Senior Ben Reinhauer finally has a state singles title to go with a pair of doubles, and St. Louis Catholic boys won their fourth consecutive Division III team title on Tuesday at the state tennis tournament at Louisiana-Monroe.

St. Louis had the team title wrapped up by the quarterfinals and finished with 10.5 points and four points ahead of runner-up University Lab.

“They are good kids,” St. Louis Catholic head coach Robert Piper said. “They are kids that work on tennis on a regular basis.

“They don’t just come for the season, they work year-round to get better, and it shows. Our anchor for the last four years has been Ben Reinhauer. He is a heck of a player. He has always had a pretty strong supporting cast, and this year was no different.”

Reinhauer, who will play for Wofford College in South Carolina next season, fell behind early in the first set in the championship to last year’s runner-up, Jett Nguyen of Acadiana Renaissance. But he rallied to take the first set 7-5 and the second 6-3 to take the title after losing in the semifinals last season.

“I had a rough start,” Reinhauer admitted. “My opponent was playing pretty well.

“I was able to get back into a groove. From there it was smooth sailing. It felt great. My body was tired, but I was super excited to play and super excited for the entire team. I didn’t win it last year, and I was able to come back this year. I had been playing tournaments with the guy (Nguyen) for maybe 10 years. We have been back and forth a lot. I know he is a great player, and I am glad I came through with it.”

Reinhauer won the Division III doubles championship along with former teammate Eli Crawford in 2021 and ’22. His older brother, Kai Reinhauer, was the singles champion in 2021 and ’22 and doubles last year with Dillon Darby.

“(Reinhauer) gets his footing underneath him and he is just a strong, powerful player,” Piper said. “He hits the ball hard.

“You couldn’t find a better teammate. He worked with all the kids. His goal ,like everyone else, was a team championship. He helped his teammates get better throughout the season. He has some heavy topspin and hits the ball deep. When the ball hits deep in the court with a heavy topspin, it can wear you down trying to hit it back consistently. I think that is basically what happened here. He just wore the kid down. He is relentless.”

The Saints’ doubles teams of Max Mixon and Conner Istre and Carter Brinkman/Grayson Hobgood reached the quarterfinals.

The tournament continues Thursday and Friday with Divisions I and II .