A 4-Peat in Girls A an new champ in Girls B, a repeat winner in the Boys A and a
clean sweep in Boys B highlighted this weekend’s 58th annual Chattanooga Rotary
Tennis Tournament.
Baylor Girls became the first team in a decade to win four straight in A
Division, while five-time Kentucky state champion St.
Xavier won
for the second straight year in Boys A.
Huntsville’s depth proved too much for the other seven teams
in Boys B as the Alabama school did not lose a match for a perfect score of 27.
In an all-Knoxville battle for the top spot in Girls B,
Christian Academy of Knox. (19) claimed the championship ahead of Knox Catholic (14.5) and Knox Webb (14).
Girls A – Led by four singles and three doubles champions,
Baylor Girls claimed their fourth straight Rotary team title with 20 points,
while Mountain Brook (Ala.) was second (1 pts.), McCracken (11.5) was third and
GPS (7) was fourth in the eight-team field.
Marist (Atlanta) is the last team to win four straight (2000-2003)
in the A Division.
Baylor singles champions were Harper Caswell (No.2), Maggie
Crumbliss (No.3), McCall Morgan (No.4) and Drew Hawkins (No.5). Doubles winners
were (No.1) Samantha Caswell-McCall Morgan (No.2) Harper Caswell-Ashton Jenne,
No.3 (Maggie Crumbliss-Drew Hawkins).
McCracken had singles winners in No.1 Michelle McKamey and No.6
McKenna Garneau.
Girls B – Christian Academy of Knoxville won five singles
and two doubles titles to claim the Rotary Girls B team and make a statement
for a possible run at the TSSAA D-I A/AA state championship in late May.
Singles winners were Allison Ivey (No.3) and Elisa DeNicola
(No.4), while Holly Chastain-Leighton Porter (No.1), while Ivey and DeNicola
teamed to win at No.2 doubles.
Knox Catholic also had multiple winners in Sarah Myers
(No.5) and Katie Covino (No.6) and (2) Julia Newman-Emily Thompson (No.3).
Hannah Henry of Chattanooga Christian won the title at No.1 singles.
Boys A – St. Xavier
won for the second straight year with four singles champs; (1) Brandon
Lancaster (No.1), (2) Drew Singerman (No.2) (1) Cameron Cox (No.5) and (1) Nick
Quinones (No.6). Lancaster-Singerman teamed to take No.1 doubles.
Runner-up McCallie had multiple winners with Luke Orthner
taking No.4 singles and No.2 doubles with Carter Eaves as well as Taylor
Burgan-Conner O’Brien winning at No.3.
Boys B – Huntsville lapped the field with a perfect score of
27, while Randolph was second (11.5), followed by Science Hill (10.5) in third
and Univ. School of Jackson (9) in fourth.
Lucas Damian took No.1 singles and No.1 doubles (w/Jacob
Bourland) for Huntsville.
Tourney Notes:
Top Seeds win … 7 of the 12 top seeds in A Division won …
Upsets: In Girls A, No.1, unseeded Michelle McKamey
(McCracken) beat the Nos.4-1-2 seeds to win it all
In Boys A, No.3, the fourth seed George Harwell (MBA) beat
Nos.1&2 seeds for the win.
In Boys A, No.2 doubles – (3) Carter Eaves-Luke Orthner
(McCallie) beat (1) Coleman Cox-Nick Quinones (St. Xavier) in the semis and (2)
Chad Woodham-Ethan Palisoc in the finals.
Next Week: Tuesday
April 8- McCallie at Baylor; Red Bank at Hixson (both undefeated in A-AA Dist 6)…
Thurs. April 10 – McCallie at MBA … Wed. April 16 – GPS at Baylor
Girls A Division
Teams: Baylor (Bay), Girls Preparatory School (GPS), Harpeth
Hall (HH), Hutchison (Hutch), Huntsville
(Hunt), McCracken (McCrack), Mtn Brook (Mtn B), St. Mary’s (St. M),
Standings: Baylor (20), Mountain Brook (12), McCracken
(11.5), GPS (7), Harpeth Hall (6.5), Hutchison (5.5), Huntsville (4.0), St.
