Centerville captures 13 of 16 spots in District tennis meet

Centerville's Nick Bain competes for the Tigers in the District 21-AA meet. The Centerville tennis team competed at the District 21-AA tournament April 8 in Bryan. The Tigers dominated the meet, bringing home with team championships in Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity, JV Girls and JV boys.

VARSITY

In Boys' Singles, Daniel Kendall defeated Anderson in the semis and Aaron Cook defeated Trinity in the other semi final setting them up to play each other in the final. Kendall won his first District championship as a freshman by defeating Cook in the finals. Both will go to regionals for the first time.

Maria Mora only lost one game in her quest to become Girls' Singles champion. She defeated an opponent from Trinity in the semis 0 & 0, then defeated Trinity in the fi- nals 0 & 1 to earn a return trip to Regionals. Kyrbie Barnett ended up 4th.

In Mixed Doubles, Michael Gwosdz and Kelsey Lagrone defeated Trinity in the semis, and Carlee McEachern and Bruen Camp defeated the other Trinity team in the other semi. Gwosdz and Lagrone defeated McEachern and Camp in the finals, earning both teams a trip to Regionals. This will be the third time Gwosdz and Lagrone go to Regionals (in the past with different partners) and the first time for McEachern and Camp.

The Centerville tennis team is all smiles as they grabbed 13-16 spots in the district 21-AA tennis meet and will compete in the regionals in Tyler April 22-23. Paul's Photo Girls' Doubles saw Centerville vs Centerville in the finals. Jill Lacey and Jessica Hergesheimer defeated Trinity in the semis to meet their teammates, Brittany Long and Hannah Word, in the finals. Long and Word defeated Lacey and Hergesheimer, but both will go to Regionals. This will be the second trip for Long, Word, and Lacey, and a first for Hergesheimer.

In Boys' Doubles, Justin Smith and Shay Stout played Trinity's #1 team in the semis and lost to them in a close three-set match. Nick Bain and Jose Mora were already in the finals due to a default by Trinity, but lost to Trinity in the finals. Centerville had to play Centerville in a playback match to determine 2nd and 3rd, with a trip to Regionals at stake. Stout and Smith defeated Bain and Mora in the playback in another close three-set match, and will therefore be making their first appearance at regionals.

Out of sixteen possible spots to go to Regionals from the 21-AA tournament, Centerville has thirteen of those spots.

JUNIOR VARSITY

In JV tennis, Centerville had a clean sweep in Boys' Singles. C.D. Richardson defeated Wesley Stutzman in the finals. Jack Hardcastle defeated Austin Long in the third place match. The Tiger boys won the JV team trophy for this impressive showing.

In Girls Singles, Kyla Gresham won 3rd place over Heather Tubb. Kandace Hardee and Kelsey Barnett won Girls Doubles in the finals over Anderson. The girls' team also captured the JV team trophy.

Congratulations to coach Nell Kendall and her tennis team, and Good luck at the regionals in Tyler on April 22-23.