Carbon boy’s tennis finished out the season on May 17 at the State Tennis Championships at Liberty Park. All participants for the Dinos made it out of the opening round on May 16 at Brighton High School and even though there were some competitive matches on Friday Carbon’s run in the tournament came to an end.
Below is a recap of Carbon tennis matches for the 2024 season.
March 19 @ Manti
The Carbon boy’s tennis squad has been competing since March 7 and has had difficulty finding their first win. On Monday they broke through with the first win of the season, a 4-2 victory over Manti.
Zander Carrillo was the only Carbon singles player to claim a win though it wasn’t easy, taking all three sets 4-6, 6-2, and 6-4.
In the doubles competition, Carbon won in all three matches.
In 1st doubles, the team of Nicholas Bryner and Memphis Howell won in straight sets 6-2 and 6-2. the 2nd doubles team of Josiah Trostle and Carter Abbott won 6-3 and 6-1, and the 3rd doubles team Sylvian Gurule and James Tullis took the win 6-1 and 6-4.
Carbon will go back on the road Thursday when they travel to Delta for a region tilt.
| MATCH | CARBON | MANTI | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | |
| 1st Singles | Cameron Jones | LOSS | Ashton Sorenson | 4-6 | 6-3 | 6-2 |
| 2nd Singles | Zander Carrillo | WIN | Stanley Crouch | 4-6 | 6-2 | 6-4 |
| 3rd Singles | Judson Varner | LOSS | Coby Rasmussen | 6-2 | 6-1 | |
| 1st Doubles | Nicholas Bryner Memphis Howell |
WIN | Kanon Christiansen Jarom Smith |
6-1 | 6-2 | |
| 2nd Doubles | Josh Trostle Carter Abbott |
WIN | James Madsen Micah Butler |
6-3 | 6-1 | |
| 3rd Doubles | Sylvian Gurule James Tullis |
WIN | Trey Mendenhall Even Lambourne |
6-1 | 6-4 |
March 21- @ Delta
Carbon Tennis traveled to Delta on Thursday to take on the Rabbits in Region 12 action. The Dinos were able to gather enough wins to take the 4-2 victory moving them to 2-4 overall.
After a rough start to the season, the boys have been able to string together wins in their last two matches.
In the single matches, Carbon was unbeaten with Nicholas Bryner getting the straight-set win 6-0 and 6-2. Memphis Howell earned the win 6-0 and 6-2. Judson Varner had quite possibly the match of the day, earning the win after falling in a hard-fought second set.
The Dino’s first doubles team of Cameron Jones and Zander Carrillo earned the straight-set win. The second doubles team of Josh Trostle and Carter Abbott went all three sets but ended up taking the loss and the third doubles team was unable to finish.
Carbon welcomes Juab to the courts on Tuesday. Matches will begin at 3:30 p.m..
| MATCH | CARBON | DELTA | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Ethan Omen | 6-0 | 6-2 | |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | WIN | Logan Bliss | 6-0 | 6-2 | |
| 3rd Singles | Judson Varner | WIN | Isaac Willoughby | 6-4 | 6-7 (6-2) | 6-4 |
| 1st Doubles | Cameron Jones Zander Carrillo | WIN | Joseph Burrows Johnny Covey | 6-1 | 6-4 | |
| 2nd Doubles | Josh Trostle Carter Abbott |
LOSS | Kyson Huntsman Jayden Shepard | 6-4 | 3-6 | 6-3 |
| 3rd Doubles | DNF | LOSS |
March 26 vs. Juab
Carbon Boy’s tennis welcomed the Juab Wasps to Price on Wednesday for a region tilt. The Dinos were able to collect one match win in 3rd singles but fell 5-1 in the meet.
The Dinos sit at 2-5 overall and 2-4 in Region 12.
