—Messenger photo by Dana Recker Fort Dodge’s Dan Bowser (left) and David Knight compete in district tennis action at Dodger Courts on Thursday. Bowser and Knight qualified for the state meet.

The Fort Dodge boys tennis team claimed first place honors at a Class 2A district meet here Thursday.

The Dodgers received state berths from the top-seeded doubles duo of David Knight and Stephen Bowser, which finished a perfect 3-0 on the day.

Brian Rasmussen also qualified for state as an individual.

‘‘David and Stephen obviously played great,’’ said FDSH head coach Kris Lien. ‘‘They had a goal of making it to state since the beginning of the season and decided to start playing their best tennis late in the year.

“When they play to their potential, they’re awfully hard to beat. We fully expect them to make some noise down in Cedar Rapids.’’

Fort Dodge’s other doubles tandem of Matt Carlson and James Wu was defeated in their opening round match.

Rasmussen was the lone individual state qualifier for the Dodgers. The No.