One point separated Clarkston from the tennis state finals. The Wolves scored 15 points at the Division 1 boys tennis regional at Rochester on May 19, which was one point behind second place Utica Eisenhower.
The top two teams automatically qualify for the state finals and a third team can qualify if it scores at least 18 points. West Bloomfield scored 30 points to win the regional title.
‘I told the team I was happy with the way they played,? Clarkston Coach Chas Claus said. ‘We accomplished more than any other team has at regionals. We tied our best point total and it was the closest we ever came to making the state finals, missing it by one point. I was really proud of their effort. I wish we would have had a little more help from some other teams, but that’s ok.?
The No. 3 doubles team of Thomas Beattie and Derek Boatman and the No. 4 doubles team of Blake Curdy and Trent Rose both reached the finals in their flights, but both fell to West Bloomfield teams.
Beattie and Boatman lost to the Lakers Mike Lewis and Mike Brodsky 6-2, 6-4. Curdy and Rose fell to West Bloomfield’s Matt Ruza and Scott Jurewicz, 6-1, 6-3.
‘Both of them had favorable draws,? Claus said. ‘They came threw in the clutch and made it to the finals. They also had some revenge on the way. They both defeated teams they lost to at the league meet.?
Clarkston didn’t lose any first round matches, which helped them come close to making the state