Tippecanoe’s Nick Von Krosigk, Alter’s Michael Shope, Milton-Union’s Levi Brumbaugh and the Oakwood doubles team of Oren Watson/Ronin Boehne each booked a trip to the OHSAA state tournament after picking up a pair of wins on the opening day of the boys tennis district tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason on Thursday, May 21.
In the Division I tournament, Von Krosigk, the Miami Valley League’s boys tennis athlete of the year, defeated Kevin Zhou of Sycamore and Josef Alkuino of Fairfield to advance. Von Krosigk will face Janek Teply of Mason in the district semifinal round on Saturday, May 23.
Alkuino defeated Bellbrook’s Jonah Grismer in the first round before falling 6-2, 6-1 to Von Krosigk.
Centerville’s Timothy Lee defeated Tippecanoe’s Alex Darner by scores of 6-3, 6-3 in the first round but had to forfeit his second-round match.
Ryan Hunt of Beavercreek grabbed a first-round win but fell in the second.
No area teams qualified in D-I doubles, but Springboro’s Peyton Nelson/Brady Mullins and Centerville’s Luke Edwards/Jake Critchfield did record first-round victories.
In D-II singles Shope highlighted his day for Alter with a straight-set victory in his first-round match. Shope will play Milton-Union’s Brumbaugh in the district semifinals on Saturday, May 23.
Arjun Jain of Miami Valley and Noah Wildofsky of Northwestern earned first round wins but did not advance.
In D-II doubles Oakwood’s duo of Oren Watson/Ronin Boehne qualified for state with wins over Seven Hills and Wyoming. Watson and Boehne will meet Indian Hill’s Will Jordan/Vedant Buch in the district semifinals on Saturday, May 23.
PHOTOS: Boys D-I and D-II district tennis tournament in Mason
* Nick Graham
The OHSAA state tournament is returning to the Lindner Family Tennis Center this year. The facility had previously hosted the tournament from 2014-2022 before undergoing renovations. The tournament is scheduled for Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29.
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