Middleton, Beaton-Nelson Take Top Seeds

LAKEWOOD — Max Middleton of Frewsburg has moved on to the Section 6 championship as the No. 1 seed from the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Tennis League.

Middleton defeated his regular-season teammate, Aaron Young, 6-1, 6-0, in the semifinals and Marcus Johnston of Fredonia, 7-6, 6-3 in the finals at the Lakewood Family YMCA on Thursday.

‘‘Marcus was one of Middleton’s toughest matches of the year,’’ said Southwestern tennis coach Rod Beckerink. ‘‘There were some close matches.’’

Earning the first seed on the doubles side was the Maple Grove tandem of Tyler Beaton and Wil Nelson who slipped by the Southwestern duo of Ted Mueller and Tim O’Brien, 6-4, 7-6, in the semifinals.

In the finals, Beaton and Nelson defeated the other team of Trojans — Chris Cusimano and Andrew Gerace, 6-4, 6-2.

‘‘Beaton and Nelson played two solid matches,’’ Beckerink said. ‘‘They played great together as a team and made very few errors.’’

To round out the seeds for sectionals, Matt Anderson of Chautauqua Lake earned the third spot, losing to Johnston and defeating Young, 6-3, 7-6.

The doubles team from Southwestern, Mueller and O’Brien, settled for the third seed, defeating the Jamestown combination of Allan Miller and Chris Carlson, 6-1, 6-0.

The sectionals will start at 3 p.m., Tuesday at Lancaster High School.

SINGLES

Semifinals

Max Middleton (Frewsburg) d. Aaron Young (Frewsburg) 6-1, 6-0.

Marcus Johnston (Fredonia) d. Matt Anderson (Chautauqua Lake) 5-7, 7-6, 6-2.

Finals

Middleton (Frews) d. Johnston (Fred) 7-6, 6-3.

Anderson (CL) d. Young (Frews) 6-3, 7-6.

DOUBLES

Semifinals

Cusimano-Gerace (Southwestern) d. Miller-Carlson (Jamestown) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Beaton-Nelson (Maple Grove) d. Mueller-O’Brien (Southwestern) 6-4, 7-6

Finals

Beaton-Nelson (MG) d. Cusimano-Gerace (SW) 6-4, 6-2.

Mueller-O’Brien (SW) d. Miller-Carlson (Jamestown) 6-1, 6-0.