For the second straight year Baylor school swept the A Division team titles at the 56th annual Chattanooga Rotary Tennis Championship Saturday at Baylor.

The Baylor Boys’ edged St.

Xavier and MBA, while the Baylor girls edged GPS and Mountain Brook.

In the B Divisions, Knox Catholic won the boys’ title, while Randolph (Ala.) claimed the girls’ crown.

 

Team Champions:

Boys A – Baylor ... Girls A – Baylor ... Boys’ B – Knox Catholic … Girls B – Randolph

 

Final Team Standings

Boys’ A: 1 Baylor (20.5) 2. St. Xavier (17) 3. MBA (16) 4. McCallie (9) 5. Mtn Brook (3) and Knox Webb (3) 7. USN (2.5) 8. Tenn. High (0)

 

Girls’ A: 1. Baylor (20) 2. (tie) GPS (15), Mtn Brook (15) 4.  (tie) Knox Webb (9),  Huntsville (9)  6. Christian Acad. of  Knox.  (4.5) 7. Harpeth Hall (4) 8. USJ (0)

 

Boys’ B: 1. Knox Catholic (21) 2. Univ. School of Jackson (18) 3. Science Hill (13)  4. Randolph (7.5)  5. Siegel (6.5) 6. Chattanooga Christian (5) 7. Signal Mtn (3) 8. Christian Acad. Of Knox. (2.5)

 

Girls’ B: 1. Randolph (15) 2. Science Hill (14) 3. Siegel (13)  4. Chattanooga Christian (10.5) 5. Tenn High (9)  6. Knox Catholic (6.5) 7. Signal Mtn (5.5)  8. USN (2.5)

 

Boys’ A: Depth proved to be the difference for the victorious Baylor program as the Red Raider boys’ claimed Nos. 3-6 singles titles and one doubles title for 20.5 points, while St. Xavier (Ky.) was second (17) with one singles and a pair of doubles championships.

MBA was third (16) and McCallie was fourth (9) in the eight-team field.

Baylor singles champs were Jackson Pride (#3), Marko Mandic (#4), Erod Roddy (#5) and Jack Gray (#6).

Baylor has now won a record 30 boys team titles since the tourney started in 1957 ...

McCallie is second with 16.

Lots of Talent: In a star-studded, entertaining No.1 Boys’ singles bracket, No.2 seeded Aarron Jumonville (MBA) defeated No.4 Anderson Scarpa (Baylor), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Jumonville edged Scarpa 10 days ago (April 4) in the MBA-Baylor dual match won by MBA also at Baylor.

In the semis, Jumonville had to go three sets to stop No.3 Trey Carter (Mtn Brook), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Scarpa defeated No.1 seeded Alex Gormet (St. Xavier), 6-3, 6-4.

Will Meet Again: In two weeks (April 27-28), Baylor, St. Xavier, MBA, McCallie and Memphis University School will compete in the Carter Invitational at MBA

40 Years Ago:  Baylor scord 35 of a maximum 36 team points in 1972

Girls’ A:  Baylor had two singles and two doubles champs for 20 points, while Mountain Brook (Ala.) and GPS tied for second with 15 points each.

First Title - Worth the Wait: At No.1 singles, UTC-bound Kelsey Coots (Huntsville) defeated Baylor’s Samantha Caswell, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 for her first championship in the A division. She also won the B Division crown at No.1 singles as a freshman in 2009.

Coots came here as a seventh grader and lost to Rotary champion and eventual D-II state doubles champion Brandi Cordell (Baylor) in the first round, 6-1, 6-0. In 2010, Coots lost to eventual state champion Sarah Evans (GPS) in the No.1 finals.

Coots and Huntsville also played in the B Division in 2008-09-11.

Another 7th Grader: Fifty years ago, Baylor 7th grader Zan Guerry won the No.1 singles titles in 1962 in the first of his six straight Rotary titles at No.1 singles.

Rally Cap: In the No.2 singles semis, Emma McCallie (GPS) ralled from down a set and trailed 1-5 to defeat Harper Caswell (Baylor), 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4. The cross-town rivals had split two previous meetings this season.

 

First Girls' Rotary:  1968 – a girls division was created in 1968 and GPS wins all six singles and three doubles … Laura Duffy wins the first of her two singles titles …

Most Titles: GPS leads with 13 followed by Baylor (9) and Marist (8)

1977 – Girls: 35th anniversary -  In the No.1 finals, Wendy White (Westminster) hands three-time state champ Susan Hill (Red Bank) her only singles loss in high school … White also won the Rotaryin 1978 ... Susan and sister, Carolyn, won at No.1 doubles in 1977.

 

B Division Boys’: Knox Catholic maintained its three-point lead after day one and claimed the team title with 21 points, while runner-up Univ. School of Jackson had 18 with Science Hill (13) in third.

