AHSAA tennis champs decided in 7A, 4A/5A, 1A/3A play
Spain Park’s boys and Auburn’s girls won the Class 7A tennis titles on Tuesday in Montgomery while Madison Academy’s boys, St. John Paul II’s girls won the 4A/5A championships and Houston Academy’s boys and St. Luke’s Episcopal’s girls captured the 1A/3A crowns in Mobile.
The Class 6A titles will be decided Thursday and Friday in Mobile.
Spain Park’s championship was the Jaguars’ second and their first since 2007. Spain Park took two singles and two doubles finals to finish with 43 points over Hoover and Huntsville, who tied for second with 34 points apiece.
Spain Park’s Jake Wilson won the No. 1 singles, topping Parker Free of Bob Jones in the finals, 6-1, 6-2. Jon Kendrick took the No. 5 singles title. Wilson and Walker Jackson won the No. 2 doubles for the Jaguars and Benton Cate and Sam Wasko won at No. 3.
Auburn’s girls’ win in 7A came in a playoff with second-place Vestavia Hills. The two teams finished with 30 points apiece at the end of the regular competition with Hoover and Florence tied for third. Auburn won one of the two playoff singles matches and the doubles match to claim the Tigers’ first tennis crown.
Camilla Bosman won the No. 3 singles for Auburn and Kathryn Kirkland won the No. 5 singles. Bosman and Jane League took the No. 1 doubles title, beating Claudia Catar and Emily Grubach of Fairhope, 6-4, 6-3.
In 4A/5A boys’ play, Madison Academy beat LAMP of Montgomery in a playoff to take the title, the first for the Mustangs’ boys’ squad. Montgomery Academy won the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 singles titles while LAMP took 2, 4 and 6. LAMP’s Edward Lee and Juno Jeon won the No. 1 doubles final to force the playoff.
St. John Paul II won three singles titles and one doubles championship to win the team crown with 63 points in 4A/5A girls’ play. Altamont finished second with 55 points. Russellville was third with 37.
Houston Academy’s boys won the 1A/3A title with 63 points, the third straight championship for the Raiders and fourth overall. Second-place Westminster-Oak Mountain finished with 31 points and Catholic-Montgomery was third with 22.
St. Luke’s Episcopal topped Donoho 61-36 to take the girls’ 1A/3A championship. The Wildcats won five singles titles and two doubles championships. Bayside Academy took the No. 1 singles title when Claire Prickett topped Donoho’s Claire Hillman 6-3, 6-3.
The complete finals’ results:
AHSAA STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Class 7A
State Tennis Championships
Lagoon Park Tennis Complex, Montgomery
Final Results
BOYS
Spain Park 43; Hoover 34; Huntsville 34; Auburn 22; Fairhope 10; James Clemens 4; Enterprise 2; Daphne 0.
Sportsmanship Award: Fairhope.
Individual Results
Singles
Finals
No. 1: Jake Wilson, Spain Park def. Parker Free, Bob Jones, 6-1, 6-2 No. 2: Isaac Jwangpo, Hoover def. Sunghun Cho, Auburn, 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (5-7), 10-6 No. 3: John Lusk, Huntsville def. Derek Anderson, Auburn, 6-0, 0-6, 10-5 No. 4: Clayton Pearson, Huntsville def. Carter Chase, Auburn, 6-1, 6-1. No. 5: John Kendrick, Spain Park def. Jisung Choo, Auburn, 6-4, 6-4 No. 6: Logan Thomas, Huntsville def. Walker Jackson, Spain Park, 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
Finals
No. 1: Gavin Patton/Roshan Chavar, Hoover def. Connor Jiminez/John Lusk, Huntsville, 3-6, 6-2, 10-2 No. 2: Jake Wilson/Walker Jackson, Spain Park def. Isaac Hwangpo/Andrew Pierson, Hoover, 6-4, 6-3 No. 3: Brenton Cate/Sam Wasko, Spain Park def. Jacob Corrigan/Logan Thomas, Huntsville, 6-1, 6-2
GIRLS
Auburn 35; Vestavia Hills 30; Florence 27; Hoover 27; Fairhope 22; Huntsville 22; Oak Mountain 14; Daphne 0; Enterprise 0.
