In girls competition, Sarah Thomas, who was seeded No. 1 swept the singles bracket by defeating Madison Matous of Temple Holy Trinity 6-1, 6-0, Kayla Brock 8-0 of San Antonio Lutheran High and Victoria Hoelscher of Temple Holy Trinity 6-2, 6-2. She was joined by teammates Ashley Stallard and Nicole Johnson who were crowned girls doubles champions by beating Judy Weinstein and Ashley Moser (OLH) 8-1 and beat teammates Deanna Hoover and Taylor Hicks 6-0, 6-1 to finish first and second respectively. The girls won the team championship and advance five players to the state tournament in Waco, April 23-24. Savannah Still finished in sixth place.
The boys also won the district team competition, defeating Our Lady of the Hills by two points (18-16). Jordan Bland and Ryan Johnson were seeded No. 1 and beat Kevin Valle/Chris Good of Trinity Christian Academy 8-2. They defeated teammates Nathan and Travis Michie 8-1 and fell to Kerrville's Will and Ben Gregory 7-5, 1-6, 4-6 for the district runner-up. Nathan and Travis Michie beat Cody Johnson/Carlos Ferreyro 8-3 but fell to Johnson/Bland in the semi-finals. They beat Emerson Wells-Barrett and Travis Coates of Waldorf School of Austin to capture third place. In boys singles, Keenan Lewis qualified for the state tournament by defeating Jones 6-2, 6-3. He lost to Gregory Becker of Waldorf School of Austin 2-8 and OLH's Ryan Beeman 2-8 for a fourth place finish. The top four in each division advance to the state tournament. Tyler Cantlon was also a member of the boys team.
Congratulations Tennis Team! We are very proud of your hard work! Good luck at the State Tournament!