All other matches were wins for Juab, except for 3rd singles. Josiah Trostle claimed a three-set victory over the Wasps’ Nathan Barnes. Trostle would win the first set 6-2 and then was handed a 6-3 loss in set two, Trostle came back in the final set to take the 6-4 victory.
The Dinos won’t be back on the court until April 9, when they will travel to Mount Pleasant to face North Sanpete.
Below are the complete results for the matches against Juab:
| MATCH | CARBON | JUAB | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | |
| 1st Singles | Cameron Jones | LOSS | Patrick Barnes | 6-2 | 6-0 | |
| 2nd Singles | Zander Carrillo | LOSS | Maddox Kjar | 6-4 | 6-2 | |
| 3rd Singles | Josiah Trostle | WIN | Nathan Barnes | 6-2 | 3-6 | 6-4 |
| 1st Doubles | Nicholas Bryner Memphis Howell | LOSS | Joel Covington Kayson Keyte | 6-2 | 6-4 | |
| 2nd Doubles | Judson Varner Carter Abbott | LOSS | Mason Allred Joseph Nelson | 6-3 | 6-2 | |
| 3rd Doubles | Sylvian Gurule James Tullis | LOSS | Brandon Rock Brody Kjar | 6-1 | 6-1 |
April 9- @ North Sanpete
April 11- vs. Richfield
The Carbon Tennis squad had a pair of region matches this week. On Tuesday they were on the road in Mount Pleasant to take on North Sanpete, falling in their matches 5-1. On Thursday the Richfield Wildcats came to Price handing the Dinos a 5-1 loss.
The tennis season is winding down with just five region matches left on the schedule before the Region 12 tournament begins on May 7 at North Sanpete.
On Tuesday at North Sanpete, Carbon struggled to find its ground. All the singles matches were straight-set losses, and in the 1st doubles match Nicholas Bryner and Memphis Howell were able to capture the first set 6-1 and then fell in the following two sets 6-3 and 6-1. In the 3rd doubles match Cameron Jones and Judson Varner got back on the court to take a straight-set win.
Below are the results for the North Sanpete matches
| MATCH | CARBON | NORTH SANPETE | S3rd ET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | |
| 1st Singles | Cameron Jones | LOSS | Caden Madsen | 6-0 | 6-0 | |
| 2nd Singles | Judson Varner | LOSS | Luke Olson | 6-2 | 6-2 | |
| 3rd Singles | Zander Carrillo | LOSS | Curtis Christensen | 6-0 | 6-4 | |
| 1st Doubles | Nicholas Bryner Memphis Howell | LOSS | Benjamin Thompson Liam Mitchell | 1-6 |
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| 2nd Doubles | Sylvian Gurule Carter Abbott | LOSS | Jake Haws Quinn Allred | 6-0 | 6-1 | |
| 3rd Doubles | Cameron Jones Judson Varner | WIN | Declan Freeman Evan Drew | 0-6 | 0-6 |
On Thursday, Richfield came to Price. Nicholas Bryner claimed the only win for Carbon in his 1st singles match 3-6, 6-4, and 6-2.
Judson Varner and Carter Abbott went the distance in their loss in the 2nd doubles match 5-7, 6-0, and 6-0.
Next up for the Dinos will be a visit from the Delta Rabbits on Tuesday.
| MATCH | CARBON | RICHFIELD | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Jaxon DeMille | 3-6 | 6-4 | 6-2 |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | LOSS | Hunter Moore | 6-2 | 6-2 | |
| 3rd Singles | Josiah Trostle | LOSS | Finn Spencer | 6-1 | 6-1 | |
| 1st Doubles | Cameron Jones Zander Carillo | LOSS | Ari Juluson Jackson Lord | 6-1 | 6-1 | |
| 2nd Doubles | Judson Varner Carter Abbott | LOSS | Ethan Johnson James Perschon | 5-7 | 6-0 | 6-0 |
| 3rd Doubles | Sylvian Gurule James Tullis | LOSS | Jacob Nowers Jacob Bird | 6-1 | 6-1 |
April 16- vs. Delta
Carbon tennis welcomed the Delta Rabbits to Price on Tuesday for a region match. The Dinos swept all of their singles matches and picked up a win in their second doubles match giving Carbon the 4-2 victory.
