Whitehall scored eight points Monday and Tuesday at the Division 4 state tennis finals in Midland, coming in a four-way tie for 11th place.
The Vikings were one point away from their goal of a top-10 finish and two behind eighth-place Lansing Catholic. State powerhouse University Liggett took home the championship.
Three Viking flights advanced as far as the quarterfinals, including each of their top two doubles pairs.
No. 1 pair Ian Sampson/Evan Thomas earned a No. 7 seed and a first-round bye, then dispatched Lansing Catholic's Ben Palinski/Zach Snitgen in the second round, 6-3, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, the duo bowed out to Griffin Marchal/Nico Cooksey of University Liggett, 6-4, 6-0; that pair won the state title, and Sampson/Thomas' match was the second-closest one of their run.
Remington Whelpley/Adam Sikkenga also earned a seed, at No. 6, and defeated Drew Edelstein/Aidan Squarcia of Frankel Jewish Academy, 7-5, 6-0, in a second-round match. They lost a quarterfinal battle to No. 3 seed Hudson Tolsma/Jaben Bell of NorthPointe Christian, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 2 singles player Evan Schuitema also advanced to the quarterfinals after a first-round bye and a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Notre Dame Prep's Jacob Evans. Schuitema then fell 6-1, 6-2 to No. 2 seed and eventual state champ Phil Seo of Berrien Springs.
Winning first-round matches for Whitehall were No. 1 singles player William Burger, who topped Kalamazoo Christian's Luke De Jong 6-2, 6-1, and Lukas McKee/Jonathan Roberge at No. 4 doubles, who picked up a close win by a score of 5-7, 6-1, 1-0(6) over Jojo Zayaz/Joey Dunphey of Traverse City St. Francis.
