Tueday’s Schedule:

5-AAA Semis and Finals: Semis begin at 10 a.m. at Middle Valley followed by the finals: 

7- A/AA Quarters and Semis” 1 p.m. at The Champions Club followed by the finals.

With spots in the upcoming individual region on the line and district team titles at stake, coaches and fans will be watching every court in Tuesday’s semis and finals in the District 5-AAA tennis tournament.

In the girls, regular season champion Soddy Daisy is in first place with six points, one better than Walker Valley, while three-time defending champion Cleveland, Rhea County and McMinn County are tied for third, each with four points.

Ooltewah is in sixth with one point and Bradley Central is in seventh and yet to score.

On the boys side, defending champion McMinn County and Rhea County are tied for first with six points, while regular season winner Cleveland is in second with five points.

 Girls District:  In a tight race for first, Soddy Daisy, McMinn County and Walker County each have one singles and one doubles in the semis, while Cleveland has one in singles and Rhea County has one doubles team.

 Boys District: With a host of synarios for an outright winner or shared title, the top four teams – McMinn County, Rhea County, Cleveland  and Ooltewah – each have a singles and a doubles in the semis.

 Boys’ 5-AAA

Team Standings (1 team point per win)

 1. (tie) McMinn County (6) Rhea County (6)  3. Cleveland (5)  4.Ooltewah  (4)  5. Soddy Daisy (2)  6. Walker Valley (1) 7. Bradley County 0.

 Note: If the regular season champion (Cleveland) and the tournament champion are different, then the two schools play Wednesday for the district title

 Boys’ Singles

Alex Klibisz (Cle) def. Kyle Runyan (Rhea County), 6-2, 6-1

Bryson Lype (Ool) def. Matthew Parnell (McM Co.), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Zach Dye (Rhea County) def. Jordan Glover (Walker Vly), 6-1, 6-1

Michael  (McM Co.) def. Roy Callahan (Cleve), 6-2, 6-0

 Boys’ Doubles

Barringer/Gibson (Cle) def. Crowe/Carson  6-3, 6-2

Espanza/Porter (McM Co.) def. Smith Byrd (Rhea Co.)

Huynh/Matthews (Ool) def.  Keef/Bailey (SD)

McWherter-Madewall (Rhea Co) Webb/Redman (McM Co),

 Girls’ 5-AAA

Team Standings (1 team point per team)

 1 Soddy Daisy (6)  2. Walker Valley (5) 3. (tie) Rhea County, McMinn Co., Cleve (4) 6. Ooltewah (1) 7. Bradley Central (0)

 Note: If the regular season champion (Soddy Daisy) and the tournament champion are different, then the two schools play Wednesday for the district title

 Girls Singles

McLain Yawarski (Walker Vly) def. Chloe Mitchell (SD), 6-2, 6-0

Kaitlyn Barlok (McM Co.) def. Addison Edwards (Rhea County), 7-6 (5), 6-3

Maddie Ohlsson (Cleve) def. Shayle Bradley (Rhea Co.), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

Calllie Brannon (SD) def. Kayla Beckler (Walker Vly), 6-0, 6-0

 Girls Doubles

Thompson/William (McM Co.) def. Holden/Schafer (SD), 6-0, 6-2

Argo/Johnston (Rhea Co.) def. Moore/Terry (Cleve), 6-3, 6-3

Ellis/Hargis (SD) def. Whitson/Burnette (Ool) , 6-0, 6-0

Watson/Gibson (Walker Vly) def. Louderback/Cantrell (Cleve), 6-2, 6-0

 District 7-A/AA Individual Tournament

 Tuesday’s Schedule: Champions Club – 1 p.m. – Semifinals in singles and doubles … finals to follow

Quarterfinals

Boys Singles

Thomas Gaudin (ND0 def. Ryan Davis (Van Buren), 6-0, 6-0

Barrett Schock (CCS) def. Harrison Smith (Sig Mtn), 6-4, 6-2

 David Jones (Lk Vly) def. Eduardo Fernandez (Seq. Co.), 6-0, 6-

Boys Doubles

Hooten/Wolfe (Sig Mtn) def. J Dent/P Smith (Seq. Co.), 6-0, 6-1

Payne/Cooper (CCS) def. Sapala/Andrews (ND), 6-3, 6-3.

Blentlinger/Brown (Sig Mtn) def. Grant/Yother (Seq. Co.), 6-0, 6-0

Jabaley/Ross (ND) def. Herberich/French (CCS), 6-1, 6-4 

Girls Singles

Katie Joyce (ND) def. Sarah Mills (Seq. Co.), 6-0, 6-0

Emmie Cornell (CCS) def. Anna Cameron (Sig Mtn), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Callie Voges (ND) def. Torey Yates (Lk Vly), 6-0, 6-0

Girls Doubles

Joyce/Dorris (ND) def. Sullivan/Smith (CCS), 6-2, 6-0

Tucker/Palmer (Sig Mtn) def. VanRoss/Hickman (Seq. Co.), 6-1, 6-0

A Ross/Haywood (ND) def. O’Quinn/Fisher (Sig Mtn), 7-5, 6-4

Ellie Henry/Hannah Henry (CCS) def. Faircloth/Johnson (Seq. Co.), 6-0, 6-0

 

contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net