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Chatfield’s Christian Holmes repeats at No. 1 Singles
Despite an earlier surgery, Holmes was tops at state's highest level competition Saturday.
DENVER, CO — By Dennis Pleuss for CHSAANow.com/JeffCo. Chatfield senior Christian Holmes can now be considered the best boys tennis player ever to come out of Jeffco.
Holmes became the first boys tennis player from Jeffco Public Schools to successfully defend a No. 1 singles state title in the largest classification. The senior defeated Regis Jesuit sophomore Morgan Schilling (7-5, 7-5) on Saturday morning during the Class 5A championships at Gates Tennis Center to make history.
He also the first repeat No. 1 singles champ in 5A since 2012.
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“It’s super fun,” said Holmes, who has always stressed how much he loves the high school experience at Chatfield High School. “Like I’ve always said, for Chatfield it’s an awesome experience. Everything goes to my family and coaches.”
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Images: A little more than seven weeks after knee surgery, Chatfield senior Christian Holmes repeated as the Class 5A No. 1 singles state champion. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 2) Regis Jesuit sophomore and No. 1 singles player Morgan Schilling helped the Raiders to the Class 5A team title. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)