Knox Catholic put five players in the singles finals with two champions as well as a pair of doubles winners. Science Hill had only two players (both champions) in the singles finals and one doubles team finalist which placed second.

Singles Champion: Michael Chen (Science Hill) claimed the No.1 singles crown with a 6-4, 6-3 win against John Batson of Knox Catholic.

Marathon Matches: Ryan Becker of Science Hill won the consolation title at No. 2 singles with thee, 3-set matches.

Eventual runner-up Ashton McGuire (USJ) defeated Becker in the opening round, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Becker then beat Barrett Shock (CCS), 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 10-4 in the conso semis and topped Michael Bowden (CAK), 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 in the conso finals. 

B Division Girls’: In the closest team race, Randolph (15) edged Science Hill (14) and Siegel (13) for the title.

Randolph had singles champs at Nos. 5-6 and No.2 doubles.

In the No.1 singles finals, Allison Storie of Science Hill defeated Ashlee Boles (Siegel), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

 

Singles and Doubles Results 

Boys’ A

1 Baylor (20.5) 2. St. Xavier (17) 3. MBA (16) 4. McCallie (9) 5. Mtn Brook (3) and Knox Webb (3) 7. USN (2.5) 8. Tenn. High (0)

 

Finals

Championship Singles

#1 Aarron Jumonville (MBA) def. Anderson Scarpa (Bay), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

#2 Sean Donohue (St. Xavier) def. Palmer Campbell (MBA),  6-0, 6-4

#3 Jackson Pride (Baylor) def. Andrew Graham (MBA), 7-6 (2), 6-3

#4 Marko Mandic (Baylor) def. Brandon Lancaster (St. Xavier), 7-5, 6-1

# 5 Eric Roddy (Baylor def. Kalyan Chadalavada (MBA), 6-3, 6-1

# 6 Jack Gray (Baylor) def.  Zachary Kuo (St. Xavier), 6-1, 6-0

 

Championship Doubles

#1 Alex Gornet-Sean Donohue (St. X) def. Palmer-Campbell-Aarron Jumonville (MBA), 9-7

#2 Eric Roddy-Marko Mandic (Baylor) def. Andrew Graham-Andrew Karpos (MBA), 8-6

#3 Zachary Kuo-Joe Siomi (St. Xavier) def. Jack Gray-Jackson Pride (Baylor), 8-6

 

Consolation Singles

#1 Bobby Brouner (McC) def. Brian Carman (Knox Webb), 6-2, 6-0

#2 Sathvik Reddy (USN) def. Bo Brynteson (Baylor), 6-1, 6-2

#3 Joe Siomi (St. Xavier) def. Michael Stephanides (USN), 7-5, 7-6

#4 Rajat Agarwal (Knox Webb) def. Grantley Neely (USN), 6-3, 6-2

#5 Ben Shearer (Mtn. Brook) def. Gary Faulcon (USN), 6-1, 6-2

#6 Sam Lidikay (Mtn Brook) def. Preston Yoon (Knox Webb), 6-2, 6-1

 

Consolation Doubles

#1 Bobby Brouner-Daniel Pare (McCallie) ef. Brian Carman-Lorenzo Rollhauser (Knox. Webb), 9-8 (7-5)

#2 Ben Shearer-Jacob Weinaker (Mtn Brook) def. Rajat Agarwal –Justin Fowler (Knox Webb), 9-7

#3 Gary Faulcon-Will Johnston (USN) def. Dagott0-Preston Yoon (Knox Webb), 8-4

 

Girls' A

1. Baylor (20) 2. (tie) GPS (15), Mtn Brook (15) 4.  (tie) Knox Webb (9),  Huntsville (9)  6. Christian Acad. of  Knox.  (4.5) 7. Harpeth Hall (4) 8. USJ (0)

 

Championship Singles

#1 (1) Kelsey Coots (Huntsville) def. (1) Samantha Caswell (Baylor), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

#2 (2) Carlee Petro (Mtn Brook) def.  (3) Emma McCallie (GPS), 6-3, 7-6 (1)

#3 (1) Maggie Crumbliss (Baylor) def. (2) Hannah Morrow (GPS), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0

#4 (2) Mary Claire Spann (GPS) def. (1) Morgan McCall (Baylor), 6-2, 7-5

#5 (1) Mary Walker Mixon (Baylor) def. Danielle Simms (GPS) 6-1, 6-2

#6 (4) Mary Martha Grizzle (Mtn Brook) def. Dianna Grandas (Knox Webb), 6-2, 6-2

 

Championship Doubles

#1 (1) Samantha Caswell-McCall Morgan (Baylor) def. (2) Sarah Bowron-Carlee Petro (Mtn Brook)

