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MUSKEGON – The 2023 Michigan high school boys tennis season came to a close this past weekend and several Muskegon-area boys tennis teams and individual standouts saved their best for last.

It was an especially memorable outing for Mona Shores senior standout Drew Hackney, who closed out his impressive prep career with a runner-up finish at No. 1 singles in Division 2, while Ludington standouts Charles Kolb (No. 2 singles) and Reece Ward (No. 4 singles) also reached the state championship round in Division 4.

Below is a recap of how every Muskegon-area boys tennis player fared at the 2023 state finals.

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DIVISION 2

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1-SINGLES

Drew Hackney, Mona Shores (Sr.)

• Defeated Han Chau of Walled Lake Central (6-1, 6-1) in Round 2
• Defeated Sam Schumacher of Portage Central (7-6 (5), 6-2) in quarterfinals
• Defeated Karan Deol of Forest Hills Northern (7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)) in the semifinals
• Lost to top-seeded Austin King of Midland Dow (6-2, 6-3) in state title match

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DIVISION 4

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TEAM SCORING

1. Ann Arbor Greenhills (39)

2. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (22)

3. Traverse City St. Francis (19)

4. Maple City Glen Lake (17)

5. Ludington (16)

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1-SINGLES

Luke Hall, North Muskegon

• Defeated Bryce Talaga of Essexville Garber (6-1, 6-1) in Round 2
• Lost to Kabir Rajendra of Ann Arbor Greenhills (6-1, 6-2) in the quarterfinals

Robby Killips, Ludington

• Defeated Evan Eichbauer of Allegan (6-1, 6-1) in Round 1
• Lost to Kabir Rajendra of Ann Arbor Greenhills (6-0, 6-3) in Round 2

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2-SINGLES

Charles Kolb, Ludington

• Defeated Jack Veldhouse of Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-2, 6-0) in Round 2
• Defeated Michael Houtteman of Maple City Glen Lake (3-6, 7-5, 6-2) in quarterfinals
• Defeated Charlie Cooksey of University Liggett (0-6, 6-1, 6-3) in semifinals
• Lost to Teddy Staebler of Ann Arbor Greenhills (2-6, 7-5, 6-4) in state finals

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3-SINGLES

Jack Stidham, Ludington

• Defeated Mario Moralez of Kalamazoo Christian (6-1, 6-0) in Round 2
• Lost to Tony Carson of Frankel Jewish Academy (2-6, 6-3, 6-3) in the quarterfinals

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4-SINGLES

Reece Ward, Ludington

• Defeated Jack VandeGuche of Grand Rapids West Catholic (6-1, 6-1) in Round 2
• Defeated Alex Pierce of Paw Paw (6-0, 6-0) in quarterfinals
• Defeated Harry Shaevsky of Frankel Jewish Academy (6-2, 6-2) in semifinals
• Lost to Murli Pandey of Ann Arbor Greenhills (6-1, 6-1) in state finals

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1-DOUBLES

Chaz Leonard and Will James, Ludington

• Defeated Ben Gorsline/Ben Smith of Williamston (7-5, 6-4) in Round 2
• Lost to Lucas Nor/Alex Ye of Ann Arbor Greenhills (6-2, 6-1) in the quarterfinals

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2-DOUBLES

Oliver Kolb and Ryan Higley, Ludington

• Defeated Eli Zainea/Nikolai Zimmerman of GR West Catholic (6-0, 6-1) in Round 2
• Defeated Zach Koetje/Carter Hollemans of Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-3, 6-4) in the quarterfinals
• Lost to Niko Cooksey/Landen Maltby of University Liggett (6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3)) in the semifinals

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3-DOUBLES

Zach Walunas and Tyler Keillor, Ludington

• Lost to Evan Ruga/Carson Williams of Allegan (3-6, 7-5, 6-4) in Round 2

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4-DOUBLES

Ryder Saya and Jonah Bluestein, Ludington

• Lost to Kyle Rhodes/Ethan Mattila of Goodrich (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) in Round 2

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