Fillmore, Gerber finish third at 2A district tennis

The Cheney High boys tennis team wrapped up their season after competing in the District 7 tournament, May 13.

Four days earlier, the Blackhawks finished the regular season with a 4-3 win against East Valley.

At districts, the team of Aaron Fillmore and Dixon Gerber finished third in the doubles bracket.

After a first-round bye, Fillmore and Gerber defeated Pullman’s Henry Ward and Jared Anderson (6-1, 6-1) then lost to the Greyhounds’ Tim Watts and Casey Crow (6-2, 6-4) in the semifinals. The duo rebounded and defeated East Valley’s Eli Holecek and Brock Phillips (6-4, 6-4) in the third-place...