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Salem-area girls, boys tennis players to watch in 2024 OSAA state tournament

jarrid denney, salem statesman journal
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The Sprague girls tennis team won the 6A Central Valley Conference District Tennis Tournament at the Salem Swim and Tennis Club on May 17.
The Sprague girls tennis team won the 6A Central Valley Conference District Tennis Tournament at the Salem Swim and Tennis Club on May 17.

The 2024 OSAA state tennis tournament is set to kick off this weekend, and numerous Salem-area athletes will be in contention after producing big performances at their respective district tournaments.

At the Central Valley Conference district meet last week, Sprague dominated on both the boys and girls sides. The Olympians swept the team titles as Jabin Barkes (boys singles) Lincoln Basl and Jacob Hoda (boys doubles), Tirzah Tarbox (girls singles), and Anna Ainsworth and Drew Fiskum (girls doubles) all won individual titles.

The 6A and 5A state tournaments are slated to begin Thursday at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, with the 5A tournament set to shift to the West Hills Racquet and Fitness Club on Saturday. The 4A/3A/2A/1A tournament will begin Thursday at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Here's a roundup of which local tennis athletes have earned trips to state.

Sprague’s Jabin Barkes competes in the round 1 doubles match of the 6A state tennis championship at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Beaverton, Ore.
Sprague’s Jabin Barkes competes in the round 1 doubles match of the 6A state tennis championship at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Beaverton, Ore.

6A boys singles

  • Jabin Barkes (Sprague) vs. Yehuda Zaretsky (South Eugene)

  • Jett Basl (Sprague) vs. Blake Chandler (South Eugene)

  • Noah Leichty (South Salem) vs. (8) Mason Men (Lake Oswego)

  • Tait Pederson (Sprague) vs. Liam Mackura (Glencoe)

6A boys doubles

  • Lincoln Basl & Jacob Hoda (Sprague) vs. James Cui & Jay Lee (Lake Oswego)

  • Kelson Whelan & Jack Roth (McNary) vs. Ty Hendrickson & Oliver Kuerbis (Grant)

  • Mason Marsden & Camden Ayres (Sprague) vs. (8) Simon Potter 12 & Miles Potter (Grant)

  • Lucas Westfall & Alex Cunningham (South Salem) vs. Nate Ernst & Griffin Chandler (Central Catholic)

South Salem’s Andria Yao and Nidhi Nagaraj high-five in the round 1 double match of the Class 6A state tennis championship at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Beaverton, Ore.
South Salem’s Andria Yao and Nidhi Nagaraj high-five in the round 1 double match of the Class 6A state tennis championship at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Beaverton, Ore.

6A girls singles

  • (7) Tirzah Tarbox (Sprague) vs. Hana Yokoi (Tualatin)

  • Sadie Paterson (South Salem) vs. Adeline Backer (Grant)

  • Hannah Bradshaw (Sprague) vs. (6) Alexis Uschold (South Medford)

  • Nicole Schnurbusch (McNary) vs. Sofia Sorokina (Nelson)

6A girls doubles

  • (6) Anna Ainsworth & Drew Fiskum (Sprague) vs. Megan Ameele & Adriana Barbee (Sandy)

  • Reese Beyrouty & Elisabeth Nickel (Sprague) vs. Marie Mann & Mika Regner (Westview)

  • Andria Yao & Nidhi Nagaraj (South Salem) vs. Ruby Hanson & Emma Tadjedin (Grant)

  • Mae Warner & Anna Warner (Sprague) vs. Janessa Pilcher & Amelia Gladbach (Grants Pass)

5A boys singles

  • Hannes Zum Felde (Central) vs. (3) Kaiden Harris (La Salle Prep)

5A girls singles

  • Audrey Gardner (Silverton) vs. (3) Veronica Miller (Ashland)

4A/3A/2A/1A girls singles

  • Laina Atiyeh (Stayton) vs. Ella Li (Oregon Episcopal)

4A/3A/2A/1A girls doubles

  • Rachel Suelzle & Kate Withers (Cascade) vs. Leah O'Hern & Sophia Rush (Sisters)

Jarrid Denney covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at JDenney@salem.gannett.com or on X @jarrid_denney

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: OSAA state tennis championships 2024: Salem players to watch