The Faith Lutheran boys and Palo Verde girls tennis teams capped off perfect seasons by winning the Class 5A state team titles Friday.
The playoff races in boys and girls high school tennis in Southern Nevada are heating up, and the girls golf postseason is about to begin as well.
A lot happened in high school tennis, cross country and girls golf last week, including a Clark standout winning a tournament at Angel Park.
Faith Lutheran’s boys and girls tennis teams claimed home wins over The Meadows on the first day of high school fall sports competition. Here are photos from the matches.
The Faith Lutheran boys defeated Palo Verde to win their first state championship, and the Palo Verde girls rolled past Faith Lutheran to claim their sixth title.
Here are the schedules and results (when available) for the 2019 Nevada state tennis tournaments.
Using his a powerful first serve and an overwhelming forehand, Andre dominated Faith Lutheran’s Kenny Dobrev, 6-0, 6-0 in the Mountain Region boys singles final.
Chase Kasday and Blake Kasday each went 3-0 in singles on Thursday to help the Bonanza boys tennis team earn an 11-7 home win over Faith Lutheran in the Mountain Region semifinals.
Stephen Dobrev went 3-0 in singles play Wednesday to lead the Faith Lutheran tennis team to a 10-8 victory over Las Vegas in a Mountain Region tournament match at Darling Tennis Center.
State championships: None
State runner-up finishes: None
State tournament appearances: 2013
Region championships: None
Region runner-up finishes: 2013
League championships: None
Playoff appearances: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2017 postseason: Sunset League’s No. 3 seed (lost in quarterfinals to Desert Oasis, 13-5)
Last 10 seasons
2017: 11-5 (9-3 4A Sunset/fourth)
2016: 12-6 (9-3 Northwest/third)
2015: 11-4 (6-2 3A Sunset/third)
2014: 10-5 (5-3 3A Sunset/fourth)
2013: 15-6 (10-2 3A Sunset/second)
2012: 12-6 (8-4 3A Sunset/third)
2011: 9-4 (7-2 Northwest/third)
2010: 8-5 (6-3 Northwest/fourth)
2009: 6-4 (5-4 Northwest/fifth)
2008: 4-5 (3-5 Northwest/tied sixth)