LINCOLN – As the final of the three day state tennis event in Lincoln wrapped up, the Lexington Minutemen boys tennis team finished as the team runner up in Class B and had a duo win a state championship.
Mount Michael Benedictine finished as the state champions scoring 48.500 points while Lexington was right behind them with 41.000 points. Lexington had three different sets of matches on the final day today.
In number two doubles, the pair of Jaxon Neff and David Diaz-Arriaga won the state championship match over Omaha Skutt 6-4, 6-3. They are the first doubles team from Lexington to win a state title since 2010 and just the fourth total state champion Lexington has ever had.
In number one doubles, the pair of Mathias Pepplitsch and Micah Scherr finished as the state runner up, losing to Mount Michael in the championship 6-0, 6-0.
Finally in number one singles, Jaydon Hernandez-Sandoval won the third place match today over McCook 6-2, 6-1.