Individual Results
Singles
Finals
No. 1: Grace Qian, Oak Mountain def. Cindy Jiang, Vestavia Hills, 6-4, 6-1 No. 2: Emily Grubach, Fairhope def. Ruby Cunningham, Florence, 2-6, 6-1, 10-5 No. 3: Camilla Bosman, Auburn def. Della Tarn, Vestavia Hills, 6-4, 6-2 No. 4: Lynly Threadcraft, Vestavia Hills def. Missy Hartwig, Huntsville, no score available. No. 5: Kathryn Kirkland, Auburn def. Ella Clae Fulton, Vestavia Hills, 6-2, 6-4 No. 6: Chinonye Mbanugo, Hoover def. Mattie Pharr, Florence, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
Finals
No. 1: Claire Bosman/Janae League, Auburn def. Claudia Catar/Emily Grubach, Fairhope, 6-4, 6-3 No. 2: Sara Lopez/Chinonye Mbanugo, Hoover def. Isabel Davis/Kaitlyn Daniel, Florence, 2-6, 6-2, 10-7 No. 3: Anna Holway/Emma Walker, Florence def. Arya Tamhane/Kristina Hwangpo, Hoover, 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
Class 4A/5A
State Tennis Championships
Mobile Tennis Center
Final Results
BOYS
Madison Academy 65 (won in tie breaker); LAMP 60; Altamont 33; John Carroll Catholic 27; Guntersville 26; Deshler 22; Wilson 20; Leeds 19; Cherokee County 17; Wilson 17; Satsuma 12; Sylacauga 9; Demopolis 7; Saint James 5; St. Michael Catholic 4; Fayette County 0; Mae Jemison 0.
Sportsmanship winner: Fayette County.
Individual Results
Singles
Finals
No. 1: Parker Jacques, Madison Ac. def. Guy Mitchell, Altamont, no score reported No. 2: Juno Jeon, LAMP def. Ben Haggard, Madison Ac., 6-3, 6-1 No. 3: Sam Fulkerson, Madison Ac. def. Ian Kim, LAMP, 6-2. 6-3 No. 4: Sunho Kim, LAMP def. Fletcher Hughes, John Carroll, 6-2, 6-1 No. 5: Grady Byrne, Madison Ac. def. Ashton Stacey, Guntersville, 6-4, 6-1 No. 6: Richard Chen, LAMP def. Sid Doppalaphudi, Altamont, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
Finals
No. 1: Edward Lee/Junu Jeon, LAMP def. Parker Jacques/Ben Haggard, Madison Ac., no score reported No. 2: Riley Wilkes/Noah Hetrick, Wilson def. Ian Kim/Sunho Kim, LAMP, 6-2, 6-4 No. 3: Sid Doppalaphudi/Bart Stephens, Altamont def. Colton Holt/Raj Patel, Guntersville, no score reported
GIRLS
St. John Paul Catholic II 63; Altamont 55; Russellville 37; Saint James 32; Wilson 30; Sardis 23; LAMP 18; Randolph 16; Guntersville 14; American Christian 12; Satsuma 11; Demopolis 5; Sylacauga 5; Leeds 4; John Carroll Catholic 4; St. Michael Catholic 0.
Sportsmanship Award: Sylacauga.
