Photos by Scott DeCamp | CatchMark
WHITEHALL — It wasn’t a question whether or not Ludington’s boys tennis team would win Monday’s Coastal Conference tournament at Whitehall.
“By how much?” was the question.
Ludington, the highest-ranked public school in the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Division 4 poll at No. 4, has been that dominant this season.
It was more of the same in the Coastal Conference tourney, which was originally scheduled for Saturday but the tourney was moved because of inclement weather. Monday brought sunshine and comfortable conditions as well as more Orioles dominance.
Ludington won titles in seven of the eight flights and racked up 37 total points as a team. Whitehall and Western Michigan Christian tied for second with 24 points apiece, while North Muskegon was fourth (21) and Grant fifth (14).
Next up for these tennis teams is regional play later this week.
Here are the champions and runners-up at each flight from Monday’s Coastal Conference tournament:
No. 1 Singles
Champion: Robby Killips, Ludington (won by default)
Runner-up: Luke Hall, North Muskegon
No. 2 Singles
Champion: Charles Kolb, Ludington (won 6-0, 6-1)
Runner-up: Carter Mieler, North Muskegon
No. 3 Singles
Champion: Jack Stidham, Ludington (won 6-0, 6-1)
Runner-up: Brady Tate, Whitehall
No. 4 Singles
Champion: Reece Ward, Ludington (won 6-2, 6-0)
Runner-up: Kaden Bartolameolli, North Muskegon
No. 1 Doubles
Champion: Chaz Leonard/Will James, Ludington (won 1-6, 7-6(5), 10-7)
Runner-up: Isaac VanAmberg/Pat Cole, Whitehall
No. 2 Doubles
Champion: Oliver Kolb/Ryan Higley, Ludington (won 6-0, 6-1)
Runner-up: Ian Sampson/Jon Hall, Whitehall
No. 3 Doubles
Champion: Zach Walunas/Tyler Keillor, Ludington (won 6-3, 6-3)
Runner-up: Kylan Nielsen/Emery Price, North Muskegon
No. 4 Doubles
Champion: Nathan Clausing/Zach Weare, Western Michigan Christian (won 2-6, 7-5, 10-3)
Runner-up: Jones McDowell/Elijah Roberge, Whitehall
