Curley, Lansing win 1A district title
Ben Curley and Jon Lansing of Xavier High School won the doubles title at the Class 1A district tennis tournament at Xavier High School Friday.
Curley and Lansing defeated Tom Auge and Jack Lucy of Dubuque Wahlert, 6-1, 6-2, in the championship match and qualified for the state tournament.
Charlie Esker and Jack VonKampen of Xavier defeated Will McDonald and John Ott of Wahlert in the consolation match for third place in a tiebreaker, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0.
Cam Long of Wahlert defeated teammate Jackson Takes, 6-2, 6-4, for the district singles title. Alex Hinrichs of Xavier topped Peter Ward of Marion, 6-0, 6-1, for third place.
Wahlert won the team championship and advanced to the Class 1A substate finals. Xavier placed second and will host third-place Grinnell in a substate semifinal Saturday at 9 a.m.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Wahlert 29, 2. Xavier 24, 3. Grinnell 8, 4. Marion 7, 5. Independence 3, 6. (tie) South Tama 2, Union 2.
