PUEBLO — Perfection eluded the Cheyenne Mountain boys tennis team Friday.

The Indians' performance, though, still left veteran coach Dave Adams thrilled.

Cheyenne Mountain advanced competitors into six of the seven Class 4A championship matches at the City Park Tennis Complex. The finals and third-place matches begin at 9 a.m. today.

"The effort by my team Friday was phenomenal," Adams said. "I never imagined that we would get guys in six finals. We have a young team, and we didn't return any singles players from last season. We've just had a lot of guys step up and play well here (at state)."

Cheyenne Mountain is atop the team standings with 66 points, followed by rival Kent Denver at 53. The Indians have won 13 of the past 16 titles outright, and they tied Kent Denver for the crown in 1999. The Sun Devils also won state in 2003 and 2004.

Cheyenne Mountain's Jonathan Moore (No. 2 singles), Michael Cutter (No. 3 singles) and all four doubles teams are playing for titles today. John Adams, the coach's son, is in a third-place match against Pueblo County's Miles Lucero at No. 1 singles.

"We collected some huge points (Friday), but we need to stay focused and come out get the job done (today)," Cutter said.

Kent Denver has Frazier Cavness (No. 3 singles) and all four of its doubles teams in the finals. The Sun Devils beat the Indians 7-0 in a dual match earlier this season at Cheyenne Mountain.

"It's going to come down to the final day, and that's the way it's supposed to be," Kent Denver coach Randy Ross said. "We beat them in that dual, but dual matches are completely different than the state tournament. Cheyenne Mountain is a good tournament team, and we're going to have to be ready to play."

The biggest victory for the Indians was delivered by Moore. The sophomore ousted Kent Denver's J.J. Shpall 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals. Shpall placed fourth at No. 1 singles a year ago.

"I was nervous because I knew my match would have a big impact on the state tournament," the 5-foot-9, 125-pound Moore said. "I never really show emotion on the court, but I was yelling out there, and I used my emotion to get myself pumped up. Plus, I was able to win a lot of close points."

At No. 1 singles, there were no surprises in the semifinals. Wheat Ridge's Jelmer Vriesma outlasted Adams 6-4, 7-5 and Broomfield's Kelly Donaldson clubbed Joseph Aragon of Fossil Ridge 6-1, 6-1.

"I made too many mistakes against (John) Adams," said Vriesma, an exchange student from Sittard, the Netherlands. "I know I have to play better, and I'm excited about playing in the finals."

Donaldson has lived the past several years in Tampa, Fla., where he was home-schooled.

"This is my first time playing high school tennis, and I'm really looking forward to playing Jelmer (today)," Donaldson said.