Nook Canyon’s Alex Fuch returns a ball as he and Skyridge’s Calvin Armstrong play in the highschool 6A boys state tennis championships at Liberty Park Tennis in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Might 20, 2023. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
The already congested trophy case at Draper’s Nook Canyon Excessive Faculty will quickly be welcoming one other piece of hardware following the 6A boys state tennis event.
The Chargers took dwelling one other UHSAA memento Saturday afternoon, overwhelming its Area 4 counterparts and the remainder of Utah’s largest colleges with a convincing win at Liberty Park.
Alex Fuchs, Aidan Rideout and Cole Jenkins every captured titles in singles play, and the Chargers additionally made the ultimate spherical in doubles motion to earn 65 factors on this 12 months’s new format. American Fork had 40, adopted by Farmington and Skyridge (31) and Lone Peak (24).
It was one other convincing effort by Area 4, which has had its groups end within the high three for the reason that UHSAA reconstructed its format in 2017 to incorporate a 6A division. Nonetheless, it was the primary boys tennis crown for Nook Canyon and at the very least the third sports activities title this college 12 months as commencement nears.
“We knew with the lineup that we had that 12 months might be a fantastic season,” stated Nook Canyon coach Allison Rideout. “This complete season was a problem, with the (poor) climate and all. However we play within the hardest area and we went undefeated. We knew what to anticipate, and once we gained all these singles matches, we had been in fine condition.”
“By the center a part of the day, I may simply chill out however all of our children nonetheless wished to win.”
At No. 1 singles, Fuchs had maybe the most-impressive weekend. He gained in straight units (6-0, 6-0) in his first two matches, and by no means felt threatened. The Ohio State commit lastly captured the title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over American Fork’s Caden Hasler, whom he defeated all 3 times they performed this season.
“These two boys are excellent and know one another effectively,” coach Rideout stated. “The perfect half was, the entire manner via the event, he (Fuchs) didn’t really feel the necessity to ‘showboat.’ He simply performed his sport and gained.”
“I've a powerful serve,” stated Fuchs, “and I used to be capable of get a variety of straightforward factors.”
On this 12 months’s new tournament-scoring format, the three singles crowns generated 45 factors for the Chargers, which was sufficient for the staff title. Elijah Cluff and Max Ericksen of Skyridge and American Fork’s Colby Klinger and Adam Clarke downed their counterparts in doubles play, prevented Nook Canyon from a more-impressive win.
Lots of the finals matches had been performed below sunny skies and temperatures that exceeded 80 levels, which was simply the warmest it had been all 12 months.
6A Boys tennis event
At Liberty Park
Saturday’s outcomes
Workforce scores
1, Nook Canyon 65. 2, American Fork 40. 3, Farmington, Skyridge 31. 5, Lone Peak 24. 6, Bingham 20. 7, Davis 12. 8, Weber 9. 9, Layton 8. 10, Syracuse 7. 11, West 6. 12, Herriman, Nice Grove, Riverton, Taylorsville 5. 16, Copper Hills, Fremont, Mountain Ridge 3. 19, Clearfield 1.
Particular person outcomes
No. 1 singles – Alex Fuchs (Nook Canyon) def. Calvin Armstrong (Skyridge) 6-3, 6-0. Caden Hasler (American Fork) def. Charles Frey (Farmington) 6-3, 6-3. Championship: Fuchs def. Hasler 6-3, 6-4.
No. 2 singles - Aidan Rideout (Nook Canyon) def. Tate Squires (Lone Peak) 6-2, 6-0. Kinsgley Hoang (Bingham) def. Justin Steed (Farmington) 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-5. Championship: Rideout def. Hoang 6-2, 6-1.
No. 3 singles – Cole Jenkins (Nook Canyon) def. Cache Garner (Lone Peak) 6-0, 6-2. Nathaniel Bullard (Farmington) def. Derek Larson (American Fork) 6-4, 6-1. Championship: Jenkins def. Bullard 6-0, 6-5.
No. 1 doubles – Jaxson Roberts/Beau Welker (Nook Canyon) def. Landon Packer/Spencer Ostermiller (Farmington) 6-2, 6-1. Elijah Cluff/Max Ericksen (Skyridge) def. Luke Wealthy/Samuel Jensen (American Fork 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. Championship: Cluff/Ericksen def. Roberts/Welker 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 doubles – Colby Clinger/Adam Clarke (American Fork) def. Luke Miller/Dylan Fenton (Lone Peak) 6-1, 6-3. Nathan Kennedy/Josh Townsend (Nook Canyon) def. Cade Sperry/Andrew Allen (Skyridge) 7-6 (3), 6-3. Championship: Clinger/Clarke def. Kennedy/Townsend 6-2, 6-3.
PHOTOS: Nook Canyon’s Alex Fuchs, Alex Fuch’s and Nook Canyon’s varsity gamers maintain the 6A trophy, the entire Nook Canyon staff celebrates after simply receiving the trophy