Boulder City boys take second straight tennis title
Eagles beat Truckee 4-2 in extra matches to win the 3A state championship on Oct. 24.
By Jasmine Carter ·
Boulder City High School boys tennis players won their second consecutive 3A state championship on Oct. 24. The Eagles defeated Northern region challenger Truckee in a match that required a tiebreaker.
The final score was 4-2 in extra matches. The win secured the title for the local team after a competitive season.
Jake Richards, Miles Alder, Will Teeples, Nathan Law, Chase Herbolsheimer, Seamus Lemon, and James Peel all contributed victories to the final count. Richards finished 3-0 in singles play during regular intermission. The doubles teams of Alder and Teeples, as well as Law and Herbolsheimer, also finished 3-0.
Head coach Rachelle Huxford noted that the team had to dig deep against a tough opponent. Huxford said, “These boys deserve to be champions. 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. Truckee was a really tough team to beat, but this group came together.”
The boys team had been adjusting their lineup throughout the season. Huxford credited the group for responding to those changes. “I give credit to this group,” Huxford said. “We shuffled around with the lineup and they responded. They had the goal all season of being champions and they played like it.”
The girls team did not advance past the semifinals. They lost to Northern challenger South Tahoe 10-7. Chelsie Larson and Lyla Gunson finished 3-0 in doubles. Abrina Soares went 2-1 in singles. Harmony Cook, Quinn Gibson, and Brooklyn Koster also won individual matches.
Richards added an individual title to his season. He placed first at the 3A state singles tournament on Oct. 26 at The Meadows. The freshman defeated Ido Goren of Adelson 6-3, 6-3. Huxford said she was excited for Richards’ future given his age. “I couldn’t be happier for Jake,” Huxford said. “He had big goals coming into the season and he played great. He deserved to be a champion. I’m so excited to see what the future holds for him, with him being only a freshman.”
The girls doubles team of Gunson and Larson finished fourth in their tournament. They lost to the Incline tandem of Mason Goldberg and Solin Visci. The boys doubles team of Alder and Teeples still has a match to play. They will face the Moapa Valley tandem of Ashton Ellsworth and Collin Hughes at home on Monday for third place.
