With four No. 1 seeds, a perfect day was expected for Omaha Creighton Prep.
The Junior Jays didn’t falter.
They didn’t lose a set in scoring the maximum 36 points Wednesday to clinch their third consecutive team title in advance of Thursday’s 2:30 p.m. finals at Koch Tennis Center.
Millard West, in second with 27 points, meets Prep entries at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles but the Wildcats’ maximum is 35 points.
Prep senior Alex Liu faces Omaha Westside junior Troy Shefsky in the No. 1 singles final. It’s the third successive year Liu faces a Shefsky for the title,
Liu lost to Shefsky’s older brother, AJ, in the 2023 final before beating Troy Shefsky, the No. 2 singles champion at the 2023 Metros, 6-0, 6-1 in the 2024 final.
Liu is 2-1 against Shefsky this season. The loss was on an injury retirement at the Westside Invitational when the match score was 6-6.
In No. 1 doubles, Prep seniors Ben Clausen and Rowan Lunning have split matches this year with Millard West’s Jake Smiley and Jackson Skiko.
Team scoring (through semifinals): Omaha Creighton Prep 36, Millard West 27, Millard North 24.5, Elkhorn South 24, Omaha Westside 18.5, Papillion-La Vista 13.5, Bellevue West 12, Omaha Westview 11, Papillion-La Vista South 9.5, Omaha Bryan 2.25, Omaha Burke 1.75, Millard South 1.75, Omaha South 1.25, Omaha Central 0.5, Omaha Benson 0.5, Omaha Northwest 0.25, Omaha North no team.
No. 1 singles – Quarterfinals: Alex Liu, CP, def. Owen Arko, BW, 6-0, 6-0; Jason Dubrow, ES, def. Micah Cortinas, OWV 6-4, 6-3; Jackson Mu, MN, def. Henry Fredericks, MW, 6-2, 6-0; Troy Shefsky, OWS, def. Samuel Boudreau, PLV, 6-0, 6-2. Semifinals: Liu def. Dubrow 6-2, 6-4; Shefsky def. Mu 6-1, 6-4. Final: Liu vs. Shefsky.
No. 2 singles – Quarterfinals: Blake Goeken, CP, def. Tommy Emery, BW, 6-0, 6-0; Taylor Tauber, OWS, def. Arun Rao, MN, 6-2, 6-1; Ryan Thomas, ES, def. Cade Wills, PLV, 6-1, 6-1; Patrick Berry, MW, def. Jonah Cooley, PS, 6-0, 6-1. Semifinals: Goeken def. Tauber 6-2, 6-0; Berry def. Thomas, 6-4, 6-2. Final: Goeken vs. Berry.
No. 1 doubles – Quarterfinals: Ben Clausen/Rowan Lunning, CP, def. Andrew Johnson/Mason Frill, 6-0, 6-0; Nick Fischer/Ethan Day, ES, def. Jacob Feekin/Noah Lozier, PLV, 6-2, 6-0; Jake Smiley/Jackson Skiko, MW, def. Tyler Andringa/Jackson Willer, PS, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6; Anuraag Ganti/Austin Gong, MN, def. Sergio Davila Sans/Brooks Mullen, OWV, 6-2, 6-0. Semifinals: Clausen/Lunning def. Fischer/Day 6-0, 6-4; Smiley/Skiko def. Ganti/Gong, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Final: Clausen/Lunning vs. Smiley/Skiko.
No. 2 doubles – Quarterfinals: Daniel Jurrens/Matt McGill, CP, def. Skyler Towne/Tytus Glotfelty, BW, 6-1, 6-0; Ethan Mechals/Abe Hustad, ES, def. Colton Peters/Easton Mahnks, PLV, 6-2, 6-0; Lucas Askew/Davis Schulte, MW, def. Travis Andringa/Tommy McCann, PS, 6-0, 6-3; Tyler Epstein/Nishanth Kandala, MN, def. BingYi Wang/Calder Wetjen, OWS, 6-1, 6-2. Semifinals: Jurrens/McGill def. Mechals/Hustad 6-1, 6-0; Epstein/Kandala def. Askew/Schulte 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Final: Jurrens/McGill vs. Epstein/Kandala.
stu.pospisil@owh.com, twitter.com/stuOWH
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