Boys tennis state title gives Cherry Creek 200th championship overall

By Jon E. Yunt
The Denver Post

Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) won its first state championship in 1957 on the golf course.

Saturday at the Gates Tennis Center, 55 years later, the Bruins' boys tennis team captured state title No. 200 for the school.

For a complete story on the Class 5A state tennis championships, click here.

The Denver Post also had a recap of Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) winning the Class 4A title for the third time in as many seasons.

Results
Class 5A
At Gates Tennis Center
Team scores: 1. Cherry Creek 80, 2. Fairview 64, 3. Arapahoe 34, 4. Highlands Ranch 29, 5. Grand Junction 27, 6. Regis Jesuit 17, 7. Denver East 14, 8. Mountain Vista 13, 9. Loveland 10, 10. Legacy 9, 11. Fossil Ridge 8, 12t. Boulder 6, 12t. Columbine 6, 14t. Fort Collins 3, 14t. Monarch 3, 16. Chatfield 2, 17t. Fruita Monument, Legend, Rock Canyon 1.

Championships
No. 1 singles: Hayden Sabatka, Highlands Ranch def. Spencer Weinberg, Grand Junction, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
No. 2 singles: Conner McPherson, Cherry Creek def. Ignatius Castelino, Fairview, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 3 singles: Will Ro, Cherry Creek def. Alec Leddon, Fairview, 6-1, 6-4.

No. 1 doubles: Kevin Chen/Tommy Mason, Fairview def. Hans Bergal/Jace Blackburn, Cherry Creek, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 2 doubles: Conner Petrou/Jake Miller, Cherry Creek def. Chad Curd/Michael Vartuli, Arapahoe, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
No. 3 doubles: Danny Kaprielian/Noah Reiss, Cherry Creek def. Ben Krahenbuhl/Nick Blanco, Fairview, 6-0, 6-2.
No. 4 doubles: Gifford Mellick/Harshil Dwivedi, Cherry Creek def. Kamran Shabaz/Max Petrak, Fairview, 6-4, 6-4.

Class 4A
At Pueblo City Park
Team scores: 1. Cheyenne Mountain 80, 2. Niwot 57, 3. Colorado Academy 52, 4. Kent Denver 49, 5. Air Academy 43, 6. Discovery Canyon 19, 7. Mullen 9, 8t. Aspen 4, 8t. Steamboat Springs 4, 10t. Silver Creek 3, 10t. Alexander Dawson 3, 12t. Evergreen, Greeley Central, Pueblo Central, Valor Christian, Windsor, The Vanguard 1.

Championships
No. 1 singles: Harrison Lang, Niwot def. David Mitchell, Kent Denver, 6-4, 6-2.
No. 2 singles: Jesse Ruder-Hook, Colorado Academy def. Spencer Lang, Niwot, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
No. 3 singles: Andrew Venner, Cheyenne Mountain def. Keenan Kaltenbacher, Air Academy, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.

No. 1 doubles: Cole Benson/Austin Hampton, Cheyenne Mountain def. Carter Pentz/Drew Pasma, Niwot, 6-2, 6-1.
No. 2 doubles: Mac Mease/Noah Forman, Colorado Academy def. Matt Clancy/Nathaniel Rocks, Cheyenne Mountain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
No. 3 doubles: Colt Sessions/Carsten Lux, Cheyenne Mountain def. Jon Payne/Andrew Thompson, Kent Denver, 6-2, 7-6.
No. 4 doubles: Matt Ryan/Michael Sheldon, Air Academy def. Zach Turner/Will McDermid, Colorado Academy, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.