Wyandotte's Loselle Advances to State Tennis Finals

Junior tennis player will represent at the state finals in Kalamazoo on Oct. 14.

Loselle qualified by winning the No. 1 singles title in the regional tournament Thursday at Allen Park. Loselle is the only Wyandotte player to make the trip to Kalamazoo as Roosevelt did not qualify as a team for the state finals.

En route to his regional championship Thursday, Loselle beat Edsel Ford 6-1, 6-1, Taylor Kennedy 6-1, 6-0 and Allen Park 6-3, 6-1.

Thursday’s performance gives Loselle an overall record of 23-1 for 2011. His only defeat came against a 2010 state champion opponent from Grosse Ile.

Wyandotte’s Devon Jones, a senior, also won the regional on Thursday in No. 2 singles play beating Gabriel Richard, Edsel Ford and Taylor Truman. His season is over, however, because the No. 2 singles champion does not qualify for the state finals.

Jones, who also is a standout pitcher on Roosevelt’s baseball team, finished the tennis season with a record of 21-3.

The Wyandotte tennis team finished third overall in Thursday’s regional tournament and finished the season in third place in the Downriver League.