The Becker Bulldog tennis team’s season came to an end last week when Sawyer Brown and Landon Peterson competed in the MSHSL State Doubles Tournament. 

In the first round the Becker duo played a senior Cambridge team that was playing really well.  

“It took us a while to get up to the level they were playing at and we lost 1-6, 1-6,” Coach Hokan Bengtson said. 

In the second round Becker’s entry lost to the eventual Consolation Champs from Eagan 4-6, 3-6.  

“We played much better and really competed well - but Eagan was really skilled and finished points at a high level,” said the coach. 

With the loss, the Bulldog season was over. 

Brown finished the season 21-11 and had earned his 100th career win in April in a win over Buffalo.

Peterson finished the season 12-11 and he earned his 100th career win over Sartell in May.

Bengtson and the team also announced their season awards, with Troy Nuest winning the most outstanding player award (23-6 overall). He earned his 100th career win vs. Monticello at the end April.

Adler Herdina was voted Most Dedicated and had a 23-2 record on the season which was a team best.

Garett Lane earned the Larry Hladky Award for outstanding grit and determination.  He was 21-6 on the season.

Ryan Zabinski was voted most improved by his teammates, and he was 7-2 on the season.

Bengtson also announced his Captains for the 2026 season: Sawyer Brown, Troy Nuest, and Adler Herdina.

The team won MSHSL Gold and M8 Academic Champions awards by eclipsing the 3.75 GPA level as a team. 

Academic All State awards went to John Boecker and Ryan Zabinski.

The Scholar Athlete award went to Sawyer Brown, while M8 Honorable Mention 2025 awards were given to: Jon Drury, Carter Ager, Brock Herdina, and Nathan Weiss.

M8 All Conference Awards for 2025 included, Troy Nuest, Adler Herdina, Garett Lane, and Sawyer Brown. 

“Our team finished 20-5 overall, and had an outstanding season,” Bengtson added.   “We had seven outstanding seniors:  Garett Lane, Jon Drury, John Boecker, Max Mussner, Matthew Warhol, and Ryan Zabinski - they will be missed immensely.”