St. Louis High Schools Successful At State

Throughout the month of October, qualifying high school girls tennis teams battle hard in district and sectional playoffs in an effort to claim the prized state championship. St. Louis teams represented well in the tournament, taking home district, sectional, and state championship titles. 

District-level matches were played throughout the week of October 7 leading into the sectional matches played over the week of October 14, being followed with the coveted state championships over the weekend of October 25. The district and sectional playoffs took place at various tennis centers, parks and high schools in the St. Louis area, while the state championship matches were held at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri. 

Below are results from the district, sectional, and championship matches: 

Class 1 District Team Winners

District 4: Rosati-Kain

District 5: John Burroughs

District 6: Visitation Academy

District 7: St. Dominic

Class 2 District Team Winners

District 2: Kirkwood

District 3: Parkway South

District 4: St. Joseph’s Academy

District 5: Hazelwood West

District 6: Parkway Central 

District 7: Timberland

Class 1 Sectional Winners

District 3 Results 

Singles No. 1: John Burroughs: Lily Walther 

Singles No. 2: John Burroughs: Ainsley Heidbreder

Doubles No. 1: John Burroughs: Samantha Gail Remis & Gabriella Lauren Thornton 

Doubles No. 2: John Burroughs: Emily Kantrovitz & Nina Zhu 

District 4 Results

Singles No. 1: Elizabeth Barlow (Villa Duchesne)

Singles No. 2: Laura Finnie (Visitation Academy)

Doubles No. 1: Journee White & Nia Cooper (MICDS)

Doubles No. 2: Sophia McLellan & Suzanna McLellan (Visitation Academy)

Class 2 Sectional Winners

District 2 Results

Singles No. 1: Lafayette (Wildwood): Kathryn Ferguson (Lafayette [Wildwood])

Singles No. 2: Abigail Gaines (St. Joseph’s Academy)

Doubles No. 1: Elizabeth Choate & Alexis Woodman (St. Joseph’s Academy) 

Doubles No. #2: Morgan McKinnis & Shannon Sims (St. Joseph’s Academy) 

District 3 Results

Singles No. 1: Geethika Cherukuru (Francis Howell)

Singles No. 2: Livia Votruba (Timberland) 

Doubles No. 1: Gabriella St. Jean & Kayleigh Leahy (Ft. Zumwalt West)

Doubles No. 2: Laila Votruba & Camille Carlton (Timberland)

District 4 Results

Singles No. 1: Sandhiya Baskar (Jefferson City)

Singles No. 2: Ashley Firoved (Troy Buchanan)

Doubles No. 1: Michelle Korenfeld & Akansha Negi (Parkway Central)

Doubles No. 2: Chava Hahn & Maggie Huff (Parkway Central)

Class 1 State Championship Results

Singles Champion: Lily Walther (John Burroughs)

Singles Runner-Up: Ainsley Heidbreder (John Burroughs)

Doubles Champions: Samantha Remis & Gabriella Thornton (John Burroughs)

Doubles Runner-Up: Sophia McLellan & Suzanna McLellan (Visitation Academy)

Team Champion: John Burroughs

Team Runner-Up: Pembroke Hill

Class 2 State Championship Results

Singles Champion: Colby Kelley (Liberty)

Singles Runner-Up: (Lafayette [Wildwood])

Doubles Champions: Elizabeth Choate & Alexis Woodman (St. Joseph’s Academy)

Doubles Runner-Up: Morgan McKinnis & Shannon Sims (St. Joseph’s Academy)

Team Champion: St. Joseph’s Academy

Team Runner-Up: St. Teresa’s Academy

Congratulations all the St. Louis teams and individuals who qualified and competed hard in the district, sectional, and state championships. We wish the best of luck to those continuing on to compete in local junior tournaments throughout the rest of the school year.