All three singles players Nicholas Bryner, Memphis Howell, and Cameron Jones earned their wins in straight sets.
In doubles, Zander Carillo, and Josiah Trostle won their first set 6-1 but then dropped the next two. Judson Varner and Carter Abbott went on to win their second doubles match after a tough first set, and Sylvian Gurule and Rlyen Hatch had a rough outing in the third doubles match dropping both sets.
The team will be on the road Thursday when they travel to Juab. In late March the Wasps came to Price and handed the Dinos a 5-1 loss.
Below is a complete list of matches from Tuesday’s meet with Delta.
| MATCH | CARBON | DELTA | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Ethan Omen | 6-0 | 6-0 | |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | WIN | Isaac Willoughby | 6-1 | 6-2 | |
| 3rd Singles | Cameron Jones | WIN | Logan Bliss | 6-1 | 6-1 | |
| 1st Doubles | Zander Carillo Josiah Trostle | LOSS | Joesph Burrows Johnny Covey | 1-6 | 6-2 | 6-3 |
| 2nd Doubles | Judson Varner Carter Abbott | WIN | Delta Second Doubles Team | 7-6 (7-2) | 6-3 | |
| 3rd Doubles | Sylvian Gurule Rylen Hatch | LOSS | Jayden Shepard Ryley Dutson | 7-6 (7-4) | 6-3 |
April 19 & 20- Uintah Tournament- Vernal
The Carbon tennis team traveled to Vernal to participate in the Uintah Invitational, a two-day tournament with seven teams from throughout the state. After two days of competition, Carbon finished in third place with a 4-2 record.
Host team Uintah earned the top spot followed by South Sevier in second. Carbon landed in third followed by Morgan, Delta, Union, and San Juan.
The Dinos have three matches left before the Region 12 Tournament on May 7 in Mount Pleasant.
On the opening day, Carbon got started with Morgan, the Dinos came away with a four matches to one advantage. The high drama came in the 1st doubles match when Josiah Trostle and Judson Varner had to push the limits to get their win over Morgan’s Luke Wilson and Jackson Flitton, with the Dino pair coming away with the 9-8(10-8) win.
Next up was the team from San Juan High School. Carbon earned a clean sweep of the Broncos in every match taking the 5-0 win.
The final matches of day one were against host team Uintah, and after blanking San Juan in the matches before, the Dinos couldn’t get a foothold in any matches against the Utes as they were handed a 5-0 loss.
First up on Saturday morning was Union High School. The rest from the night before must have helped because Carbon was able to come away with the 3-2 win. In 1st singles, Nicholas Bryner came away with a tight 8-6 win over Cache Bertoch. Cameron Jones won his 3rd singles match over Boston Bennett by the same score.
The Delta Rabbits were the second team the Dinos took on earning a 4-1 win. Trostle and Varner’s 1st doubles match came to an exciting end as they earned a hard-fought 9-8 win over Delta’s Johnny Covey and Joesph Burrows.
The final match of the weekend came against South Sevier. Carbon had a rough outing against the Rams. Earning just two wins in 1st doubles as Bryner earned an 8-4 win over Logan Bergfeld, and Trostle and Varner once again kept things interesting in their 9-7 win over Carter Johnson and James Gray.
The Dinos will be out on the road Tuesday when they travel to Richfield.
Below are the complete results for the Uintah Invitational.
