Freshman Cameron Barlow and senior Nate Houck powered through their opening-round singles matches and the doubles team of senior Lane Schell and freshman Liam Cole also won Monday at Estacada to advance in the Special District 2 boys tennis tournament.
Barlow put together a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over Estacada sophomore Liam Morgan. Houck took a 6-3, 6-1 victory against sophomore Yandell Shepard, also of Estacada.
Two other Warriors singles players ran into tough draws against North Marion. Junior Colby Jones edged Andrew Sims, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, after Sims had battled back to force the deciding set. Gio Rodriguez of North Marion topped freshman Lev Grose 6-1, 6-3.
In doubles play, Schell and Cole teamed up to defeat Junction City sophomore Damien Escobedal-Bernal and junior London O’Conner, 6-2, 6-1.
The doubles team of sophomore Samuel Holroyd and freshman Elijah Arthurs dropped a three-set decision to North Marion’s Sawyer Rostocil and Giovanni Rodriguez, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, then fell into the consolation bracket and lost to Molalla freshmen Boe Line and Lincoln Fisher, 8-2.
The Philomath duo of junior Mika Laukkanen-Raskauskas and freshman Jovi Tavano dropped a match to Cascade sophomore Jackson Greufe and senior Parker Burlingame, 6-4, 6-0.
The tournament continues Thursday and Friday at the Salem Swim and Tennis Club.
Special District 2 Tournament
Monday, May 11, at Estacada HS
DAY 1
Singles
Cameron Barlow, Philomath, def. Liam Morgan, Estacada, 6-1, 6-1; Nate Houck, Philomath, def. Yandell Shepard, Estacada, 6-3, 6-1; Colby Jones, North Marion, def. Andrew Sims, Philomath, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Gio Rodriguez, North Marion, def. Lev Grose, Philomath, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles
Lane Schell/Liam Cole, Philomath, def. Damien Escobedal-Bernal/London O’Conner, Junction City, 6-2, 6-1; Sawyer Rostocil/Giovanni Rodriguez, North Marion, def. Samuel Holroyd/Elijah Arthurs, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5; Jackson Greufe/Parker Burlingame, Cascade, def. Mika Laukkanen-Raskauskas/Jovi Tavano, 6-4, 6-0; Boe Line/Lincoln Fisher, Molalla, def. Samuel Holroyd/Elijah Arthurs, Philomath, 8-2 (consolation bracket).