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North cruises to tennis win With only two Southern Oregon Conference matches remaining, the North Medford boys tennis team did its part in keeping even with Ashland. The Black Tornado, in a first-place deadlock with the Grizzlies at the top of the SOC, cruised to an 8-1 home win over Grants Pass on Saturday. North swept all five singles matches before dropping the No. 1 doubles contest. Jeremy Leever got things rolling for the Black Tornado with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory over Levi Brown. Teammate Marco Martin cleaned things up with a dominating, 6-0, 6-1 win over Bart Zottola. At 6-1, North remains tied with Ashland after both teams tagged the lone league loss on each other. "The guys are coming around well and really playing," said North Medford coach Chad Empee. "We're just trying to get the next two matches in and then get ready for districts." North plays Roseburg on Thursday and finishes up conference action with a match against Klamath Union. SINGLES - Jeremy Leever, NM, def. Levi Brown, 6-1, 6-1; Tyler Wilson, NM, def. Cwyman Huang, 6-0, 6-0; Flint Russell, NM, def. Ken Slama, 6-0, 6-2; Justin Devine, NM, def. Jesse Stowell, 6-3, 6-4; Marco Martin, NM, def. Bart Zottola, 6-0, 6-1. DOUBLES - Tom Cohen-Charlie Strickler, GP, def. Drew Phillips-Collin McNamara, 6-4, 6-4; Andrew Theen-Dave Mostue, NM, def. Sam Newman-Darren Welch, 6-0, 6-2; Kelly Brown-Collin Olson, NM, def. Ali Kamalian-Nick Westfall, 6-1, 6-3; Zach Geroux-Renato Ferreira, NM, def. AJ Burmeister-Tyler VanBrunt, 7-5, 7-6 (7-0). ASHLAND 5, SOUTH EUGENE 4 - At Eugene, Ashland's No. 1 doubles team of Ari Zaslow and Lance Streng scored a 6-1, 6-0 victory over the team of Joseph Dunham and Cab McBean to help the Grizzlies earn a non-conference win. Ashland improved to 8-1 by winning four of the five singles matches. SINGLES - Aaron Harris, A, d. Daniel Villicom, 6-0, 6-1; Kevin Spears, A, d. Noah Staperer, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Michael James, A, d. Gabe Ranchez, 6-0, 6-1; Jon Frohnmayer, SE, d. Jonathon Willing, 6-1, 6-1; Shane Lloyd, A, d. Kausen Gilbert, 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES - Ari Zaslow-Lance Streng, A, d. Joseph Dunham-Cab McBean, 6-1, 6-0; Leon Schwedez-Nil Lamb, SE, d. Jacob Doty-Jake Morris, 6-3, 6-2; Brandon Blandy-James Coanez, SE, d. Tyler Coke-Rob Mayers, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; Seth Horner-Zach Klasen, SE, d. Chris Newton-Jacob Ripper, 6-2, 6-0. Girls Tennis NORTH MEDFORD 6, GRANTS PASS 3 - At Grants Pass, North Medford capitalized on its strength in doubles to post its 39th consecutive dual-meet victory. North Medford's top two doubles teams of Annie Chaney and Shannon Leever and Rebekah Murphy and Andrea Pratt each coasted to 6-1 and 6-0 victories. The Black Tornado won three of four doubles matches. North Medford, which has not had all its starters in the lineup this season, will be at full strength for a home SOC dual against Klamath Union Tuesday. SINGLES - Megan Moon, GP, d. Tabitha Grytness, 6-2, 3-1 retired; Kendra Ira, NM, d. Sarah Kirkman, 6-3, 6-1; Vanessa Barrus, NM, d. Kelly Hamlyn, 6-4, 6-3; Kelsey Thornton, NM, d. Jessica Albertson, 6-2, 6-0; Kai Rossman, GP, d. Kyla Garfield, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. DOUBLES - Annie Chaney-Shannon Leever, NM, d. Tiffany Vogel-Keri Brooks, 6-1, 6-0; Rebekah Murphy-Andrea Pratt, NM, d. Mili Wilkinson-Beth Wessels, 6-1, 6-0; Beth Alston-Melissa Witten, NM, d. Nichole Hicks-Ashley Furst, 6-2, 6-1; Dawn Ackerman-Michelle Bellamy, GP, d. Valerie Iverson-Lori Brown, 7-5, 6-1. MARSHFIELD 9, SOUTH MEDFORD 0 - Marshfield cruised to nine straight wins in a non-conference victory over host South Medford at Fichtner-Mainwaring Park. The Panthers fell to 0-6 on the season. SINGLES - Susan Massey, M, def. Sarah Close, 6-0, 6-3; Bri Babb, M, def. Megan Lee, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5); Rachel Ulmer, M, def. Ashley Ingldew, 6-1, 6-2; Katrina Ayers, M, def. Kaleen Amish, 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES - Melanie Gulseth-Elizebeth Keane, M, def. Andrea Saxon-Joy Parker, 6-3, 6-2; Kristi Hampton-Alicia Babb, M, def. Emma Close-Kelly Rulon, 6-1, 6-4; Elizabeth Cooney-Megan Ayers, M, def. Michaela Buti-Nicole Hoyal, 6-3, 6-4; Lilly Yasana-Bobbi Joe Robutka, M, Sarah Wells-Shaylene Nistler, 6-3, 6-0; Katie Nelson-Crystal Roby, M, def. Stephanie Brainard-Diane Loudenbeck, 6-1, 6-1. Track ROSEBURG TWILIGHT MEET - At Roseburg, Taylor Jones and Jennifer Lint of Roseburg each took first place in two events at the Roseburg Twilight meet. Jones grabbed the top spot in the javelin with a mark of 127 feet and in the shot put with a toss of 37-6. She added a third place in the discus with a mark of 111-0. Lint's leap of 16-5 earned first place in the long jump and added a triple jump title with a mark of 36-0. In boys' competition, the Indians' Chris Roberts won the 1,500 meters in 4:00.5. He also finished third in the 800 with a time of 2:02. Teammate Joe Newton finished first in the discus with a mark of 163-6. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.