AURORA – The Boys Tennis State Championships are complete, with the individuals being awarded on Saturday and the dual teams being crowned on Tuesday.
Regis Jesuit and Cherry Creek met in the 5A dual team finals for a third-straight year with Regis Jesuit prevailing for the first time. In 4A, Colorado Academy and Kent Denver also met for a third-straight year, with Colorado Academy coming away with its first boys tennis state championship since 2018.
Among the individuals on Saturday, in 4A, at Pueblo City Park, D’Evelyn came away with the #1 singles title, while Colorado Academy and Kent Denver – the two finalists for the dual team state championship – split the other six positions, winning three apiece. In 5A, at Denver Tennis Park, Regis Jesuit won six of seven lines, while Cherry Creek earned the other.
Full Recaps
Class 5A Individual State Championships
- Championship Round (Day 3): Rodriguez-Fields Repeats, Leads Regis Jesuit to Six of Seven Titles
- Semifinals and Playbacks (Day 2): Championship Finals, Third-Place Matches Set for Saturday
- First and Quarterfinal Round (Day 1): 5A Semifinalist Matches Set for Tomorrow
Class 4A Individual State Championships
- Championship Round (Day 3): D’Evelyn sophomore Karuppasamy Sails to State Championship
- Semifinals and Playbacks (Day 2): Championship Finals, Third-Place Matches Set for Saturday
- First and Quarterfinal Round (Day 1, Individuals): 4A Semifinalist Matches Set for Tomorro
Dual Team State Championships
- 5A Dual Team Championship: Regis Jesuit Captures First Dual Team State Title
- 4A Dual Team Championship: Colorado Academy Wins Second State Title, First Since 2018
- Semifinal Recap: Both Top-Two Seeds Advance to Championship
- Quarterfinal Round Recap: Team Tournament Semifinalists Have Been Determined
- First Round Recap: Quarterfinal Matchups Set in Team Tournament
Brackets
Sportsmanship Award
- 5A: Denver South
- 4A: Grand Junction
Team State Champions
5A: Regis Jesuit (sixth overall, first since 2019)
4A: Colorado Academy (second overall, first since 2018)
Individual State Champions
Class 5A in Denver
#1 Singles: Alec Rodriguez-Fields (Jr., Regis Jesuit)
#2 Singles: Clay Dickey (Sr., Regis Jesuit)
#3 Singles: Adam Rydel (Sr., Regis Jesuit)
#1 Doubles: Will Larkin and Koops Lord (Regis Jesuit)
#2 Doubles: Edward Samuelson and Reis Cherveny (Regis Jesuit)
#3 Doubles: Beckett Martorella and Finn Carolan (Regis Jesuit)
#4 Doubles: Sunand Bhandaram and Ryan Raleigh (Cherry Creek)
Class 4A in Pueblo
#1 Singles: Nithesh Karuppasamy (So., D’Evelyn)
#2 Singles: Oliver Neely (Sr., Colorado Academy)
#3 Singles: Vyaan Chopra (So., Kent Denver)
#1 Doubles: Hendrik Jordan and Peter Owen (Colorado Academy)
#2 Doubles: Jake Silverman and Noah Landrey (Kent Denver)
#3 Doubles: CJ Marshall and Thomas Rollhaus (Colorado Academy)
#4 Doubles: Suleman Ismail and Danny Friedman Valenzuela (Kent Denver)