Covington Catholic won the KHSAA Ninth Region boys tennis championships, sweeping both singles and doubles events. Blake Hussey played a key role in the team's success during the tournament.
Key points
Covington Catholic won the KHSAA Ninth Region boys tennis championships
The championships were held on May 13, 2026
Blake Hussey played in the singles championship match
Covington Catholic swept both singles and doubles events
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Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Q&A
Who won the KHSAA Ninth Region boys tennis championships?
Covington Catholic won the KHSAA Ninth Region boys tennis championships.
What date did the KHSAA Ninth Region boys tennis championships take place?
The championships took place on May 13, 2026.
Who is Blake Hussey in relation to the KHSAA Ninth Region championships?
Blake Hussey is a player from Covington Catholic who participated in the singles championship match.
Did Covington Catholic win both singles and doubles in the championships?
Yes, Covington Catholic swept both the singles and doubles events in the championships.
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Junior Blake Hussey, who was a state champion a year ago with Kalei Christensen in doubles, won the Ninth Region singles championship. Jacob Kramer and Will Tribble, regional finalists and state semifinalists last season, claimed the doubles championship.
Hussey met Villa Madonna senior Shayaan Ahmad in the tournament finals. Ahmad was a regional finalist last season, withdrawing in the finals to finish as the runner-up. Hussey won the match 6-4, 6-0 over Ahmad.
Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Covington Catholic's Blake Hussey plays in the KHSAA Ninth Region singles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Hussey reached the finals after a 6-1, 6-1 win in the semifinals against Ryle senior Navneeth Selvaraju and Ahmad beat Highlands sophomore Dylan Fortner 6-3, 6-4.
All four semifinalists in the singles and doubles tournaments advance to the KHSAA state tournament.
Kramer and Tribble, both juniors for the Colonels, beat Beechwood senior Neel Reddy and Andrew Dunaway 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4).
Covington Catholic's Jacob Kramer and William Tribble react during the KHSAA Ninth Region doubles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Covington Catholic's Jacob Kramer and William Tribble react during the KHSAA Ninth Region doubles championship match on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
The CovCath pair beat Highlands sophomore Lukesh Muzumdar and junior Daniel Beasey 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. Beechwood's duo topped Villa Madonna freshman Andrew Kramer and senior Drew Gray 6-2, 6-1 in the semis.
Walton-Verona freshman Finley Mackay is Region 8 runner-up
Walton-Verona freshman Finley Mackay already had his ticket to the KHSAA state tournament punched with a quarterfinal win on May 12, but he added on with a regional finals appearance the next day.
Mackay beat North Oldham senior Jack Geiser 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals, setting up a championship match North Oldham senior Samuel Gurevich. Gurevich beat Mackay in the Region Eight finals last year when Mackay was just an eighth-grader.
Gurevich took the opening set from Mackay 6-1 and was leading 2-0 before the freshman retired to finish as a regional runner-up.
Cameron and Christopher Wells qualify as 10th Region semifinalists
Campbell County senior duo Cameron and Christopher Wells will return to the state tournament in 2026. They were finalists in the 10th Region last season. This year, Wells and Wells fell 6-2, 6-3 to the champions from Bourbon County in the semifinals on May 9.
Teammate Sebastian Niemeier, a Camel junior, reached the semifinals of the 10th Region singles bracket, falling to champion Noah Earlywine 6-0, 6-1.
