Doke and Perez earn first round wins at State Championships

Doke and Perez earn first round wins at State Championships

On Wednesday afternoon Brett Doke and Leonardo Perez, both earned first round wins at the NMAA State Championships on the campus of Albuquerque Academy. The duo both saw a second-round exit as they took on the top three seeds in the state.

In the first round, Brett Doke outlasted No. 6 Daniel Altobello from Valencia High School in three sets. The win earned the sophomore a spot in the 4 p.m. Quarterfinal, where he took on No. 3 Adrian Hanna from Albuquerque Academy and fell in two sets.

In his Round of 16 match, Leonardo Perez breezed past Luke Austin from Belen High School in two sets, 6-0 and 6-2. The win placed Perez in the 4 p.m. Quarterfinal, where he faced off with No. 1 Henry Kaufman from Santa Fe Prep and stumbled in two sets.