The Tremper boys tennis team was unable to parlay its first victory at State in 13 years to an extended title run on Saturday.

Middleton downed the Trojans 5-2 in the semifinal round of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division-1 State Team Tournament Saturday morning at the University of Wisconsin’s Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison.

With the loss, Tremper finished the season at 9-5. Sixth-ranked Middleton finished as the State runner-up, losing to top-ranked Marquette, 6-1, in Saturday afternoon’s title tilt.

The Trojans, ranked honorable mention in Division-1 in the latest Wisconsin Tennis Coaches Association poll, got come-from-behind victories at Nos. 1 and 2 singles. After losing the first set, junior David Carswell (27-7) defeated Robby Kutchin, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Freshman Jake Humphreys also dropped the first set before beating Ryan Thomsen, 2-6, 6-0, 6-2.

The No. 1 doubles team of Tomas Goldsmith and Connor Hildebrandt (24-4) suffered the exact opposite fate. After the Trojans’ duo won the first set the Cardinals’ Alex Strunce and and Ian Markson rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory.

The No. 2 doubles team of sophomore Adam Gagliardi and junior Jake Riley, who recorded the key swing match victory in Friday’s 4-3 victory over De Pere, fell to Sam Naden and Charlie Opitz in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5.

Middleton got relatively easy victories at Nos. 3 and 4 singles. Joe Shmigelsky defeated Tremper’s William Horn, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 and Adam Desouky downed Andrew Fields, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4.

The Cardinals’ No. 3 doubles team of Alex Horner and Michael Owem beat Tremper’s Zach Cooper and Jake Larsen, 6-3, 6-0 to round out the scoring.