Class 5A boys state tennis: One point is all it takes for Heritage Hall to win outright state title

Heritage Hall edged Metro Christian by one point, 30-29, to claim the title, the Chargers' first outright team championship since 1998.

The two matches Bogert points to as crucial were the No. 1 doubles semifinal and the No. 2 singles final.

At No. 1 doubles, sophomore Truitt Maxwell and freshman Nick Harvey upset Carl Albert's defending state championship duo, and senior Jonathan Borsky won the No. 2 singles title.

“Those two matches clinched the outright state title for us,” Bogert said.

Maxwell and Harvey lost in the No. 1 doubles final to Metro Christian, which also beat Heritage Hall in the finals at No. 1 singles.

“We came in as the underdogs, and we figured out a way to fight,” Bogert said. “This is the first time in a long time we've had an outright state championship.”

Heritage Hall shared the Class 4A team title with Metro Christian last season.

“Before the (semifinal) match, I knew what the game plan was, and once we got in there I feel like we executed really well,” Harvey said. “It's a really good feeling, especially as a freshman.”

Borsky was the Class 4A runner-up in No. 1 singles last season.

“It means the world to us,” Borsky said of the team title. “This year, we knew with the group of seniors we had a shot. We knew if there was a time to win it outright, this was our chance. We worked very hard.”