Sidney's Michael Butcher placed third at the Section Four Class C-D Tournament at the Binghamton Tennis Center on Tuesday and will play today for a spot in the state qualifier.
Butcher will meet the third-place finisher from the Class B sectional meet in a challenge match at 3:30 p.m. today back at the BTC.
Butcher lost his first match of the season in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-1, to Trumansburg's Jay Bartishevich. He fell, 6-0, 6-2, to Elmira Notre Dame's Dan Freeman in the final.
"He was just better than Michael," said Sidney coach Loraine Flyzik, Butcher's mother. "Michael played a good match, but the boy was left-handed and that's a problem for us. ... It's the opposite of what you're used to."
Butcher (13-1) then beat Hancock's Paul Hartz, 6-2, 6-2, in the consolation match. The two met earlier this season, with Butcher winning in three sets.
"Michael was very consistent and made very few mistakes," Flyzik said. "I think he knew if he didn't win that match, his senior year was done. We talked about that even prior to the first match. He had to get one of them or he was done."
Sidney finished second as a team with 41 points. Elmira Notre Dame won with 65. Delhi tied Seton Catholic for fifth with 27 apiece.
Delhi's Jon Li and Josh Orr fell, 6-1, 6-1, to Jon LeSeur and Matt Sirianni of Elmira Notre Dame in a doubles semifinal.
Newark Valley's Ryan Warshocki and Mitch Cromer won the championship, beating LeSeur and Cirianni, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), in the final.
Orr and Li lost the consolation match, 6-4, 6-2, to Patrick Loughlin and Kevin Kenderes of Seton Catholic.
SECTION FOUR Class C-D
EAST-WEST CROSSOVER
Team scores (top five and local teams): 1, Elmira Notre Dame 65; 2, Sidney 41; 3, Newark Valley 38; 4, Trumansburg 35; T5, Delhi 27; T5, Seton Catholic 27; T10, Margaretville 18; T10, Windham 18; 15, Hunter-Tannersville 13; 17, Davenport 11; 18, Bainbridge-Guilford 10; 21, Roxbury 6; 22, Walton 5.
Singles
Semifinals: Jay Bartishevich (Trumansburg) def. Michael Butcher (Sidney), 6-2, 6-1; Dan Freeman (Elmira Notre Dame) def. Paul Hartz (Hancock), 6-2, 6-0.
Championship: Dan Freeman (END) def. Jay Bartishevich (Trumansburg), 6-0, 6-2.
Consolation: Michael Butcher (Sidney) def. Paul Hartz (Hancock), 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Semifinals: Ryan Warshocki and Mitch Cromer (Newark Valley) def. Patrick Loughlin and Kevin Kenderes (Seton), 6-1, 6-4; Jon LeSeur and Matt Sirianni (END) def. Jon Li and Josh Orr (Delhi), 6-1, 6-1.
Championship: Ryan Warshocki and Mitch Cromer (Newark Valley) def. Jon LeSeur and Matt Sirianni (END), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8).
Consolation: Patrick Loughlin and Kevin Kenderes def. Jon Li and Josh Orr, 6-4, 6-2.
Golf
Section Four Class D
Morris' Dillon Anderson shot a 5-over-par 77 to earn medalist honors at the Section Four Class D Tournament at the Delhi College Golf Course.
The Mustangs tied Hunter-Tannersville at 461 strokes, but placed second by matching totals of the first hole with the Wildcats.
Hancock won the team title with 459 strokes.
Laurens (471) placed third and Cherry Valley-Springfield (472) finished fourth in the eight-team tournament.
Dylan Anderson shot an 8-over 80 for H-T.
Section Four Class D
at Delhi College GC, par-72
Team scores: Hancock 459, Morris 461 (matching totals of first hole), Hunter-Tannersville 461, Laurens 471, Cherry Valley-Springfield 472, Odessa-Montour 495, Edmeston 501, Windham 509.
Medalist: Dillon Anderson (Morris) 77.
Hancock: Logan Emerich 88, Jeremy Wormuth 89, Gary Resti 92, Kyle Houshultz 93, Alycia Jones 97.
Morris: Dillon Anderson 77, A.J. Puylara 90, Brandon Hitchcock 97, Dan Jones 98, Joey Utter 99.
Hunter-Tannersville: Dylan Anderson 80, Greg Mudge 87, Joe Arangio 90, Nick Tripas 101, D.J. Johnson 103.
Laurens: Miguel Short 88, David Loucks 89, Nick Short 94, Matt Struckle 96, Jordan Davis 104.
Cherry Valley-Springfield: Mike Cagganello 84, Jake Hanlon 90, Taylor Woodworth 98, Tyler Smith 99, Chip Taylor 101.
Odessa-Montour: Craig Brown 87, Todd Kautz 90, Matt Kautz 94, Tim Markley 108, Brian Stamp 116.
Edmeston: Brad Jones 86, Ben Conboy 89, Matt Laymon 96, Billy Gaston 112, Cody Smith 118.
Windham: Justin Filippone 91, Will Grunenthal 93, Bobby Narcisco 93, Josh Sutton 102, A.J. Hutchinson 130.
at Colonial Ridge
A.J. Puylara had an 8-over 43 to lead Morris to a 254-268 Tri-Valley League win over Edmeston on Monday. Brandon Hitchcock finished with a 46 for the Mustangs, who finished their season at 7-3-1.
at Colonial Ridge
Monday's match; par-35
Team scores: Morris 254, Edmeston 268.
Morris: A.J. Puylara 43, Brandon Hitchcock 46, Derrick Anderson 49, Dan Jones 51, Nick Rozanski 65.
Edmeston: Brad Jones 50, Billy Gaston 52, Ben Conboy 55, Justin Kucera 55, Cody Smith 56.
Track
at Sidney
Delhi's Katie Darling won the Midstate Athletic Conference pentathlon at Sidney on Monday with a school-record 2,686 points.
Darling beat the previous record of 2,679, set by Danielle Warden in 1998. Darling's finishes were as follows: 100 hurdles (16.5 seconds); high jump (4 feet, 10 inches); shot put (26-2); long jump (15-2); and 800 (2:40.1).
