By Terry Boehmker

NKyTribune sports reporter

After his players won boys singles and doubles titles at last week’s individual state tournament, Covington Catholic tennis coach Al Hertsenberg put together a lineup for this week’s state team tournament that seemed a bit surprising.

The coach stayed with senior Alex Yeager at No. 1 singles, but he split up his best doubles tandem and played sophomore Blake Hussey and senior Kalei Christensen at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.

It turned out to be the right move. All three of them went undefeated in four matches to provide the points the Colonels needed to win the state team tournament for the second straight year.

CovCath also won the 2023 state team title under a previous format that was based on total points scored in the individual singles and

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