Creek brings home 4 state tennis titles

Fairview’s Quinn Bernthal takes No. 1 singles crown

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Despite a one-day postponement and a revamped schedule of matches, the Class 5A individual state championship girls tennis tournament was completed on May 12 at the City Park tennis courts. e team state title was determined May 16 when No. 1 Cherry Creek faced No. 2 Fairview at City Park.

Players from Cherry Creek won four of the seven state titles that were up for grabs in the rain-delayed tournament.

Fairview’s Quinn Bernthal defeated Creek’s Lorena Cedeno 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to capture the No 1 singles crown. Cedeno was the defending No. 2 singles champion.

Anika Sharma of Cherry Creek, last season’s No. 3 winner, won the No. 2 singles state title with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Fairview’s Stella Laird. e Bruins’ Jisele Boker defended her No 3 singles title with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Elle Middleton of Fairview. e No. 4 doubles title went to the Creek duo of Julie Karlberg and Zoey Hao who defeated Valor Christian’s Anna Schouten and Sawyer Cruickshank. rate owners first from year, through Monday. owners $40,000 from The 2032 second family tion being 2025

Fairview’s No. 2 doubles team of Maya Brakage and Jane Roth turned back Sayeesha Garud and Anika Laxminariyan of Cherry Creek, 6-1, 6-2.

Farrah Bendell and Karissa Manley of Creek took the No. 3 doubles title with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Avery MacKenzie and Afton Sidwell of Fossil Ridge.