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Edwardsburg's Harness at finals

Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:45 AM EDT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Edwardsburg's Nate Harness will compete in this weekend's Division 4 state tennis tournament.

Harness finished second at No. 1 singles to advance to the finals, which are being held at Stowe Stadium on the campus of Kalamazoo College.

The tournament will begin on Friday and continue through Saturday.

Buchanan captured its eighth straight regional boys' tennis championship on May 18 at Leeper Park in South Bend, Ind.

The Bucks easily outdistanced the field as they amassed 28 points by winning five regional championships, including three of the four doubles flights.

Dowagiac made school history as it qualified for its first ever trip to the state finals.

The Chieftains tied for second with Bridgman and Paw Paw to advance to the finals on Friday and Saturday, June 1-2 at Stowe Stadium on the campus of Kalamazoo College.

The top two teams, plus any team that scores 18 or more points, advances to the state finals.

The Chieftains, Bees and Redskins all finished with 14 points.

Berrien Springs was fifth with 12 points and Edwardsburg sixth with nine points.

Rounding out the field were Coloma (5), Brandywine (4), Lake Michigan Catholic (3) and Eau Claire (0).

Winning singles championships for the Bucks were Eric Lentz at No. 3 and Brad Burns at No. 4.

Taking doubles titles for Buchanan were Harpier Sulier and Taylor Oake at No. 1, Dillon Bailey and Andrew Frederick at No. 2 and Sean Thornton and Gabriel Meirelles at No. 3.

Dowagiac had just one player advance to the championship round on Friday.

Exchange student Porto was defeated by Buchanan's Burns at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 3-6 and 2-6.

Division 4 Boys'

Tennis Regional

At Leeper Park,

South Bend, Ind.

Team Scores

Buchanan 28, Dowagiac 14, Bridgman 14, Paw Paw 14, Berrien Springs 12, Edwardsburg 9, Coloma 5, Brandywine 4, Lake Michigan Catholic 3, Eau Claire 0

Championship Flights

Singles

1. David Moskala (BS) d. Nate Harness (E) 7-5, 6-4; 2. Mario Bonardi (BU) d. James Yoon (BS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1; 3. Eric Lentz (BU) d. Joe Stonebraker (C) 6-2, 6-3; 4. Brad Burns (BU) d. Andre Porto (D) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

1. Harper Sulier/Taylor Oake (BU) d. Tyler Fisher/Blake Barker (BRID) 6-1, 6-2; 2. Dillon Bailey/Andrew Frederick (BU) d. Robby Clark/Dave Englund (BRID) 7-6, 6-3; 3. Sean Thornton/Gabriel Meirelles (BU) d. Mike Russell/Ethan Wegeler (PP) 6-3, 6-3; 4. Pat Beach/Tyler Allen (BRID) d. Eric Bain-Nick Maxwell (PP) 6-1, 6-2

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