- June 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
New Trier boys tennis players enjoyed a team dinner June 9 before competing in the state tournament, but they still went to bed hungry.
The past three seasons — 2017, ‘18 and ‘19 — the Trevians finished second in the IHSA finals to Hinsdale Central. They wanted more.
That hunger fueled a masterful three-day performance Thursday-Saturday, June 10-12, that concluded with a team championship — its fourth since 2010 and 22nd overall — and three state medalists, including singles champion Max Bengtsson.
“My theme at the prestate dinner was unfinished business,” Trevs coach Tad Eckert said. “The three entries that won in the quarterfinals all had a player on the court that had lost in the quarterfinals in 2019. So we really flipped the script.
“Four out of our six players were seniors and they … put in the work and they really wanted it.”
New Trier racked up 42 team points (20 singles and 22 doubles) to earn…
