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<\/p>\nGRAND FORKS \u2014 There were few surprises on the opening day of the North Dakota state boys tennis individual tournament on Friday.<\/p>\n
The singles and doubles tournaments played out through the quarterfinal round at Choice Health & Fitness.<\/p>\n
Leighton Heick of West Fargo Sheyenne, seeded as the East Region’s No. 3 singles player, was the only individual who wasn’t seeded first or second in a region to advance to the semifinals.<\/p>\n
West Region No. 2 singles player Reed Romsaas of Bismarck High lost in the first round to Grand Forks Red River’s Max Mecham 2-6, 6-0, 6-4.<\/p>\n
Mecham, the East Region No. 7, fell to Heick in the quarterfinals 6-0, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Mandan’s Jared Christen (West No. 1) faces Brandt Aslakson of West Fargo Sheyenne (East No. 2) at 10 a.m. in the singles semifinals. <\/p>\n
Aslakson was a state doubles champion in 2024, teaming with Andrew Rexin.<\/p>\n
The other side of the singles bracket will feature Heick against Grand Forks Red River’s Julian Mallory (East No. 1).<\/p>\n
Mallory is aiming to keep the state singles crown in Grand Forks as Central’s Cole Wilber won the title in both 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n
Red River’s last state singles champion was 2019 when Kaden Johnson took the crown.<\/p>\n
The final four doubles teams are the top two seeds from the two regions.<\/p>\n
Luke LeFevre and Braxton Burkett of Jamestown (West No. 1) will take on Arnav Panwalkar and Drew Burris of Fargo North (East No. 2) at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
On the other side of the doubles bracket, Nolan Moore and Oliver Thompson of Minot (No. 2 West) will face Jason Ling and Rylan Spicer of Grand Forks Central (No. 1 East) at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
The West Region’s top doubles pairs had to battle to advance in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
LeFevre and Burkett beat Alex Comings and Garnett Anderson of Wahpeton 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, while Moore and Thompson beat Carson Peterson and Jordan Clemenson of West Fargo Sheyenne 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n
Jamestown hasn’t won a state doubles championship since James Kale and Brian Heintz in 1985.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown’s Luke LeFervre hits a shot during his match with West Fargo Sheyenne’s Brandt Aslakson Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in the North Dakota state tennis tournament. <\/p>\n
Eric Hylden \/ Grand Forks Herald<\/p>\n
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