Tennis

TENNIS

Noland reaches finals

Derek Noland advanced to the boys 18 singles final of the Alaska Club junior tennis championships by turning back Reed Lekander 6-3, 6-1 Friday at the Alaska Club North.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Kohlhass, Fuller to meet in state finals

Scott Kohlhass and Jay Fuller each won semifinal singles matches Friday at the Alaska State Tennis Championships at The Alaska Club North.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Fortson wins again

Joseph Hemry swept Greg Bidwell 6-0, 6-0 Thursday in a quarterfinal match of the men's 3.5 singles division at the Alaska State Tennis Championships at The Alaska Club North.

South wins state tennis championship

South High netted its third straight ASAA/First National Bank state high school tennis championship Saturday, and there's bad news for teams chasing the Wolverines -- the two players who captured singles titles for South are both underclassmen.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Roys lifts East to CIC crown

East junior Ryan Roys ripped a backhand match winner down the left side of court No. 3 at The Alaska Club North on Wednesday, and then calmly walked to the net to shake his opponent's hand.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

South takes control

Four tennis teams distinguished themselves in Tuesday's first round of the Cook Inlet Conference championship at The Alaska Club North. South earned 12 points to take a one-point lead over East and West, and Dimond sits in fourth with nine points.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Dimond 7, Service 2 in tennis

With straight-sets singles victories from Cole Fox and Madison Chan, Dimond defeated Service 7-2 Monday in a CIC tennis meet at The Alaska Club East.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

West 9, Bartlett 0 in tennis

The West tennis team closed its Cook Inlet Conference regular season with a 9-0 win Monday over Bartlett at The Alaska Club North.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

West 5, East 4 in tennis

A battle of the Alecs decided a dramatic Cook Inlet Conference tennis dual between West and East on Saturday, with West securing a 5-4 win thanks to Alec Crandall's comeback victory over Alec Parry of East.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

South 7, Dimond 2 in tennis

All of South's singles players won their matches Saturday in the Wolverines' 7-2 CIC tennis victory over Dimond.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

South 7, East 2 in tennis

Whitney Williams of Service didn't lose a game en route to a straight-set victory over Ellen Rumley of East in a Cook Inlet Conference tennis meet Friday. Her 6-0, 6-0 victory helped the Wolverines to a 7-2 team win.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

McKee and Hodges seal the meet for Eagles

Cook Inlet Conference tennis meets between South and West have a tendency to be hard fought to the final set, often being decided by a lucky bounce of the ball.

East beats Chugiak in tennis

There was one close match in East's 9-0 blowout of Chugiak in a Cook Inlet Conference tennis meet at The Alaska Club North on Wednesday.

West 6, Dimond 3 in high school tennis

All six of West's victories came in straight sets Tuesday, when the Eagles scored a 6-3 Cook Inlet Conference tennis win over Dimond at The Alaska Club East.

Photos: High school tennis, Chugiak vs. South

East 6, Eagle River 3 in high school tennis

Doubles proved the difference Monday, when East and Eagle River split singles matches, but East won four of five doubles matches to secure a 6-3 Cook Inlet Conference tennis victory at The Alaska Club East.

Dimond 6, Chugiak 3 in tennis

Dimond won three singles matches and three doubles matches to defeat Chugiak 6-3 in Cook Inlet Conference tennis Saturday at The Alaska Club East.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

South 6, Service 3

Service's boys won their singles matches by rebounding from second-set losses to win third-set tie-breakers, but South won all four girls matches and its depth delivered a 6-3 Cook Inlet Conference tennis victory Thursday.

South 9, Bartlett 0 in tennis

South won all three contested matches and benefitted from six Bartlett forfeits to rack a 9-0 Cook Inlet Conference, home-court tennis victory Wednesday.

East 6, Service 3 in high school tennis

Three extended third-set tie-breakers featured two victories by Service, but East won one and turned back the visiting Cougars for a 6-3 Cook Inlet Conference tennis victory on Tuesday.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

South 6, Dimond 3

South won three of four singles matches and three of five doubles matches Tuesday to seize a 6-3 Cook Inlet Conference tennis victory over visiting Dimond.

Eagle River 5, Chugiak 4 in tennis match

Eagle River won three of four singles matches and both girls doubles matches to earn a 5-4 victory at rival Chugiak in Cook Inlet Conference tennis action Monday.