SECTIONAL TENNIS Oh, brother: Baroffs qualify for district

Boardman freshman Bryant Salcedo won the Division I sectional title.
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BOARDMAN -- Liberty's Richard Baroff placed first and his brother, Ryan, took third in sectional singles competition at Saturday's Division II tennis tournament at Boardman Tennis Center.
Both qualified for next week's district tournament at Massillon Jackson Community Courts.
Richard Baroff, the tournament's top seed and last year's sectional champion, defeated Ursuline's Kelton Person, 6-3, 7-6 (4), in a rematch of last year's sectional final. Baroff also defeated Person last year.
Ryan Baroff defeated Jefferson's Alex Chayka, 6-3, 6-3, to take third place. The top four singles players and doubles teams advance to the district tournament.
In doubles action, Poland's Luke Duchek and Don Somers defeated teammates Dom Rosselli and Chad Ruehs, 6-4, 6-2, to win the sectional title. Duchek finished second at last year's sectional tournament with Jon Funk, losing to state runners-up Brian Meek and Donald Person of Ursuline.
Jefferson's doubles team of Alex Martin and Josh Patterson won by default over teammates Ryan Caruso and Ben Childs to take third.
The matches were moved to the Boardman Tennis Center due to rain.
Division I
CANTON -- Boardman freshman Bryant Salcedo, the tournament's top seed, defeated second-seeded Jordan Buehler of Wooster, 6-1, 6-3, on Saturday at the Division I sectional at Weis Park.
Salcedo earned a top seed at next week's district tournament at Tri-City Park in Rocky River.
Canfield's doubles team of Kevin Kuppler and Matt Waigand, the tournament's third seed, placed second after losing to Wooster's top-seeded team of Bart Schenck and A.J. Wilson in the final, 6-1, 6-4.
Canfield's Matt Peitro lost to fourth-seeded Alex Hosner of Massillon Jackson, 6-1, 6-1, while Fitch's Chris Frazzini lost to Hoover's Jim Vogelgesang, the tournament's second seed.
Solon sectional
SOLON -- Howland senior Ryan Trapp finished third at the Solon High sectional, losing his quarterfinal match to Hudson sophomore Mikhael Rasner before beating Hudson freshman Zach Perry in the consolation final.
Trapp, a two-time state doubles tournament qualifier, earned a third seed at next week's district tournament.