Individual Results
Singles
Finals
No. 1: Margarette Berdy, Altamont def. Caroline Johnson, Sardis, 6-0, 6-1 No. 2: Cathy Bukenya, St. John Paul II def. Chaney Peters, Wilson, 6-2, 6-2 No. 3: Kaavya Karthikeyan, Altamont def Mauren Weathers, St. John Paul II, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (4) No. 4: Trish Bukenya, St. John Paul II def Sydney Porter, Altamont, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5: Alex Hall, St. John Paul II def. Jennifer Kim, LAMP, 6-1, 6-0 No. 6: Bailey Anderson, St. James def. Sophia Sultan, Altamont, 6-4, 4-6 1-0 (6)
Doubles
Finals
No. 1: Lauren Acupan/Cathy Bukenya, St. John Paul II def. Margarette Berdy/Kaauya Karthikeyan, Altamont, 2-6, 6-3 1-0 (4) No. 2: Avary Miller/Roxanna Velez-Sera, Russellville def. Dyan Oliver/Grace Yu, St. James, 6-2, 6-2 No. 3: Reejah Dickerson/Makala Carter, Wilson def. Alex Hall/Anna Jones, St. John Paul II, 6-1, 6-1
Class 1A/3A
State Tennis Championships
Mobile Tennis Center
Final Results
BOYS
Houston Academy 63; Westminster-Oak Mountain 31; Montgomery Catholic 22; Providence Christian 19; Whitesburg Christian 13; Decatur Heritage 6; Lexington 4; Shoals Christian 2.
Sportsmanship winner: Whitesburg Christian.
Individual Results
Singles
Finals
No. 1: Mitchel Piedra, Houston Academy def. Grant Eller, Westminster-OM, 6-1, 6-4 No. 2: Cooper Davis, Montgomery Catholic def. Grayson Paulus, Whitesburg, 7-6, (8-6), 6-1 No. 3: Brody Williams, Houston Ac. Def. Michael Chang, Decatur Heritage, 6-3, 6-0 No. 4: Mitchell Drennan, Westminster-OM def. Jason Mun, Houston Ac., 6-4, 6-2. No. 5: Daniel Whitley, Westminster-OM def. David Holaway, Whitesburg Chr., 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 No. 6: Jackson Hughes, Providence Chr. def. Thomas Buntin, Houston Ac., 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
Doubles
Finals
No. 1: Mitchel Piedra/Andrew Ayodeji, Houston Ac. Def. Sebastian Sayegh/Cooper Davis, Montgomery Catholic, 6-4, 6-2 No. 2: Ben Brannan/Landon Holloway, Westminster-OM def. Brody Williams/Jason Mun, 6-0, 7-5 No. 3: Wills McRae/Thomas Buntin, Houston Ac. Def. Daniel Whitley/Andrew Robinson, Westminster-OM, 6-4, 4-6, 11-8
GIRLS
St. Luke’s Episcopal 61; Donoho 36; Lauderdale County 28; Bayside Academy 22; Montgomery Catholic 9; Shoals Christian 9; Decatur Heritage 8; St. Bernard 0; Whitesburg Christian 0.
Individual Results
Singles
Finals
No. 1: Claire Prickett, Bayside Ac. def. Claire Hillman, Donoho, 6-3, 6-3 No. 2: Anna Marie Bentley, St. Luke’s def. Lily Grace Draper, Donoho, 7-6, 2-6, 10-7 No. 3: Whitney Novak, St. Luke’s def. Lillie McInnis, Bayside Ac., 6-2, 6-0 No. 4: Ella Bentley St. Luke’s def. Harper Pumroy, Donoho, 6-1, 6-2. No. 5: Olivia Thompson, St. Luke’s def. Lizzie Tanner, Lauderdale Co., 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 No. 6: Emma Grace Johnson, St. Luke’s def. Molly Burchell, Lauderdale Co., 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
Finals
No. 1: Claire Bowman-Lily Grace Draper, Donoho def. Grace Garrett-Anna Marie Bentley, St. Luke’s, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2: Whitney Novak-Ella Bentley, St. Luke’s def. Paige Davis-Molly Buchell, Lauderdale Co., 6-0, 6-0. No. 3: Olivia Thompson/Elise Uptigrove, St. Luke’s def. Mallory McConnell/Lizzie Turner, Lauderdale Co., 3-6, 6-2, 14-12.
