Article: Awesome Dawson St. Francis senior beats Benet's Roth for state singles title.(Sports)

Byline: Mike Garofola Daily Herald Correspondent

Working on the dream of winning a state title, Jeff Dawson found the reality button and hit the jackpot Saturday afternoon in Arlington Heights.

The St. Francis senior capped a brilliant three days of boys tennis by defeating Benet's Connor Roth 6-3, 6-4 to win the state singles title on the sun-drenched courts at Hersey.

Dawson proved the third time was a charm with his victory over Roth, a sophomore who dealt the Yale-bound state champion his lone loss of this season in late April at the Pitchford "32," which only added to a previous defeat last year here to end his run in the championship ...

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