Mary’s (4.0)
* Singles Finals
No.1 Michelle McKamey (McCracken) def. (2) Carlee Petro (Mtn
Brook), 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
No.2 (2) Harper Caswell (Baylor) def. Lizzy LeBleu (Harpeth
Hall), 6-1, 6-1
No.3 (2) Maggie Crumbliss (Baylor) def. Taylor Sprouse
(McCracken), 6-1, 6-0
No.4 (1) Morgan McCall (Baylor) def. Mesa Trimm (McCracken),
6-3 7-5
No.5 (1) Drew Hawkins (Baylor) def. Francie George
(Hutchison), 6-1, 6-1
No.6 (1) McKenna Garneau (McCracken) def. Elinor Anthony
(Mtn Brook), 6-4, 6-2
* Doubles Finals
No.1 (1) Samantha Caswell-McCall Morgan (Baylor) def. (2)
Mary M Grizzle-Carlee Petro (Mtn Brook),
No.2 (2) Harper Caswell-Ashton Jenne (Baylor) def. (1)
Maddox Bandy-Jenna Thorstenson (GPS),
No.3 (1) Maggie Crumbliss-Drew Hawkins (Baylor def. (2)
Grace Marr-Lilly Saab (St. Mary’s),
Girls B Division
Teams: Chattanooga Christian School (CCS), Christian Academy
of Knox (CAK), Knox Catholic (KC), Randolph (Rand), Science Hill (SH), Signal
Mtn (Signal Mtn), Univ School of Jackson (USJ),
Webb (Webb),
Standings: CAK (19), Knox Catholic (14.5), Knox Webb (14),
CCS (10), Randolph (7.5), Signal Mtn (5.5), USJ (4), Science Hill (2)
* Singles Finals:
No.1 Hannah Henry (CCS) def. Leighton Porter (CAK), 6-4 4-6,
6-3
No.2 Lauren Yoon (Webb) def. Holly Chastain (CAK), 6-2, 6-3
No.3 Allison Ivey (CAK) def. Quinn Riley (Webb), 6-3, 4-6
(7-5)
No.4 Elise DeNicola (CAK) def. Julia Newman (Knox Catholic),
7-5, 6-3
No.5 Sarah Myers (Knox Catholic) def. Emily Ann Welles
(CAK), 7-5, 6-2
No.6 Katie Cavino (Knox Catholic) def. Lizzy Hoffecker
(CCS), 6-4, 6-2
* Doubles Finals
No.1 Holly Chastain-Leighton Porter (CAK) def. Ally
Below-Caroline Richardson (Knox Webb), 8-6
No.2 Elise DeNicole-Allison Ivey (CAK) def. Quinn
Riley-Morgan Stinnett (Knox Webb), 8-6
No.3 Julia Newman-Emily Thompson (Knox Catholic) def. Taylor
Bover-Leah Flautt (Knox Webb), 8-5
Boys A Division
Teams: Baylor (Bay), Knox Catholic (KC), McCallie (McC), McCracken (McCrack),
Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA), Mountain Brook (Mtn B), St. Xavier (St.X), Tenn
High (T-High), Boys B Singles
Standings: St. Xavier (20), McCallie (17), MBA (10.5),
Baylor (10), Mtn Brook (7.5), McCracken (4), Tenn High (3.5), Knox Catholic
(3.5)
*Singles Finals
No.1 (1) Brandon Lancaster (St.Xavier) def. (2) Kaylan
Chadalavada (MBA), 6-1, 6-4
No.2 (2) Drew Singerman (St. Xavier) def. (1) Turner Voges
(McCallie), 6-2, 6-0
No.3 (4) George Harwell (MBA) def. (2) Chad Woodham
(Baylor), 6-3, 6-1
No.4 (1) Luke Orthner (McCallie) def. Matt Graft (St Xavier),
6-3, 6-2
No.5 (1) Cameron Cox (St. Xavier) def. (3) Taylor Burgan
(McCallie), 7-6, 6-4
No.6 (1) Nick Quinones (St. Xavier) def. (2) David Faulkner
(Mtn Brook), 7-5, 7-6 (0)
*Doubles Finals
No.1 (1) Lancaster-Singerman (St. Xavier) (3) Cody
Gubin-Turner Voges (McCallie), 8-2
No.2 (3) Carter Eaves-Luke Orthner (McCallie) def. (2) Ethan
Palisoc-Chad Woodham (Baylor), 8-2
No.3 (2) Taylor Burgan-Conner O’Brien (McCallie) def. Cooper
Long-Barrett Schock (Baylor), 9-7
Boys B Division
Teams: Christian Academy of Knox (CAK), Hixson (Hix),
Huntsville (Hunt), Randolph (Rand), Science Hill (SH), Signal Mtn (Signal Mtn),
Univ. School of Jackson (USJ), Webb (Webb)
Standings: Huntsville (27), Randolph (11.5), Science Hill (10.5),
USJ (9), CAK (6), Signal Mtn (4), Hixson (4), Webb (3)
* Singles Finals
No.1 Lucas Damian (Huntsville) def. George Marcos (USJ),
6-2, 6-3
No.2 Anthony Pellegrini (Huntsville) def. Ethan Fussell
(CAK), 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
No.3 Jacob Bourland (Huntsville) def. Joe Lastovic
(Randolph), 6-3, 6-3
No.4 Will Textor (Huntsville) def. Cameron Martin (Science
Hill), 6-1, 6-1
No.5 Will Cook (Huntsville) def. Koray Davis (Randolph),
7-5, 6-1
No.6 Ethan Forbes (Huntsville) def. Sean Davis (Randolph),
6-1, 6-1
* Doubles Finals
No.1 Jacob Bourland-Lucas Damian (Huntsville) def. Tanner
DeBord-Ethan Fussell (CAK), 8-0
No.2 Will Cook-Anthony Pellegrini (Huntsville) def. Joe
Lastovic-Harrison Lioce (Randolph), 8-6
No.3 Ethan Forbes-Josh Sellers (Huntsville) def. Thomas
Richardson-Fulton Robinson (Science Hill), 8-4
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net