The team of Austin Reed and Jennifer Saluri from Urbandale won the Iowa High School co-ed tennis championship with a 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Cedar Rapids Washington's team of Lisa Justice and Pete Nau.

The 1997 Iowa high school co-ed tennis tournament was held Monday at the Birdland Tennis Courts in Des Moines. Over 30 schools from across the state participated with 102 players in a single elimination tournament. Iowa is the only state in the union that sponsors a state championship for co-ed doubles teams in tennis. This tournament is sponsored by the Iowa Girls'High School Athletic Union and Iowa High School Athletic Association..

1ST ROUND

Dan Delorbe-Lindsey Winninger, Waterloo Columbus over Eric Glass-Kate Parcher, Kuemper 6-3, 6-3; Evan Ray-E. Pixey, Ottumwa over Kevin O'Merara-Joy Kurtz, Shenandoah 6-3, 6-3; Tatum Moyer-Alison Lang, Oskaloosa over Erica Gensch-Kent Smith, Ballard, 6-1, 6-2; Anna Blacj-Josh Cronan, Independence over Ben Ellingson-Shawna Ely, Newton, 4-6,6-1,6-2; Natalie Carver-Michael Chang, Ames over Adam Ottmar-Nicole Westfall, Atlantic, 6-4, 6-0; Eric Stursma-Amber Van Wyk, Pella Christian over Tim Kalis-Emily Petersen, Pella Christian, 6-4, 6-0; Beth Huiniker-Tait Smock, Decorah over Aaron Fedderson-Jocelyn Dalton, Fort Dodge, 6-4, 6-2; Matt Monahan-Missy Powers, Clinton over Beth Brecht-Daniel Pettit, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 6-2, 6-1; Traci Hogan-Brian Hogan, Fort Madison, over Angie Mead-Brett Williams, Marshalltown, 6-4, 6-1; Matt Larson-Theresa Mall, Estherville, over Kevin Day-Jory Goerot, Burlington, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4.

Brad East-Jen Hupe, Linn-Mar, over Erick Biggs-Megan Wischmeier, Burlington, 6-4, 6-0; Ross Cram-Kris Tiedt, Iowa City, over Ryan Roeth-Tammy Walz, Johnston, 6-1, 6-0; Gretchen Jurgens-Peter West, Decorah over Lori Schoenaver-Nick Giunta, 6-4, 6-4; Cassie Haas-Brett Ganssen, Wahlert over Scott Tiffany-Cindy Spencer, Atlantic, 6-0, 6-2; Jason Christoph-Christine Bell, Columbus, over Alex Fox-Tami Schultz, LeMars, 7-6, 6-3; Megan Rademacher-Daniel Slutzki, Ames, over Sarita Dave-E. Sherrets, Independence, 6-0, 6-2; Tim Boaiini-Liza Margolin, Iowa City West, over Lindsey Severson-Luke Bennett, Ballard, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5; David Yans-Heather Saluri, Urbandale, over Chuck Martin, Jenny Baxter, Shenandoah, 6-1, 6-1; Grant Nitzscke-Becky Ellison, Ottumwa, over Reid Stevens-Stephanie Tucker, Oskaloosa, 6-2, 6-3.

2ND ROUND

Delorbe-Winninger, Columbus, over John Fiaza-Sarah Morris, Johnston, 6-0, 6-0; Austin Reed-Jennifer Saluri, Urbandale, over O'Meara-Kurtz, Shenandoah, 6-1, 6-1; Moyer-Lang, Oskaloosa, over Black-Cronan, Independence, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; Carlo Hawley-Annie Crowley, Iowa City West, 6-4, 6-1; Stursma-Van Wyk, Pella Christian, over Brooke Nelson-Tim McCarroll, Des Moines Roosevelt, 7-5, 6-2; Huinker-Smock, Decorah, over Simon Gray-Hillary Mills, Iowa City, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2; Monahan-Powers, Clinton, over Hogan-Hogan, Fort Madison, 6-2, 6-4; Nick Barnes-Sage Skogman, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Larson-Mall, Estherville, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Hupe-East, Linn-Mar; over Seth Banwell-Wignall, Newton, 6-0, 6-2; Roeth-Walz, Iowa City, over Matt Muhlbaner-Amy Schapman, Carroll-Kuemper, 6-0, 6-0; Kyle Schuman-Kristen Hale, Fort Dodge over Jurgens-West, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5); Haas-Gansen, Wahlert, over Melissa Funk-Lucas Elliot, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 6-1, 6-3; Brenda Brockman-Mike McMullan, Boone, over Christoph-Bell, Columbus, 6-2, 6-1; Lisa Justice-Pete Nau, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Rademacher-Slutzki, 6-2, 6-1; Yans-Saluri, Urbandale, over Boaiini-Margolin, Iowa City West, 6-0, 6-0; Nitzscke-Ellison, Ottumwa, over Stevens-Tucker, Oskaloosa, 6-0, 6-2.

3RD ROUND

Reed-Salulri, Urbandale, over Delorbe-Winninger, Columbus, 6-2, 6-1; Hawley-Crowley, Iowa City West, over Moyer, Lang, Oskaloosa, 6-2, 6-0; Stursma-Van Wyk, Pella Christian, over Huinker-Smock, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2; Barnes-Skogman, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Manahan-Powers, Clinton, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Cram-Tiedt, Iowa City, over East-Hupe, Linn-Mar, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Haas-Ganssen, Wahlert, over Schumm-Hale, Fort Dodge, 6-2, 6-2; Justice-Nau, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Brockman-McMullan, Boone, 6-4, 6-0; Yans-Saluri, Urbandale, over Nitzscke-Ellison, Ottumwa, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0.

QUARTERFINALS

Reed-Saluri, Urbandale, over Hawley-Crowley, Iowa City West, 6-1, 6-2; Barnes-Skogman, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Eric Stursma-Van Wyk, Pella Christian, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6); Haas-Ganssen, Wahlert, over Cram-Tiedt, Iowa City, 6-1, 6-2; Justice-Nau, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Yans-Saluri, Urbandale, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.

SEMIFINALS

Reed-Saluri, Urbandale, over Barnes-Skogman, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6); Justice-Nau, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Haas-Ganssen, Wahlert, 6-7 (6-3), 6-3, 6-2;

CHAMPIONSHIP

Reed-Saluri, Urbandale, over Justice-Nau, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)

3RD PLACE

Barnes-Skogman, Cedar Rapids Washington, over Haas-Ganssen, Wahlert, 6-1, 6-2.