Lemont Boys’ Tennis Repeats As Sectional Champs

LEMONT, IL — While posting its third straight sectional title, head coach Jon DeGuzman’s boys’ tennis team advanced four qualifiers to the 2026 IHSA Class 1A Boys’ Tennis State Finals, which were contested from May 28-30 and hosted by Palatine High School, the high school shared in a news release.

Lemont was represented at the boys’ tennis state finals for the 19th time in 20 seasons.

The doubles team of seniors Jacob DePirro and Ryan Sochowski won one of three matches, while the tandem of senior Joshua Alcantara and junior Zak Kosanovich lost two matches. Senior Parker Hsu and sophomore Owen Hsu each dropped two contests in singles play. All of Lemont’s competitors were making their state finals debuts, LHS said.

Lemont’s state finals qualifiers earned their berths by placing among the top four in their respective competitions at the IHSA Joliet Catholic Sectional. Parker Hsu and Owen Hsu finished third and fourth, respectively, in singles, while the tandem of DePirro and Sochowski defeated Alcantara and Kosanovich in the third place match, the school said.

Lemont has won 17 SSC Blue titles in 19 seasons (2007-18, 2021-25). It also has advanced competitors to the IHSA State Finals 19 times since 2006 (2006-17, 2019, 2021-26) and won five IHSA Sectional titles (2013, 2017, 2024, 2025, 2026).