The Carbon boys tennis team ended their season over the weekend at the 3A State Championships at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. After the two days of competition the Dinos ended their 2021 campaign in sixth place out of 21 schools that were present.

The Dinos are coming off of one of their best seasons in recent memory ending with the Region 12 crown and with three of Carbon’s five state participants earning a No.1 seed.

Derrick Jorgensen, Carbon’s player in third singles would advance to the semifinals. In the first round he defeated Mark Monette in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Moving into the second round, Jorgensen would claim another victory this time over Logan Madsen of Grantsville, 6-1 and 6-0. Earning a berth, in the semi-finals Jorgensen faced Dawson Jenkins of Waterford falling 6-1 and 6-1 in straight sets. Jenkins would go on to win the State championship for third singles.

In first singles Preston Condie, a No.2 seed, faced off with Parker Peterson of American Fork. The match went three sets with Condie taking the loss 5-7, 6-4 and 6-3.

Jack Livingston in No. 2 singles advanced to the second round after defeating Boden Chell of Judge Memorial, 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets. In round two he would fall to Carter Killian of Grantsville,  6-4, 5-7 and 6-1.

On the doubles side of the courts, the first doubles team of Leonard Livingston and Branden Scovill advanced from the first round defeating Brennan Riad and Rhys Runnels of Judge Memorial in three sets 3-6, 6-0 and 6-4. Moving into the next round, they were defeated by eventual State Champions Noah Edgar and Auden Bown of Rowland Hall 6-3 and 6-2.

In second doubles Alex Callahan and Garrett Bryner fell to Kacen Helston and Josh Jaggi of Morgan, 6-1 and 6-1.

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