Members of the Canyon Lake Boys Tennis team hold their Championship Trophies awarded to them after winning Sectionals over the weekend. They are, from left, Landon Bristow, Nic Welty, Coach Bobby Kielty, Nolan Carr, Sean Atas, Justin Atas, Talan Denson and Aiden Kielty. The tournament was played in Palm Desert on Saturday and in Canyon Lake on Sunday.
Canyon Lake U-18 boys win tennis sectionals
The Canyon Lake USTA U-18 boys tennis team won the Sectional Tournament over the weekend in competition in Palm Desert and Canyon Lake. The team, nicknamed The Canyon Lake Boat Racers, are made up of seven Under-18 teens.
The Saturday matches occurred in Palm Desert and the Sunday finals on the Canyon Lake lakeside courts.
Landon Bristow, part of a doubles team with Aiden Kielty participates in a Sunday match during the Sectionals Tournament. Photos provided by Jennifer Denson.
“We congratulate the 18U boys team for winning sectionals,” Canyon Lake tennis pro Bobby Kielty said. “The boys worked extremely hard throughout the season, winning their league and then continuing on to win the Southern California Championship.”
The team is made up of Aiden Kielty, Nic Welty, Nolan Carr, Landon Bristow, Talan Denson, Justin Atas and Sean Atas.
The team earned a spot in the Sectionals by winning the Inland Empire League. The boys played the top teams from Orange County, San Diego County, and Los Angeles County.
Daily practices are held by the team with several skill drills and endurance training, Bobby said.
Canyon Lake’s Nic Welty stretches to hit this shot in Sunday singles match play.
Aiden Kielty returns a serve during a Sunday doubles match on the Canyon Lake courts.
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