A Lakes Area Tennis Doubles Team finishes in the final eight for the Class 2 State Competition in Springfield.

Hayes Stark and Jacob Garrett finish in sixth place in the individual doubles competition Thursday and Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex. 

Stark and Garrett and the rest of the Branson Team next take part as one of the four remaining teams in the Class 2 State Team Tournament, taking place Friday and Saturday also at the Cooper Tennis Complex. The Pirates will take on Ladue Horton Watkins out of St. Louis in the semi-finals on Friday.