Tennis roundup: Richland's Zuroske reaches Inland Empire semifinals

SPOKANE -- Richland had all four of its entrants in the boys portion of the Inland Empire tournament in Spokane reach the semifinals, including Tri-City Invite No. 1 singles champion Troy Zuroske.

Mid-Columbia quarterfinal results

Boys

No. 1 singles--Troy Zuroske (Richland) d. Dustin McCanell (Clarkston), 6-3, 6-1; Josh Thornton (Kamiakin) d. Martin Ruby (Riverside), 6-1, 6-2.

No. 2 singles--Taylor Dickey (Ric) d. Aaron Porter (Ellensburg), 6-1, 6-3; Steven Harms (Mt. Spokane) d. David Charles (Othello), 6-4, 6-1.

No. 1 doubles--Chris Shallman-Sean Colby (Ric) d. T.J. Kast-Vill Bruno (Coeur d'Alene), 6-2, 6-4; Sam Harris-T.D. Peterson (Oth) d. Colin Moravec-Joey Halstead (Lewis & Clark), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Cooper Anderson-Daniel Wenuer (West Valley-Yakima) d. Connor Lange-Kyle Livingston (Moses Lake), 6-3, 6-4.

No. 2 doubles--Nick Colby-Tyler Mehlenbach (Ric) d. Ray Lyon-Matt Lewis (CdA), 6-1, 6-3; Judah Gowan-Ryley Peterson (Oth) d. Shawn Callahan-Nick Van Cleve (Clk), 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3.

Girls

No. 1 singles--Britta Stime (Mead) d. Melissa Ling (Southridge), 6-0, 6-0.

No. 2 singles--Jackie Calipristi (Ric) d. Allison Phillips (Kmk), 6-2, 6-1; Priscilla Camado (Sou) d. Joelle Smart (Ell), 6-1, 7-6 (2).

No. 1 doubles--Demi Warner-Ali Welch (Kmk) d. Erica Hart-Kaylie Pierce (Gonzaga Prep), 6-2, 6-1.

No. 2 doubles--Maddie Walsh-Cara Griffith (University) d. Alexa Easterday-Karmen Gregg (Connell), 6-2, 6-3.

Mixed doubles

No. 1--Vickie Bashaw-Virgile Jannsen (MoL) d. Elizabeth Guizar-Eddie Chavez (Con), 6-4, 6-2; Lizzie Reiner-Nikolas Westfield (G-Prep) d. Chelsea Hutchinson-Brian Chou (Ric), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

No. 2--Tasha Talbot-Phillip Vukelich (Ric) d. Kristina Carpenter-Jake Nelson (G-Prep), 6-2, 6-2.

At La Grande

Boys: Umatilla 6, La Grande 3.

Singles--Curtis Watson (U) d. N. Oveson 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Cesar Guzman (U) d. E. Meilke 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-3; T. Schireman (L) d. Jacob Vandever 6-3, 6-0; Mario Aparicio (U) d. S. Huffman 8-2; Cole Reiner (U) 8-5. Doubles--G. Schereman-R. Mills (L) d. Edgar Lebus-Adolfo Campos 6-0, 6-3; Willie Campos-Jairo Claustro (U) d. E. Hoffnagle-K. Bowen 8-5; Milton Watson-Clayton Forshee (U) d. M. Nicholson-Q. Mines 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (6); M. Canavan-K. Snow (L) d. Alan Lugee-Jordan Brown 9-8 (7-5).

Girls: La Grande 5, Umatilla 2.

Singles--K. Mitchell (L) d. Irene Routson 7-5, 7-5; E. Grigsby (L) d. Jessica Bruce 6-0, 6-0; B. Huffman (L) d. Kellie Hodges 6-2, 7-5. Doubles--A. Miles-M. Yeats (L) d. Kaitlin Kennedy-Megan Hendon 6-4, 6-4; B. Huffman-J. Daly (L) d. Brianna Watson-Diana Manriquez 7-6 (3), 6-2; Mariah Holden-Dallas Beigel (U) d. J. Roberts-S. Bogard 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4; Cecilia Evans-Hannah Seufert (U) d. A. Christiansan-M. Brown 8-5.