#2 (1) Harper Caswell-Mary Walker Mixon (Baylor) def. Brighton Goodhue-Mary Claire Spann (GPS), 8-6

#3 (2) Sara Cohen-Mary Martha Grizzle (Mtn Brook) def. (1) Maggie Crumbliss-Christine Palisoc (Baylor), 8-6

 

Consolation Singles

#1 Michelle Fleenor (GPS) def. Leighton Porter (CAK), 7-5, 6-0

#2 Emma Alsup (Harpeth Hall) def. Haleigh Chastain (CAK),  6-3, 6-0

#3 Barbara Smith (CAK) def. Ashley Coots (Huntsville), 4-6, 6-4 (10-7)

#4 (3) Kathryn Evans (Knox Webb) def. Holly Chastain (CAK), 6-2 6-0

#5 Caroline Murchison (CAK) def. Renee Melkerson (Huntville), 6-4, 6-3

#6 Megan Beto (Harpeth Hall) def. Bailey Bentley (Huntsville). 4-6, 6-0 (10-7)

  

Consolation Doubles

#1 Kathryn Evans-Anna Catharine Feaster (Knox Webb) def. Emma Alsup-Liza Southwick  (Harpeth Hall), 8-5

#2 (4) Ashley Coots-Andrea Walker (Huntsville) def. Lizzy LeBlue-Sam Hopp (Harpeth Hall), 8-5

#3 Holly Chastain-Leighton Porter (CAK) def. Bree Beckwith-Renee Melkerson (Huntsville), 9-8 (7-3)

 

Boys’ B: 1. Knox Catholic (21) 2. Univ. School of Jackson (18) 3. Science Hill (13)  4. Randolph (7.5)  5. Siegel (6.5) 6. Chattanooga Christian (5) 7. Signal Mtn (3) 8. Christian Acad. Of Knox. (2.5)

 

Championship Singles

#1 Michael Chen (Science Hill) def. John Batson (Knox Catholic), 6-4, 6-3

#2 Stephen Lorino (Knox Catholic) def. Ashton McGuire (USJ), 6-3, 6-1

#3 George Markos (USJ) def. Sam Greeley (Knox Catholic), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

#4 Harrison Norton (USJ) def. Matt Holloway (Knox Catholic), 6-2, 6-3

#5 Stuart Howell (USJ) def. Michael Aleman (Knox Catholic), 6-1, 6-1

#6 Michael Cullen (Knox Catholic) def. Landon Martin (Science Hill), 6-3, 7-6

 

Consolation Singles

#1 James-Rowland Markos (USJ) def. Tanner DeBord (CAK), 6-1, 6-0

#2 Ryan Becker (Science Hill) def. Michael Bowden (Knox Catholic), 6-3, 4-6, 10-5

#3 Ryland Byrd (Science Hill) def. Matthew Day (CCS) forfeit

#4 Harrison Smith (Signal Mtn) def. Andrew Stem (Siegel), 6-2, 6-3

#5 James Farley (Siegel) def. Jason Morris (Signal Mtn), 6-3, 6-4

#6 Ian Cooper (CCS) def. William Monroe (Randolph), 7-5, 4-6, 12-10

 

Girls’ B: 1. Randolph (15) 2. Science Hill (14)  3. Siegel (13)  4. Chattanooga Christian (10.5) 5. Tenn High (9)  6.  Knox Catholic (6.5)  7. Signal Mtn (5.5)  8. USN (2.5)

 

Championship Singles

#1 Allison Storie (Science Hill) def. Ashlee Boles (Siegel), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

#2 Hope Forbush (Science Hill) def. Jenny Dolinger (Tenn High) injury default

#3 Marissa Kovach (Siegel) def. Annie Davison (Randolph), 6-3, 6-3

#4 Katie Covino (Knox Catholic) def. Allie Sullivan (CCS) forfeit

#5 Maggie Buell (Randolph) def. Anna Cameron (Signal Mtn), 7-5 6-4

#6 Aly Sexton (Randolph) def. Olivia Ellis (Tenn High), 6-0, 6-0

 

Consolation Singles

#1 Emily Holloway (Knox Catholic) def. Ellie Henry (CCS), 6-3, 6-1

#2 Hannah Henry (CCS) def. Angela Henderso (USN), 6-0, 6-0

#3 Leah Eddy (Science Hill) def. Abby Leak (Knox Catholic), 6-4, 7-5

#4 Sarah Blevins (Tenn. High) def. Chrystal Kao (USN), 6-0, 6-1

#5 Lauren Churchwell (USN) def. Emmie Cornell (CCS), 6-3, 0-6, 10-7

#6 Ansley Rogers (CCS) def. Lily Williams (Siegel), 6-1, 6-0   

 

 

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