Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean said sometime in the 1930s, “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up.” Covington Catholic’s tennis team can boast, crow and exult – and brag. The Colonels captured their third consecutive KHSAA boys team title Wednesday at the University of Kentucky’s Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. CovCath won […]
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State team tennis: CovCath advances to semifinals, Notre Dame falls in quarters
The three Covington Catholic tennis players who swept last week’s individual titles kept the Colonels on track for a third straight KHSAA team title on Tuesday. CovCath advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals at the University of Kentucky with a 3-1 first-round win over Louisville St. Xavier at Sayre Athletic Complex and a 3-0 quarterfinal shutout of […]
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A two-fer: CovCath captures boys state singles, doubles tennis titles
Covington Catholic needed just one word to describe Thursday’s KHSAA boys state tennis finals. Sweep. Alex Yeager wrapped up his high school career at the University of Kentucky by taking the singles title over Landon Ecarma of Christian Academy-Louisville, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (12-10). Kalei Christensen and Blake Hussey won the doubles over Walker Bush […]
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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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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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CovCath tennis seeks second straight state tennis team title
Covington Catholic’s Kalei Christensen and Alex Yeager won the state doubles title, and senior Brady Hussey reached his second straight singles semifinals, while the Colonels are looking to continue their success in 2024.