Wild rain and weather pushed back Faith Lutheran boys tennis team’s state semifinal last Thursday to Friday, and eventually to Saturday.

That meant the Class 5A team state title match was moved to Monday. None of that seemed to impact Faith Lutheran.

The second-seeded Crusaders defeated No. 1 Palo Verde 10-4 to win their second straight 5A team state champion on a windy and cool late afternoon Monday at Palo Verde. It’s the third team state title for Faith Lutheran.

“It was the goal that we had set for ourselves,” Faith Lutheran coach Keith Fridrich said. “We tried to come into this season just wanting to win this state championship, not really worrying about winning a second (straight). But the fact that we have, it certainly makes it super, super special.”

Faith Lutheran was schedule

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