The KHSAA individual state tennis tournament got underway on Tuesday in Lexington despite the soggy conditions outside. The tournament was moved inside for the day. Due to minimal court availability, only one round was played in boys’ singles, girls’ singles, boys’ doubles and girls’ doubles on Tuesday. Three rounds will be played on Wednesday with […]
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Who from NKY qualified for the state tennis tournament?
Northern Kentucky will have a wide variety of representation at the KHSAA state tennis tournament in Lexington. Tennis players from 13 different high schools in Northern Kentucky will be competing in the state tournament. The individual state tennis tournament for boys and girls singles and doubles will be played May 27-29 in Lexington at the […]
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A 4-spot: CovCath’s Unkraut excels in quadruple sports
Hockey came first. Then, soccer, golf and tennis. Covington Catholic senior Ben Unkraut has played all those sports—and done well. He has a 4.3 grade point average, scored 30 on his ACT test, and plans to play golf and study business next fall at Transylvania University in Lexington. Hockey is Unkraut’s favorite game. “My mom […]
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It’s a double: CovCath wins second consecutive boys tennis title
CovCath won their second straight boys team title at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center, becoming the first school to win at least two in a row since Louisville Trinity did it from 1991-1993.
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CovCath’s Christensen and Yeager win back-to-back state tennis titles, Hussey runner-up
Covington Catholic’s tennis team earned a split decision Thursday at the University of Kentucky. Juniors Kalei Christensen and Alex Yeager won their second straight doubles title, a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of Louisville St. Xavier’s Aditya Shah and Walker Bush at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. “It’s pretty cool,” Christensen said. “It just shows how […]
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A family affair for Dixie Heights’ Derrys at the state tennis tournament
Griffen and Cassidy Derry, children of former Wright State University tennis players, have qualified for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state tournament in doubles action, making it a true family affair.
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State tennis tourney results/schedule
The first and second round of the KHSAA state tennis tournament got underway on Tuesday at the University of Kentucky for the boys and Eastern Kentucky University for the girls. The action continues on Wednesday with the field of 64 in boys singles and doubles and girls singles and doubles whittled down to 16, the […]
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Super-tiebreakers decide girls Ninth Region tennis championships
Kayla Johnson of Cooper won the girls Ninth Region championship in a third set 10-point super-tiebreaker, while Avery Love and Nive Selvaraju of Ryle won the doubles final in a similar fashion.
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CovCath tennis dominates Ninth Region Finals in historic school matchup
Senior Brady Hussey clinched his fourth consecutive singles title at the Ninth Region finals, leading Covington Catholic to an all-school final for the third time in history, while the school’s tennis team displayed overall dominance with Hussey and other players losing only seven games through the semifinals.
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Ritter prevails in Clash of Camels; Scott’s Carpio falls in 10th Region tennis finals
Campbell County sophomore Rylee Ritter won the girls 10th Region tennis title over teammate Izzy Jayasuriya, while Scott sophomore Mario Carpio fell in the boys singles final to Bourbon County’s Noah Earlywine.
