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The final day of the Class 3A boys' tennis state tournament promises to be a dogfight.

Juan Diego and Desert Hills enter the second day with nine points apiece after Friday's first two rounds in St. George.

The Soaring Eagle advanced all three singles players and their No. 2 doubles team to the semifinals. Desert Hills moved on two singles players and both doubles teams.

Snow Canyon is lurking in third place with seven points, only two behind the leaders.

Juan Diego's Kempin brothers moved on at Nos. 1 and 2 singles to pace the Soaring Eagle. Brendan only dropped one game in his two No. 1 singles matches, while Ryan dropped two in his two No. 2 singles matches.

The semifinals will go a long way toward determining the state champion. Desert Hills and Juan Diego lock up in three semifinals — Nos. 1 and 2 singles and No. 2 doubles.

Desert Hills junior Clay Hardy will square off with junior Brendan Kempin at No. 1 singles, while junior Micha Gaelwiler will face freshman Ryan Kempin at No. 2 singles. Senior Nick Fuller and junior Dylan Zeiger of Juan Diego will face Desert Hills juniors Preston Parmenter and Ryan McGinnis at No. 2 doubles.

Action is scheduled to begin after an 8:30 a.m. court assignment meeting Saturday at Green Valley in St. George. —

Class 3A state tournament

Friday's results

Team scores • Desert Hills 9, Juan Diego 9, Snow Canyon 7, Dixie 6, Spanish Fork 6, Park City 5, Grantsville 4, Wasatch 4, Judge 3, North Sanpete 2, Uintah 2, Cedar City 1, Hurricane 1, Ogden 1

No. 1 singles

First round

• Braden Sandberg, Grantsville, def. Kyle Barnett, Judge, 6-0, 6-3

• Nick Chingas, Spanish Fork, def. Shayden Henton, Hurricane, 6-0, 6-4

• Tevan Balian, Dixie, def. Tanner Castro, Morgan, 6-0, 6-0

• Scott Niederhauser, Wasatch, def. Julio Arroyave, Tooele, 6-1, 6-0

• Will Benson, Snow Canyon, def. Dustin Allred, North Sanpete, 6-0, 6-2

• Brendan Kempin, Juan Diego, def. Logan McBride, Stansbury, 6-0, 6-0

• Matt Groy, Park City, def. Dallen Whitehead, Ogden, 6-3, 6-4

• Clay Hardy, Desert Hills, def. Adam Pullan, Payson, 6-4, 6-3

Quarterfinals

• Chingas def. Sandberg 6-4, 2-6, 6-1

• Balian def. Niederhauser 6-4, 6-0

• Kempin def. Bensen 6-0, 6-1

• Hardy def. Groy 6-2, 7-5

No. 2 singles

First round

• Rawson Simmons, Park City, def. Colton Christiansen, Stansbury, 6-2, 6-0

• Nate Barrington, Spanish Fork, def. Michell Hansen, Cedar City, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

• Micah Alba, Dixie, def. Nate Evans, Bear River, 6-0, 6-0

• Kaden Neuberger, Wasatch, def. TJ Hatch, Morgan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3

• Matt Douglas, Snow Canyon, def. Taylor Springer, Payson, 6-1, 6-3

• Ryan Kempin, Juan Diego, def. Kevin Chandler, Ogden, 6-0, 6-0

• Tyler Colson, Grantsville, def. Connor McCoy, Judge, 6-0, 5-7, 6-0

• Micha Gaelwiler, Desert Hills, def. Brent Watson, North Sanpete, 6-1, 6-2

Quarterfinals

• Simmons def. Barrington 6-4, 6-3

• Alba def. Neuberger 6-1, 6-4

• Kempin def. Douglas 6-1, 6-1

• Gaelwiler def. Colson 6-4, 6-4

No. 3 singles

First round

• Trevor Muse, Ogden, def. Chase Larsen, Union, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5

