Coach of the Year - Baylor coach Dustin Kane
photo by Tamra Carelli
Notre Dame Coaches; coach of the year Nancy Fox (left) and Gary McIntyre
photo by Roger Ross
Girls' Player of the Year Baylor's Drew Hawkins
photo by Dennis Norwood
D-II AA State Doubles Champs - Maddox Bandy (left) and Jenna Thorstensen of GPS
photo by Meg Bandy
Boyd Buchanan state runner-up doubles team of McKenna Thomas (left) and Katie DeLay
photo by Kelly Thomas
State winners - Notre Dame doubles team of Sarah Joyce (left) and Sarah Faith Ingell hold state team championship trophy
photo by Roger Ross
Baylor state doubles runner-up; Lauren Carelli (left) and Lilly Mooney
photo by Tamra Carelli
Soddy Doubles team of Olivia Crawley (left) and Chloe Mitchell
photo by Cheryl Mercer
Girls' Player of the Year
With a 12-4 record and a D-II AA state singles championship on her 2015 spring resume, Baylor sophomore Drew Hawkins is the Chattanoogan.com Prep Tennis Super Team Girls’ Player of the Year.
"Drew's work ethic and talent are off the charts. She is a dream player for a coach.
She had the difficult role this year of stepping into the number one doubles and singles positions for the first time for us. She rose to the challenge. With her just being a sophomore surrounded by a young and talented team we are excited about the next few years of Baylor tennis.
-- Dustin Kane, Baylor girls’ tennis coach
Coaches of the Year
Dustin Kane (Baylor) .. led the Red Raiders to a fifth straight D-II AA state team title after losing four starting seniors from 2014, three of whom are playing college tennis.
Nancy Fox (Notre Dame) ... guided the Irish to the D-I A-AA state championship after a state runner-up finish in 2014
Singles (alphabetical order)
Drew Hawkins (So., Baylor)… Player of the Year … 12-4; D-II AA state singles champion
Jennie McBrayer (Sr., GPS) … 16-4; D-II AA state quarters
Doubles (alphabetical order by team)
Baylor - Lilly Mooney (Fr.)-Lauren Carelli (Fr.) … 16-2; D-II AA state runner-up; two freshmen were No.3 seeds from the region and advanced to the state finals.
Baylor - Ashton Jenne (So.)-Presley Thomas (Fr.) … 12-6; D-II AA East/Middle region champs; state semis.
Boyd-Buchanan - Katie DeLay (Sr.)-Makenna Thomas (Sr.) … 12-2; D-I A-AA region runner-up; state runner-up; first Boyd-Buchanan girls’ singles or doubles to make state finals since coach Tara Garner won state singles crowns in 2008-09.
GPS - Maddox Bandy (Fr.)-Jenna Thorstensen (Jr.) … 12-6; D-II AA state champions
Notre Dame - Sarah Joyce (Sr.)-Sarah Faith Ingell (So.) …17-3; D-I A-AA region champs; state semis: the two Sarah’s clinched the state team title with a three-set win at No.1 doubles
Soddy Daisy - Olivia Crawley (So.) -Chloe Mitchell (Sr.) … 20-3; D-I AAA region champs; state semis; led Trojans to a 17-2 team record and region and sectional titles as SD advanced to state tournament Final Four for the first time ever
Special Mention: Soddy Daisy first year coach Mike Parker led the Trojans to their first-ever trip to the state final four.
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net