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Meet The Tennessean’s 2024 All Midstate boys and girls tennis teams

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Meet The Tennessean’s 2024 All Midstate boys and girls tennis teams

Some of the Tennessee’s best high school tennis players were showcased during the state singles and doubles tournament last month during Spring Fling and the Nashville area several capture state titles.

Here are The Tennessean’s 2024 All Midstate girls and boys tennis teams.

Boys tennis team

Martin Grier

MBA | Senior

Grier joined teammate Daniel Torre to advance to the DII-AA doubles state tournament championship match, finishing runner up to McCallie.

Rich LaLance

Siegel | Junior

LeLance didn’t drop a game, winning in straight sets in all three of his Class AA singles state tournament matches to capture the state championship with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Hume-Fogg’s Elliot Parker.

Evan Ly

Brentwood | Junior

Ly split time with teammate Stephen Smith as Brentwood’s No. 1 singles player this season. But Ly captured the District MVP award and was the district tournament singles champion. He finished as the region runner-up. He didn’t lose a singles match until the region championship, losing to Hume-Fogg’s Elliot Parker.

Elliot Parker

Hume-Fogg | Sophomore

Parker captured the Region 6-AA singles title with his win over Ly. He knocked off William Blount’s Blaine Barber and Dobyns-Bennett’s Emery Corpstein to advance to the AA singles state championship match where he finished state runner-up to LaLance.

Stephen Smith

Brentwood | Junior

Smith helped the Bruins capture the Class AA doubles state tournament championship with teammate Drew Miller as they knocked off Science Hill, 6-4, 7-6. He also helped the Bruins boys take home the team state title as Brentwood beat Science Hill.

Daniel Torre

MBA | Junior

Torre joined teammate Martin Grier to advance to the DII-AA double state tournament championship match, finishing runner up to McCallie.

Girls tennis team

Avery Franklin

Ensworth | Sophomore

Franklin rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 DII-AA state quarterfinal win over Briarcrest’s Emma Huggins to earn a state semifinal appearance. This is Franklin’s second straight All-Midstate selection.

Shelby Franklin

FRA | Junior

Shelby Franklin is also making her second straight All-Midstate team. She joined with Brooke Franklin to capture the DII-A doubles state title, beating USJ, 6-1, 6-2.

Annalee Kelly

Summertown | Sophomore

Kelly was one-half of Summertown’s Class A doubles state championship team, joining Emma Perry to knock off Union City, 6-2, 6-1. Summertown’s team also captured the team state title with a 4-2 win over Union City.

Libby Konig

Summertown | Senior

Konig rolled into the Class A singles state tournament championship match with wins over Covington’s Danial Blalack (6-0, 6-0) and Cannon County’s Jenna Bush (6-4, 6-0) to finish as state runner-up.

Evelyn Risner

Brentwood | Junior

Risner captured the Class AA singles state championship with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Blackman’s Ozge Yuksel. Risner captured a quarterfinal win over White Station’s Emma Wang and a semifinal win over Farragut’s Riley Cassity. Brentwood girls also captured the team state championship with a 4-0 win over Collierville.

Ozge Yuksel

Blackman | Senior

Yuksel finished as Class AA state runner-up after beating Tennessee’s Averie Stalnaker (6-4, 6-2) and Cookeville’s Adeleine Moore (6-1, 6-0).

Reach sports writer George Robinson at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports. 

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