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WAUSAU – Marshfield repeated as Wisconsin Valley Conference champions with a dominating performance at the 2018 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament on Thursday at Wausau East High School.
Sam Haessly (No. 2 singles), Calvin Lawler (No. 3 singles), Jared Cordova and Braedon Corteen (No. 1 doubles), Will Fay and Ayush Shukla (No. 2 doubles), and Craig Paulman and Lucas Paulman (No. 3 doubles) all won conference championships for the Tigers.
Marshfield’s Evan Fait (No. 1 singles) and Eric Myklejord (No. 4 singles) were conference runner-up after losing in the championship match.
Combined with its unbeaten WVC dual meet season, the Tigers finish with 94 combined points, 30 more than second-place Wausau East.
Marshfield will compete at the WIAA Division 1 subsectional on Monday at Wisconsin Rapids. Sectionals will be Wednesday at Eau Claire Memorial.
2018 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament
May 17, at Wausau East High School
Team scores: 1. Marshfield 38; 2. Wausau East 22; 3. D.C. Everest 20; 4. Wausau West 14; 5. Stevens Point 12; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 6.
Overall final team standings: 1. Marshfield 94; 2. Wausau East 64; 3. D.C. Everest 58; 4. Wausau West and Wisconsin Rapids 36; 6. Stevens Point 34.
Championship Matches
Singles: 1. Luke Bailey (WW) def. Evan Fait (MAR) 6-0, 6-1; 2. Sam Haessly (MAR) def. Ryan Begley (DC) 6-2, 2-6, 10-5; 3. Calvin Lawler (MAR) def. Anders Aspenes (WE) 6-0, 4-6, 12-10; 4. Lucas Allen (DC) def. Eric Myklejord (MAR) 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Jared Cordova-Braedon Corteen (MAR) def. Marcus Bean-Ryan Graczkowski (WR) 6-4, 6-3; 2. Ayush Shukla-Will Fay (MAR) def. Elkin Thao-Neil Biswas (WE) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1; 3. Craig Paulman-Lucas Paulman (MAR) def. Nicholas Cywinski-Nathan Strasman (SP) 6-1, 6-1.