• Justin Erickson, North Sanpete, def. Seth Littleford, Cedar City, 6-3, 6-1

• Logan Wrigley, Snow Canyon, def. Connor Miller, Ben Lomond, 6-0, 6-1

• Spencer Willette, Wasatch, def. Jake Hardy, Stansbury, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-3

• Braden Evens, Desert Hills, def. Evan Wride, Payson, 6-1, 7-5

• Brenton Reyner, Juan Diego, def. Nate Johnson, Morgan, 6-0, 6-0

• Devin Orgill, Grantsville, def. Jason Barth, Park City, 6-0, 6-3

• Creed Sermershein, Spanish Fork, def. Nick Livingston, Dixie, 7-5, 2-6, 6-0

Quarterfinals

• Ericksen def. Muse 6-3, 7-5

• Wrigley def. Willette 6-0, 6-3

• Reyner def. Evens 6-1, 6-1

• Orgill def. Sermershein 3-6, 6-1, 6-0

No. 1 doubles

First round

• Augmon Jolley/Mitch Walker, Bear River, def. Zach Jackson/Graham Peterson, Park City, 6-3, 7-5

• Zach Staheli/Avery Cope, Dixie, def. Ben Rasmussen/Jared Dixon, Spanish Fork, 7-5, 6-4

• Mason Ford/Christian Davies, Desert Hills, def. Ryan Lynch/Taylor Clark, Morgan, 6-2, 6-0

• Ryan Lowe/Rex Alley, Juan Diego, def. Tanner Elsholz/Jacob May, Grantsville, 6-1, 6-3

• Jon Morgan/Devin Radmall, Snow Canyon, def. Mason Taylor/Adam Fulmer, Payson, 6-0, 6-0

• Brandon Reemsnyder/Luke Ropner, Judge, def. Josh Hardin/Brian Harris, Ben Lomond, 6-0, 6-2

• Dalton Roth/Josh Hunt, Uintah, def. Kris Hallford/Skyler Swearngin, Ogden, 6-3, 6-0

• Zac Coonen/Cole Loveland, Cedar City, def. Matt Workman/Patrick Rawlinson, North Sanpete, 6-2, 6-0

Quarterfinals

• Staheli/Cope def. Jackson/Peterson 6-0, 6-7 (8-6), 6-2

• Ford/Davies def. Lowe Alley 6-2, 6-0

• Reemsnyder/Ropner def. Morgan/Radmall 6-1, 6-1

• Roth/Hunt def. Coonen/Loveland 6-3, 7-5

No. 2 doubles

First round

• Nick Fuller/Dylan Zeiger, Juan Diego, def. Sterling Brandley/Christian Gutierrez, Ben Lomond, 6-1, 6-4

• Gray Robicheaux/Karter Beardal, Hurricane, def. Zack Ence/Jordan Ericksen, North Sanpete, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

• Preston Parmenter/Ryan McGinnis, Desert Hills, def. Jordan Jenkins/Dakota Fidler, Stansbury, 6-1, 6-0

• JT Mellicker/Brian Tillman, Park City, def. Ben Holland/Bobby Cuff, Morgan, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

• Nate Utley/Hunter McAurther, Snow Canyon, def. Kyle Smith/Joey Morrison, Delta, 6-0, 6-1

• Jaren Hunsaker/Kameron Baird, Wasatch, def. Nick Eccles/Riley Jones, Ogden, 6-4, 6-4

• Quinn Vu/Jackson Wills, Judge, def. Lane Sutton/Dallin Dalton, Grantsville, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

• Robby Dixon/Aaron Startup, Spanish Fork, def. Mason Aldred/Garrison Ganowsky, Dixie, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

Quarter

• Fuller/Zeiger def. Robicheaux/Beardal 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)

• Parmenter/McGinnis def. Ence/Ericksen 6-0, 6-2

• Utley/McAurther def. Hunsaker/Baird 6-1, 6-3

• Dixon/Startup def. Vu/Wills 5-7, 7-5, 6-4