By Matt Browning

Reagan Boleski of Kapaun Mount Carmel was voted the Wichita Large School Girls Tennis Player of the Year. Boleski capped off her season by winning the 5A singles tournament in October.

Throughout the season, Boleski won 31 of 32 matches and defeated Brynn Steven of Bishop Carroll in the championship match.

Her singles title comes off three straight seasons of finishing second to her former teammate Clara Whitaker. Boleski even lost the first set (4-6) against Steven this year before winning the final two sets (6-4, 6-2).

Throughout her tennis seasons at Kapaun, Boleski worked with private coaches to hone her skills and fundamentals. The end result was being arguably the most talented player in the state.

“I got more advanced and started traveling around the Midwest to play tournaments as one of the only kids whose primary sport wasn’t tennis,” Boleski said, in a recent interview with VYPE. “I was 13 when I gave up soccer to focus only on tennis, which was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I fell in love with the individual aspect of it, as well as the fact that tennis is a lifelong sport.”