INEZ — Brothers Connor and Bryson Dials are the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week.
The pair qualified for the KHSAA state tennis tournament after reaching the singles division semifinals in the 15th Region tournament last week.
Connor entered the bracket as a No. 3 seed in the singles division. He reached the semifinals and qualified for state after easily defeating Pikeville High School’s Joshua Perry 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
Bryson was the No. 4 seed for Martin County and played his first match against Pikeville’s Lincoln Parson. B. Dials took the first set 6-1.
Both players were knotted up at 6 apiece and had to enter a tiebreaker in the second set.
Bryson came away with a 7-3 tiebreak score to take the match.
B. Dials took on Johnson Central’s Conner Watts in the quarterfinals. He came away with a 6-3, 6-2 win and locked in with his brother for a trip to Lexington for the 2024 KHSAA state tournament.