Morgan (Carbon 4-1)
| MATCH | CARBON | RESULTS | MORGAN | SET ONE |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Treyson Ordyna | 8-6 |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | WIN | Dax Helsten | 8-4 |
| 3rd Singles | Cameron Jones | WIN | Tyler Hancock | 8-5 |
| 1st Doubles | Josiah Trostle | WIN | Luke Wilson | 9-8 (10-8) |
| Judson Varner | Jackson Fitton | |||
| 2nd Doubles | Carter Abbott | LOSS | Blake Hadley | 8-1 |
| Sylvian Gurule | Tripp Curtis |
San Juan (Carbon 5-0)
| MATCH | CARBON | RESULTS | SAN JUAN | SET ONE |
| 1st Singles | Memphis Howell | WIN | 1st Single | 8-6 |
| 2nd Singles | Cameron Jones | WIN | 2nd Single | 8-1 |
| 3rd Singles | Carter Abbott | WIN | 3rd Single | 8-0 |
| 1st Doubles | Josiah Trostle | WIN | 1st Doubles | 8-0 |
| Judson Varner | ||||
| 2nd Doubles | James Tullis | WIN | 2nd Doubles | 8-0 |
| Sylvian Gurule |
Uintah (Uintah 5-0)
| MATCH | CARBON | RESULTS | UINTAH | SET ONE |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | LOSS | Stockton Ross | 8-2 |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | LOSS | Daron Ross | 8-1 |
| 3rd Singles | Cameron Jones | LOSS | Everett Morton | 8-1 |
| 1st Doubles | Josiah Trostle | LOSS | Joshua Scow | 8-0 |
| Judson Varner | Isaac Abrams | |||
| 2nd Doubles | Carter Abbott | LOSS | Caleb Birchell | 8-0 |
| Sylvian Gurule | Evan Haslem |
Union (Carbon 3-2)
| MATCH | CARBON | RESULTS | UNION | SET ONE |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Cache Bertoch | 8-6 |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | LOSS | Jacob Sasser | 8-1 |
| 3rd Singles | Cameron Jones | WIN | Boston Bennett | 8-6 |
| 1st Doubles | Josiah Trostle | WIN | Kevin Winterton | 8-3 |
| Judson Varner | Zaden Swain | |||
| 2nd Doubles | Carter Abbott | LOSS | Zayde Tanner | 8-2 |
| Sylvian Gurule | Kedric Ward |
Delta (Carbon 4-1)
| MATCH | CARBON | RESULTS | DELTA | SET ONE |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Ethan Omen | 8-0 |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | WIN | Isaac Willoughby | 8-1 |
| 3rd Singles | Cameron Jones | WIN | Logan Bliss | 8-1 |
| 1st Doubles | Josiah Trostle | WIN | Johnny Covey | 9-7 |
| Judson Varner | Joesph Burrows | |||
| 2nd Doubles | Carter Abbott | LOSS | Joel Perez | 8-6 |
| Sylvian Gurule | Kyson Huntsman |
South Sevier (South Sevier 3-2)
| MATCH | CARBON | RESULTS | SOUTH SEVIER | SET ONE |
| 1st Singles | Nicholas Bryner | WIN | Logan Bergfeld | 8-4 |
| 2nd Singles | Memphis Howell | LOSS | Jackson Johnson | 8-1 |
| 3rd Singles | Cameron Jones | LOSS | Landon Bagley | 8-0 |
| 1st Doubles | Josiah Trostle | WIN | Carter Johnston | 9-7 |
| Judson Varner | James Gray | |||
| 2nd Doubles | Carter Abbott | LOSS | Britton Johnson | 8-3 |
| James Tullis | Lincoln Hansen |
May 2- vs. Manti
The Carbon Dinos wrapped up the tennis regular season with a bang, taking five of six matches from the Manti Templars Thursday afternoon in Price.
Performing in front of the home crowd for the final time this season, the Dinos took each win in two sets.
Carbon appears to be playing its best tennis of the season, winning four of the last six matches. The team will now shift focus to the Region 12 Tournament, which will take place in Mount Pleasant beginning Tuesday, May 7.
