Nebraska Boys State Tennis Championships
State Boys Tennis Championships were held October 14-15 in Lincoln and Omaha and couldn’t have had more perfect weather for the occasion. At the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha, Class A’s Lincoln East High School dominated as the Spartans made the finals in every match. The number one and two doubles teams went undefeated the entire year and at State as well.
“Capping off the season and winning state was truly an amazing experience,” said East head coach Chris Stock. “A lot of hard work and dedication of the team towards getting better at practice paid off for East. This was demonstrated by so many comebacks the team made when being down in matches.”
At #1 doubles, senior Kyle Givens and junior Gabe Whiston beat Creighton Prep twins Shawn and Nathan Ramachandran 6-4, 6-3. The #2 doubles team of senior Kaiden Bradley and freshman Caden Haar beat Elkhorn South seniors Gabriel Jordan and Tanuskh Sharma 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.
Creighton Prep’s Zachary Kuo earned his #1 seed, beating Lincoln East’s Kirby Le 6-3, 6-0. The Prep senior went undefeated the entire season. Over at #2 singles, a tight match between Westside senior Joshua Rosenblatt and Lincoln East sophomore Yakub Islamov. After losing the first set, Rosenblatt came back for the win: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Team scores: Lincoln East: 52; Creighton Prep: 42; Elkhorn South: 35; Omaha Westside: 34; Lincoln Southeast: 24.75; Bellevue West: 23.25; Kearney: 21.5.
Over in Lincoln at the Woods Park Tennis Center, Omaha’s Mt. Michael Benedictine dominated in Class B action, as the team made it to every final match.
“The season started off exciting with all six of my seniors making the state line-up,” said head coach Chase Petersen. “The excitement did not stop there as they all fought their way to the state finals and went on to win the Class B title. I am so proud of them and they will be missed.”
Mount Michael claimed first place in both #1 singles and #1 doubles. At #1 singles, Gavin Forster beat McCook’s Isaac Hinze 6-3, 6-4. At #1 doubles, the Mt. Michael team of William Mallisee and Ethan Pentel beat McCook’s Evan Humphrey and Nathaniel Miller 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.
“It had been something I was working towards for my whole life and that feeling of accomplishment felt amazing,” said Forster, about his state title win.
Meanwhile at #2 singles, Omaha’s Skutt Catholic’s Avelino Hammer came out ahead of Mt. Michael’s Sam Lund 6-4, 6-4. At #2 doubles, Grand Island Central Catholic’s Bowdie Fox and Alex King ended a close match with Mt. Michaels’ Colin Eich and Eric Caps. The final result was 7-6, 7-5.
Team scores: Mt. Michael: 56; McCook: 42.5; Omaha Skutt: 38.25; G.I. Central Catholic: 33.5; Elkhorn North: 21.5; Lexington: 20.5, Beatrice: 16.25
For more scores, click on this link: https://nsaahome.org/boys-tennis/
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