Oconee County girls tennis takes second place in Class 3A state finals
Oconee County girls tennis was crowned runner-up in the GHSA Class 3A tennis state championships on May 13. Here's how the whole tournament went.
Oconee County girls tennis was crowned runner-up in the GHSA Class 3A tennis state championships on May 13. The Warriors fell to LaGrange in the finals, 3-0. Oconee County's number two doubles team of juniors Mehek Desai and Caroline Smith fell in two sets, 6-4 and 6-3, to LaGrange's doubles team of Del Angel and Elly Sanchez, while freshman Divya Stratton fell in two sets to Ava Edelson, 6-4 and 6-0, and senior Mary Linda fell in two sets to Molly Edelson, 6-3 and 6-2.
Freshman Nyasa Patel won her first set but did not get to finish the match, as was the case for Oconee County's number one doubles team of senior Ellie Johnson and freshman Audrey Stephens. Oconee County went 3-0 over Dougherty in round one, 3-0 over Pickens in round two, 3-0 over Bainbridge in the quarterfinals and 3-0 over North Hall in the semifinals to advance to the finals. As for the rest of the girls tournament: In Class 5A, Jackson County fell in the second round to Roswell, 3-0, and Clarke Central fell in the first round to Lakeside (Evans), 3-0.
In Class 4A, Madison County fell in the second round to Allatoona, 3-1, and North Oconee fell in the quarterfinals to Northview, 3-2. In Class 1A-Division 1, Commerce fell in the second round to Banks County, 3-0, while in Class 1-3A Private, Athens Academy fell 3-1 to Mount Bethel Christian and Prince Avenue Christian fell 3-1 to Wesleyan, both in the quarterfinals. As for the boys tournament: In Class 5A, Clarke Central fell in the second round to Woodward Academy, 3-0, and Jackson County fell in the first round to Lakeside (Evans), 3-0.
In Class 4A, North Oconee fell in the second round to Midtown, 3-0, and Madison County fell in the first round to Benedictine, 5-0. In Class 3A, Jefferson fell in the quarterfinals to LaGrange, 5-0, before Oconee County then fell in the semifinals to LaGrange, 3-0 — LaGrange won the state title on both sides of the bracket. In Class 1A-Division 1, Commerce fell in the first round to Thomasville, 3-1, while in Class 1-3A Private, Prince Avenue Christian fell to Mount Pisgah Christian in the second round, 3-2, and Athens Academy fell to Darlington in the semifinals, 3-0.