MINOT – The bid for Jamestown Blue Jays Boys Tennis to make the state tournament fell short Thursday when Bismarck Century defeated Jamestown 5-0 in the state qualifying round of the West Region tournament at Hammond Park.

In the first-round match, Jamestown, the fifth seed, lost 5-0 to fourth seed Bismarck Legacy before defeating eighth seed Williston 3-2 in the consolation round.

Luke LeFevre, Braxton Burkett and Aden Oettle won singles matches for the Blue Jays against Williston.

The individual tournament will be held Friday and Saturday.

Jamestown players listed first

1st Round: Bismarck Legacy 5, Jamestown 0
Luke LeFevre lost to Caleb Johnson, 6-3, 6-3
Braxton Burkett lost to Connor Svihovec, 6-3, 6-3
Ravi Bansal lost to Cooper Miller, 6-1, 6-0
Jaxton Dawson/Kale Backen lost to Delan Hosek/Brady Johnson, 6-2, 6-3
Aden Oettle/Landry Rham lost to Carter Madison/Braxton Spooner, 6-2, 6-3

Consolation: Jamestown 3, Williston 2
LeFevre def. Gavin Douglas, 6-3, 6-1
Burkett def. Evan Fisher, 6-3, 6-2
Oettle def. Carter Anfinson, 6-4, 6-3
Dawson/Backen lost to Kane Shannon/Rhett Carnes, 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
Bansal/Rham lost to Kallon DeLorme/Brennon DeLorme, 6-2, 6-4

State Qualifier; Bismarck Century 5, Jamestown 0
LeFevre lost to Charlie Holzer, 6-2, 6-2
Burkett lost to Karter Anderson, 3-6, 6-1, 10-5
Dawson lost to Jaden Klierjan, 6-0, 6-1
Bansal/Backen lost to Ryan Mullally/Hayden Parent, 6-4, 6-1
Oettle/Rham lost to Eli Bendor/Gavin Fryhling, 7-5, 6-3