JOHNSTON — The Xavier doubles team of Sean Mathison and Cassandra Chalhoub won the Class 1A state co-ed tennis tournament Tuesday at Johnston High School, defeated the Dubuque Wahlert team of Carter Giese and Sarah Dalton, 6-4, 6-1, in the championship match.
The Xavier duo was 5-0 in the tournament and didn’t drop a set.
This was Xavier’s first state co-ed title, but it was the second state title for Mathison (1A singles champion in 2008) and the second championship match this season for Chalhoub (second place 2A state singles).
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