The Atlantic boys tennis doubles team of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott have advanced to day two of the Class 1A State Tournament. They started off with a win 6-1, 7-5 over the duo of Ben Wallace and RJ Roberts of Knoxville. In their second round match they fell to Mason Hulse and Corbin Wafful of Boone 6-4, 6-2. They then defeated Ballard’s team of Caleb Hamerlinck and Max Olson 6-2, 6-3 in consolation 2nd round play. They will next play in the consolation semifinals against Jaden Heiden and Sean Moran of Denison-Schleswig on Saturday morning at 9:30am.

Glenwood’s Joel Ibanez and Adam Konfrst will play a duo from Dubuque Wahlert in the other consolation semifinal.

In singles play Atlantic’s Nile Petersen lost his first round match to Jordan Rozeboom of Pella 6-3, 6-4. Petersen then went on to win his consolation bracket match 6-2, 6-1 over Cauy Teske of South Hardin. Petersen was then knocked out in a second round consolation battle with Daniel Zhu of Maharishi, Fairfield 4-6, 6-4, 1 (9).