Ben Brocker, four doubles advance

BOARDMAN — Poland sophomore Ben Brocker and the four top seeded doubles teams have advanced to the Division II boys sectional tennis semifinals held here Wednesday.

The action began outdoors before rain forced the play indoors at the Boardman Tennis Center.

Brocker, the No. 2 seed in singles, defeated United’s Spencer Widlicka 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the semis. The three other quarterfinal matches were all postponed by rain and will be completed today.

The No. 1 seeded doubles team of Warren JFK, Albert Covelli and Larry D’Amico, along with No. 2 seed Ryan and Zubin Teckchandani of Poland, No. 3 seed Chad Dager and Neil Ormerod of Lakeview and No. 4 seed Stu Dukchek and Kenney Duncan of Poland all advanced to next week’s district tournament. They will play Saturday to determine the seeds for district play.

The other single quarterfinal matches today include Michael Fredericka of JFK taking on Gabe Webb of Liberty, Matt DePietro of Lakeview meets Anthony Rosselli of Poland and Luka Spahija of Cardinal Mooney meets Brian Ross of JFK.

The semifinals and finals will be held Saturday.