On the left are tennis players from the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association who qualified for the Section VI Championships, which will be held May 22 at Orchard Park High School. In the first row are the singles qualifiers. From left are Jackson Spangler (Fredonia), Brayden Haaskma (Southwest), Alex Watkins (Southwest) and Jack Sherry (Maple Grove). Standing are the doubles teams. From left are Alex Ash-West and Alex Linderman (Olean); Cavan Boutillette and Isaac Moses (Olean); Fletcher DeMink and Trey DeMink (Maple Grove); and Nathan Cresanti and Keegan Rishel (Maple Grove). PJ photo by Scott Kindberg
LAKEWOOD – Fredonia and Olean can claim the top tennis seeds in the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association entering the Section VI Championships.
Fredonia’s Jackson Spangler won the CCAA singles crown on Friday by virtue of a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Southwestern’s Brayden Haaksma at the Lakewood YMCA.
Meanwhile, Isaac Moses and Cavan Boutillette of Olean defeated Trey and Fletcher DeMink of Maple Grove 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 to win the doubles title.
Spangler advanced to the championship match by virtue of a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Southwestern’s Alex Watkins, and Haaksma qualified to face Spangler by defeating Maple Grove’s Jack Sherry 6-0, 6-0.
In the singles consolation match, Watkins defeated Sherry 6-0, 6-1.
In doubles play, Moses and Boutillette defeated Nathan Cresanti and Keegan Rishel of Maple Grove 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinal before defeating the DeMinks in the championship match.
The DeMinks earned a spot in the final after defeating Olean’s Alex Ash-West and Alex Linderman 6-0, 6-1.
In the doubles consolation match, Linderman and Ash-West defeated Cresanti and Rishel 6-2, 6-4.
All CCAA singles and doubles players will now advance to the Section VI Tournament, which will be held at Orchard Park High School on May 22.
SONGS
Semifinals
Jackson Spangler (Fredonia) m. Alex Watkins (Southwest) 6-0, 6-0; Brayden Haaksma (southwest) d. Jack Sherry (Maple Grove) 6-0, 6-0.
Finals
Spangler d. Haaksma 6-1, 6-2
Consolation
Wilkins D. Sherry 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES
Semifinals
Cavin Boutillette-Isaac Moses (Olean) m. Nathan Cresanti-Keegan Rishel (Maple Grove) 6-1, 6-0; Fletcher DeMink-Trey DeMink (Maple Grove) m. Alex LInderman-Alex West (Olean) 6-0, 6-1.
Finals
Moisés-Boutillette d. Fletcher DeMink-Trey DeMink 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.
