Red Bank senior, school valedictorian and district 6 A-AA singles champion Daniel Cox (right) with Red Bank coach Glen Wagner
All four No.1 seeds claimed championships Tuesday in the 6 A-AA District singles and doubles tournament at the Brainerd Tennis Complex.
Singles winners were Daniel Cox (Red Bank) in the boys and Madi Blackburn (Chattanooga Central) in the girls tourney.
Doubles champions were Karmin Nevels-Alysanne Vuong of Hixson for the girls and Gary Paradis-Austin Camp for the boys.
Brothers Battle: The boys final had Gary Paradis edge his brother Caleb Paradis in the doubles final … both Lions doubles teams advance to next week’s region tourney and could meet again for a spot in the state tourney. to the winner.
Smart Lion Twns: Red Bank senior and valedictorian Daniel Cox won his first district singles title Tuesday …. Smart twins … he has a 4.0 GPA, while his older twin sister (by two minutes), Elise, has a 3.28 … they turn 18 July 30.
Thursday Team Region: Girls … Hixson meets Silverdale at Chattanooga State … Boys … Collegedale hosts Red Bank at 4 p.m.
Girls Singles
Finals: (1) Madi Blackburn (Chatt Central) def (2) Dasha Brown (Red Bank)
Semifjnals: Blackburn def. (4) Grace Brown (Red Bank), 6-0, 6-1; D. Brown def. Casey Melton (Lookout Valley), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Girls Doubles
Finals (1) Karmin Nevels-Alysanne Vuong (Hixson) def. (3) Kayla Hash-Skylar Pilcher (Red Bank), 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals: Nevels-Vuong (Hixson) def. (4) Cheyenne Cummings-Maddison McClure (Red Bank), 6-0, 6-0; Hash-Pilcher def. (2) Tennille Rogers-Shelby Guthrie (Lookout Valley), 6-1, 2-6, 10-8
Boys Singles
Finals: (1) Daniel Cox (Red Bank) def. (2) Kota Yanagida (Hixson), 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals: Cox def. (4) Lawrence Sutton (Brainerd), 6-0, 6-0; Yanagida def. (3) Gabe Barchessi (Lookout Valley), 7-5, 6-1
Boys Doubles
Finals (1) Gary Paradis-Austin Camp (Red Bank) def. (3) Caleb Paradis-Daniel Tran (Red Bank), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Semis: G. Paradis-Camp def. (4) Thomas Davis-Kyle Nguyen (Hixson), 6-0, 6-2; C. Paradis-Tran def. (3) Ethan Praytor-Spenser Clack (Hixson), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3