Free State’s boys tennis team tied for sixth place at the Blue Valley North Invitational on Wednesday, highlighted by Sawyer Nickel’s ninth-place finish in singles and Trey Melvin and Erik Czapinski combining for 11th in doubles.

Nickel won three of his four matches, losing to Shawnee Mission East’s Billy Louiselle in the second round in a tiebreaker. Czapinski and Melvin went 2-2, losing in their first match in the second round.

Blue Valley North Invitational

Tuesday at Plaza Tennis Center

Team scores: Columbia Rock Bridge 136, SM East 120, BV West 118, Rockhurst 112, Pembroke Hill 95, Free State 89, Maize 89, BV Northwest 78, Blue Valley 74, Barstow 74, BV North 61, Lee’s Summit 56, Washburn Rural 51, Liberty North 46, Lee’s Summit North 36, Olathe Northwest 16.

FSHS results

Singles

Sawyer Nickel (9th place): def. Mathis, LSN, 8-2; lost to Louiselle, SME, 8-7 (5); def. Herting, CRB, 8-6; def. Kincaid, PEM, 8-4.

Davis Stedman (23rd place): lost to Walsh, ROCK, 8-0; def. Gbile, ONW, 8-5; lost to Andrews, PEM, 8-1; lost to Parrish, 8-3.

Doubles

Trey Melvin/Erik Czapinski (11th place): def. Bailey/Eckman, BVN, 8-2; lost to Tilton/Napier, SME, 8-6; def. Cole/Schultz, MAI; lost to Thiagarajan/Parrish, BVNW, 8-7 (5).

Sam Six/Jack Kelsey (21st place): lost to Moody/Yan, BVW, 8-1; def. Frier/Lauridsen, ONW, 8-6; lost to Schmidt/Baker, WR, 8-4.