Five Baker tennis players will compete in the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state tournament this weekend after placing in the top four at the district tournament Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, at Stanfield.

The girls doubles team of Olivia Jacoby and Martina Falzetti placed second. Danny Cunningham placed third in boys singles, and the boys doubles team of Nate Jensen and Francesco Debellis placed fourth.

The state tournament is set for Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Baker is in a special district that includes 21 schools in the 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A classifications. The other three districts each have 10 schools.

The regional tournament at Stanfield had 16 boys and girls singles players, and 16 boys and girls doubles teams.

To qualify for state, players had to win their first two matches, both on Friday.

The semifinals, finals and third-place matches were on Saturday.

Baker’s top girls singles player, Bel Cunningham, lost her opening match on Friday.

The temperature was around 90 degrees both days, and with only four courts at Stanfield, there were long waits between matches.

“Our kids had two long, hot days of tennis and we’re not used to playing in the heat,” Baker coach Amy Younger said. “With so many contests to get through, our players had at least four hours between their matches on Friday. But they handled the circumstances well, and we’re excited to take five to state.”

Cunningham, a senior, qualified for the state tournament for the second straight season.

Jacoby, a sophomore, is also returning to state. She played with doubles partner Maya Smith in the 2022 state tournament.

District tournament at Stanfield

Girls doubles

Olivia Jacoby/Martina Falzetti

Friday, May 12

Beat Taybree Walker/Rachel Walker of Pendleton, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

Beat Cecily Cooper/DeLaney Engstrom of Crook County, 6-2, 6-4

Saturday, May 13

Semifinal

Beat Leah Mueller/Melissa Leon of Irrigon, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Final

Lost to Elise Seals/Brenda Ramirez of Vale, 6-3, 6-2

Boys singles

Danny Cunningham

Friday, May 12

Beat Miller Johnson of Pendleton, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Beat Fernando Saldana of Madras, 6-4, 6-2

Saturday, May 12

Semifinal

Lost to Dawson Richards of Nyssa, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Third-place

Beat Matthew Stansbury of Pendleton, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2

Boys doubles

Nate Jensen/Francesco Debillis

Friday, May 12

Beat Brayden Sudbruck/Stew Siders of La Grande, 6-0, 6-3

Beat Hugo Ceron/Andrew Calderon of Riverside, 7-5, 6-1

Saturday, May 13

Semifinal

Lost to Paul Kelly/Paul Capek of The Dalles, 6-1, 6-2

Third-place

Lost to Juan Olivera/Matias Ruiz Jr. of Madras, 6-4, 6-4

Girls singles

Bel Cunningham

Friday, May 12

Lost to Jacqlyn Albert of Weston-McEwen, 6-1, 6-0