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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. 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.
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.
Parker Hsu finished the season with a 10-15 record and was the runner-up in the No. 1 singles flight in the South Suburban Conference, while Owen Hsu was 17-7 and won the No. 2 singles flight in the SSC. The tandems of DePirro/Sochowski (18-9) and Alcantara/Kosanovich (16-11) were the SSC runners-up at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, respectively. Lemont finished as the SSC Blue runner-up.
Lemont’s best state finals finish came in 2024, when it tied for 12th at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals. It has advanced a full contingent of two singles and two doubles qualifiers to the state finals three times (2017, 2024, 2026).
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).