SAN ANTONIO – Boerne Champion tennis coach Joey Cantu graduated a lot of good players from his team last season, especially on the boys side, but felt this year’s squad could make a strong push in 2022 despite their lack of experience.
The Chargers did just that and fell one win shy of advancing to this year’s 5A state tournament last week. Old foe Alamo Heights defeated the Chargers for this year’s Region IV-5A crown at Blossom, 10-6.
The Mules were up 5-2 after doubles but the Chargers won four of the next six singles matches and closed the gap to 7-6, however Heights won three straight singles matches to put it away.
Champion ends its season at 16-6 after beating Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in the regional semis.
Cantu said his team grew up quickly this year and added that it’s part of why they made it so far this year.
“With the girls being as experienced and as good as they were, I knew they were going to take us a long way and it was going to depend on what the boys were going to do for us, and they grew up,” he said. “Four of our top six boys are freshman and sophomores, so for them to step up the way they did, I’m so proud of them.
“I’m proud of what they did and what they accomplished. It just means that we have some years to get back here and do some damage,” Cantu added.
The coach noted that the Chargers have the same goal every year.
“Our goal is always to get to the state tournament, I don’t do things any differently,” he said. “We don’t rebuild, we reload, and I think a lot of these kids grew up.”
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