BOULDER, Colo.—Rocky Mountain senior Will Vasos overcome a shaky start to defeat Calix van Lier in three sets for the No. 1 singles title Saturday at the Class 5A boys state tennis championships.
“I’ve never been that nervous in my life coming out,” said Vasos after his 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win at the University of Colorado. He finished the season 21-0.
Van Lier ended his prep career with three top-four finishes at No. 1 singles. The Fairview senior transferred from Boulder last summer.
“He seemed like he was nervous early on, giving away a lot of free points,” van Lier said of Vasos. “But he started to turn it on there, played really good tennis, and I couldn’t touch it for that first part there when he started to come back.”
Cherry Creek clinched the team title Friday and captured every title Saturday except No. 1 singles.
At No. 2 singles, Chris Cooprider defeated defending state champion Casey MacMaster of Rocky Mountain 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a match interrupted by a 23-minute rain delay.
Cherry Creek’s Harry Jewett claimed his third state title, the first without a partner, with a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 3 singles over Greg Wilson of Rocky Mountain.
Fairview was second in the team competition, and Rocky Mountain was third.
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