Shawano tennis duo wins 1st state match

Shawano Community High School's George Buerman and Tristan Sheldon won their first No. 1 doubles match at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state individual tournament on June 1 at Nielsen Stadium in Madison.

Buerman and Sheldon prevailed 6-2, 2-6, 13-11 over Madison LaFollette's Simon Kuhlow and Noah Freeman.

The Shawano pair is slated to next face Marquette University's Jack Eisenbrown and Aidan Ferber in the second round of action, which begins on June 2 at 9 a.m.