.m. each day, weather permitting.
Follow here for live updates throughout the tournament, including photos and match results.
Fossil Ridge
The SaberCats nearly swept regional titles, winning six of seven lines and qualifying 11 players for state.
Fossil also made the team tournament semifinals before falling to No. 1 seed Regis Jesuit on Tuesday.
Here are the SaberCats’ opening-round matches in the individual brackets:
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No. 1 singles: Tyler Van Tassell vs. Ryder Pierce (Broomfield)
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No. 2 singles: Cadell Webb vs. Blake Curl (Boulder)
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No. 3 singles: Ian Miller vs. Konner George (Denver South)
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No. 1 doubles: Davis Samuelson/Felipe Sampaio vs. Ryder Meale/Aaron Stalter (Arapahoe)
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No. 2 doubles: Keaton Thomas/Diego Pardina vs. Colin Arbour/Oliver Zatz (Denver South)
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No. 3 doubles: Vedant Manakeshwar/Braxton Phillips vs. Jace Hansen/Tommy Dixon (Columbine)
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No. 4 doubles: Zach Peterson/Zane Webb vs. Jackson Saddoris/Tanner Keegan (Broomfield)
Fort Collins
The Lambkins edged out host Grandview (53 points to 49) to take the regional title last week and send nine players to state.
Fort Collins made the team tournament as the ninth seed but dropped an opening-round match to No. 8 Grandview.
Here are the Lambkins’ opening-round matches in the individual brackets:
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No. 1 singles: Jake Bronson vs. Charlie Stern (Cherry Creek)
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No. 2 singles: Kincade Crow vs. Jack Loehr (Cherry Creek)
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No. 3 singles: Porter Gallegos vs. Aidan Washer (Cherry Creek)
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No. 1 doubles: Bennett Metz/Callaway Orr vs. Henry Vanderberg/Austin McDonald (Broomfield)
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No. 3 doubles: Jake McGinnis/Jack Gibbs vs. Will Stinchcomb/Itay Kazatcker (Fairview)
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No. 4 doubles: Miles Kalai/Casey Stanford vs. Hank Harms/Zach Kesselman (Heritage)
Colorado state tennis format
The format is single-elimination for the championship, but double elimination for third and fourth place via playbacks.
Each line has a 16-team bracket, and players are eliminated completely after two losses.
Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.
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