Below are the final results from Thursday’s meet:
| Match | Carbon | Result | Manti | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 1 Singles | Nicholas Bryner | Win | Brandon Lee | 6-3 | 6-0 | *** |
| 2 Singles | Memphis Howell | Win | Stanley Crouch | 6-4 | 6-1 | *** |
| 3 Singles | Cameron Jones | Loss | Coby Rasmussen | 6-3 | 6-4 | *** |
| 1 Doubles | Josiah Trostle Zander Carrillo |
Win | Micah Butler Kannon Christiansen |
6-3 | 6-0 | *** |
| 2 Doubles | Judson Varner Carter Abbott |
Win | James Madsen Even Lambourne |
6-1 | 6-2 | *** |
| 3 Doubles | Sylvian Gurule Rylen Hatch |
Win | WO WO |
6-0 | 6-0 | *** |
May 16- First round of State Championships- Brighton High School
The opening round of the State Tennis Championships got underway on Thursday at Brighton High School. Carbon had seven members of their squad qualify for the post-season, and all advanced to the round of 16 taking place Friday.
Nick Bryner got things going in possibly the smoothest win of the day for the Dinos against Delta’s Ethan Oman in straight sets, 6-1,6-1. Bryner advanced to play Kiran Reddy from Waterford. Memphis Howell, in second singles, dropped his first set to Cooper Potts from Grand and came back to win the final two sets 6-4, and 6-4 to move on and face Aman Tuteja of Judge Memorial. Cameron Jones in third singles played the match of the day earning a grueling three-set win. In set one Jones was up 5-2, but Dax Helsten of Morgan came back to tie things up and win in a tie-break 7-6 (7-5). Set two was another battle with Jones getting the 7-6 win, and down at one point 5-1 Jones battled back to right the ship and close out the match 7-6 (7-3), he faces Rowan Hodell of Waterford in round two.
In the first doubles match, Josuah Trostle and Zander Carrillo earned a straight-set victory over South Sevier’s Carter Johnston and James Gay, 6-3, and 6-2, they advance and will face Will Damico and Duke O’Neil from Rowland Hall. Judson Varner and Carter Abbott, Carbon’s second doubles team, collected a hard-fought win over Eli Gulbrandsen and Asher Rosenthal of Maesar Prep, going to a tie break in the first set 7-6 (7-4), and then taking the 7-5 win to get the victory, they take on Richfield’s James Perschon and Ari Juluson.
The championships move to Liberty Park for Friday and Saturday’s matches.
May 17- Round of 16 State Championships- Liberty Park
A day after the Carbon Dino boy’s tennis squad made their way out of the opening round of the 3A State Championships, the season came to an end with all players falling in the round of 16 that was held at Liberty Park in Salt Lake that started Friday.
On Thursday at Brighton High School, the round of 32 began with all members of the Dino squad advancing to the round of 16 on Friday as the venue moved to Liberty Park.
Coming off of his straight-set win over Ethan Oman of Delta, Nicholas Bryner dropped his match against Waterford’s Kiran Reddy 6-1 and 6-2. In second singles, Memphis Howell faced off with Judge Memorial’s Aman Tuteja, with Tuteja earning a straight-set win 6-0, and 6-2.
Third singles player Cameron Jones had a battle on his hands in the round of 16 after coming off a marathon match in the opening round. In his match Friday against Waterford’s Rowan Hodell, Jones went three sets dropping the first 6-0. Jones came back in the second set to take a 7-6 win in a 7-1 tiebreak, but Jones would drop the third set and the match 6-2.
In first doubles, Zander Carrillo and Josiah Trostle ran up against Rowland Hall’s Will Damico and Duke O’Neil falling in straight sets 6-1, and 6-0. Damico and O’Neil went on to finish second in the class.
Judson Varner and Carter Abbot squared up with Richfield’s James Peschon and Ari Julusoon, falling in two sets 6-3 and 6-1.
Click HERE for the complete results of the 3A State Championships at Liberty Park.