photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State sophomore Sawyer Nickel readies for his return shot in the fifth-place match of the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament Saturday at College Boulevard Activity Center.

photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State junior Erik Czapinski prepares to slice a return against Shawnee Mission West during the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament on Saturday at College Boulevard Activity Center.

photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State senior Cooper Rasmussen lines up a forehand in the ninth-place match of the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament Saturday at College Boulevard Activity Center.

photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State senior Ian Pultz-Earle reaches low for a shot during the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament Saturday at College Boulevard Activity Center.

photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State sophomore Sawyer Nickel celebrates match point against Shawnee Mission East in the fifth-place match of the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament Saturday at College Boulevard Activity Center.

photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State junior Erik Czapinski, right, and Sawyer Nickel watch a shot line into the net in the fifth-place match of the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament Saturday at College Boulevard Activity Center.

photo by: Bobby Nightengale

Free State senior Cooper Rasmussen watches a return go down the line for a winner in the ninth-place match of the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament Saturday in Olathe.