Shawano's No. 1 doubles team headed to state

By: 
NEW Media Staff

Shawano Community High School's George Buerman and Tristan Sheldon placed fourth in No. 1 doubles play during the Division 1 Notre Dame Sectional on May 25 in Green Bay to qualify for state.

Buerman and Sheldon opened their day with a 6-2, 1-6, 11-9 win over Kimberly. That win qualified the duo for state.

The individual state tournament will take place from June 1-3 at Nielsen Stadium in Madison. State seeding will take place on May 26.

In their second match of the day, Buerman and Sheldon fell 6-0, 6-2 to a duo from Notre Dame. The Shawano pair ended the day with a 6-2, 6-3 loss to West De Pere in the third-place match.

Pulaski's Eric Sperduto and Jacob Ebent also competed at the Notre Dame Sectional, losing in their only match. Sperduto and Ebent were defeated 6-0, 6-0 by a duo from De Pere.

Full results from the sectional can be found at www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Boys-Tennis/Tournament#55061411-sectionals.