Dunlap and Metamora added to their Class 1A boys tennis sectional plaque collections on Saturday.
The Eagles won their own sectional — their eighth in a row — while Metamora claimed its seventh consecutive sectional title by beating the field at LaSalle-Peru. Both will send six athletes to the state finals next Thursday at Palatine High School.
The doubles victory from Alex Fei and Ethan McRaven (29-0) as well as the runner-up finish by Ethan Klemens and William Song (20-2) helped Dunlap (33 points) outdistance itself from second-place Richwoods (22 points). Andrew Choy (singles runner-up, 21-10) and Harmin Patel (singles fourth-place finisher, 17-4) will also head to state.
🦅 capture the Dunlap Sectional for 2025, continuing the streak that started in 2017 #KeepItRolling
Thanks for all that came out to support – can’t wait for The Burbs & @IHSAState 🎾 #LetsGo#ItTakesAVillage@DunlapAthletics@DHS_Eagle@KurtPegler@hoijim@icetimeclevepic.twitter.com/FU87p6IWoZ
— Dunlap Tennis (@Dunlaptennis) May 24, 2025
Richwoods freshman Daniel Nathan (24-1) was the singles champion. He beat Choy, 6-4, 6-0 in the finals after a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Patel. Nathan is looking to become the first Knights singles medalist since Chase Klaus finished seventh in 2008.
East Peoria senior Connor Watson (singles, 22-4) along with Macomb sophomores Alec and Marc Simmons (doubles, 17-4) and Peoria Christian juniors Ian Durst and Samuel Loeb (doubles, 16-10) round out the Peoria-area qualifiers at Dunlap.
On the strength of Metamora’s doubles teams, the Redbirds (23 points) beat out host L-P (10 points). Tommy Sopko and Adam Culp (29-5) beat teammates Weston Lange and Jack Hessing (20-4) in the finals, 6-1, 6-2.
1st and 2nd in doubles. 3rd and 4th in singles. These six all headed north next week for the state meet! Sectional team champs (🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆)@hoijim@KurtPegler@MTHSAthletics@AdamDuvall@icetimecleve@jondog237@SpartanStevepic.twitter.com/8bQNhtEcMd
— Metamora Boys Tennis (@MetamoraTennis) May 24, 2025
Junior Dane Hutchinson (21-10) took down teammate and freshman Hunter Poole (19-6), 6-3, 6-2 in the third-place singles match.
L-P senior Nick Olivero (22-10) was the singles runner-up with Princeton advancing its doubles team of Jackson Mason and Asa Gartin (24-3) on to state.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA boys tennis: Dunlap, Metamora lead Peoria athletes headed to state
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