Ethan Cohen has lived in Ann Arbor his whole life, but he never played a match in the city's annual tennis tournament until Thursday afternoon.

“I haven’t really been playing it because I’ve been in other tournaments,” said Cohen, the No. 1 singles player for the Huron High School team the past two seasons. “This year I decided just to play it because it will get me to play more over the summer.”

Cohen, who will be a freshman at the University of Michigan in the fall, reached the championship of the boys 18 division in the Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament on Thursday. After a bye in the first round, he beat Brad Kralik in the second round, 6-0, 6-0, and Yeon Woo Chung, 6-1, 6-1, in the third.

Edward Kielb will face Cohen in the final round of the boys 18s at 11 a.m. Friday at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Though Kielb will be a senior at Portsmouth Abbey School, a boarding school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, he plays tennis at Huron Valley Tennis Club when he is home.

Kielb said he has played his third-round opponent, Hunter St. Pierre, who was last year’s runner up in the boys 16 bracket, since he was 10 years old. Kielb prevailed in that match, 7-5, 6-2.

In the second round, Kielb defeated Sam Brodkey, 6-3, 6-1, after a first-round bye.

“I play in a lot of USTA events -- mostly local now,” Kielb said. “I played in some Midwest events when I was younger, but I can’t really get the points over the summer to qualify for those anymore.”

Kielb said he likes the lack of pressure involved in the city tournament.

“It’s kind of low-key, as opposed to an official sanctioned event,” Kielb said. “It’s a good warm up. It’s not much pressure. It’s a good place to show up and play some guys you know and try to have a good time, but not just blow it off.”

Cohen agrees with Kielb.

“It’s a well-run tournament - a good site, nice people,” he said. “It’s pretty relaxing. It’s not very intense. It’s not USTA, so I’m not getting any points.”

Cohen is also competing in the boys 16-18 doubles draw with Peter Godfrey, who also attended Huron High School.

Megan Geiger, the defending champion in the girls 16-18 singles draw, reached the final again this year.

Geiger, who played No. 1 doubles last season at Saline High School, beat Natalie Ring 6-1, 6-2, and Carly Glahn, 6-1, 6-1, on her way to the final.

Awaiting her on the other side of the draw is her former teammate from Saline, Darby Molloy, who played No. 4 doubles last season as a freshman.

Molloy earned a spot in the finals, which will also be played at 11 a.m. Friday at the Varsity Tennis Center, by defeating Braleigh Apley, 6-4, 6-0, and Kathleen McBride, 6-2, 6-7 (10), 10-7. A 10-point tie-breaker is played in the juniors instead of a normal third set.

For complete draws and tournament details, visit aaacta.org.