Boulder City boys tennis wins state title
The Eagles defeated Truckee 4-2 in a tiebreaker to claim their second consecutive 3A championship.
By Camila Herrera ·
Boulder City High School boys tennis captured its second consecutive 3A state championship on Oct. 24. The Eagles defeated Northern regional qualifier Truckee in a tiebreaker to secure the crown. The final score stood at 4-2 in extra matches after the regular intermission concluded without a winner.
Jake Richards, a freshman, led the squad with a 3-0 record in singles play. He placed first at the 3A state tournament. Richards defeated Ido Goren of Adelson 6-3 and 6-3 at The Meadows on Oct. 26. He also contributed to the team victory against Truckee.
Head coach Rachelle Huxford said the group had to dig deep to beat a tough opponent. “These boys deserve to be champions,” Huxford said. “It most certainly wasn’t easy. We had to dig deep and play our best, but they got it done and I’m so proud of them.”
Doubles tandems Miles Alder and Will Teeples, as well as Nathan Law and Chase Herbolsheimer, also finished 3-0 in the intermission. Seamus Lemon and James Peel secured the final necessary victories. Huxford noted that the team shuffled its lineup during the event and the players responded to the changes.
The girls’ team faced a different outcome. They lost to South Tahoe 10-7 in the semifinals. The loss ended their run for the state title. Chelsie Larson and Lyla Gunson finished 3-0 in doubles, while singles player Abrina Soares went 2-1.
Huxford stated that the girls’ season was far from a failure despite the semifinal loss. “They faced a really tough South Tahoe team and gave it their all,” Huxford said. “I’m very proud of them.”
Larson and Gunson finished fourth in the girls’ doubles tournament. They lost to the Incline tandem of Mason Goldberg and Solin Visci. The boys’ doubles team of Alder and Teeples will play their third-place match on Monday. They will face the Moapa Valley tandem of Ashton Ellsworth and Collin Hughes at home.
