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North Oconee Region Champs Boys and Girls

Oconee County Boys 2nd and girls 3 rd

Athens Academy Boys Region Champs

State Playoffs:

NOHS boys and girls won 1 st round

NOHS boys and girls won 2 nd round

NOHS boys and girls won 3 rd round (now in final 4)

NOHS boys and girls win 4 th round. (now in finals May 4)

OCHS boys won 1 st round

OCHS boys lost 2 nd round

Athens Academy boys won 1 st round and 2 nd round

Athens Academy boys lost in the final 4

Local Player Chloe Beck (right) and her partner Emma Navarro are French Open Girls Doubles Champions!

Athens Banner Herald All Area Teams 2019

Girls

Player of the Year: Lindsay Tulenko, North Oconee

Coach of the Year: Erick Willis, North Oconee

SINGLES

Caroline Beach, Madison County

Lanie Grace Frutiger, Oconee County

Emily Gaskill, Clarke Central

Ginevra Gradassi, Jefferson

Sarah Moore, Jefferson

Anna Swars, Monsignor Donovan

Aleksandra Tucakovic, North Oconee

Jenna Tulenko, North Oconee

DOUBLES

Amanda Bounds/Charlotte Hudson, North Oconee

Savannah Butler/Hayley Daniels, Madison County

Katie Colquitt/Bree Strickland, Madison County

Kacie Holycross/Tori Fortune, Jackson County

Kaitlin House/Sarah Middleton, Jefferson

HONORABLE MENTION

ATHENS ACADEMY – Anna Barkley, Emily Sherrer

CLARKE CENTRAL – Eliot Daniel

JEFFERSON – Sydney Tyler, Gracie Beem, Gwenyth Miller,

MADISON COUNTY – Rachel Brooks

NORTH OCONEE – Hannah Lerch, Anna Clausen, Caroline Brank

OCONEE COUNTY – Hollin Hargrave, Mayu Takecuchi

Boys

Player of the Year: Walker Towns, North Oconee

Coach of the Year: Walker Daniel, North Oconee

SINGLES

Hatton Abernathy, Athens Academy

Nick Beck, North Oconee

Marcus Beringer, Jefferson

John Chester, Athens Academy

Braden DeLamater, Clarke Central

Ryan Foster, Oconee County

Elijah Gabriel, Clarke Central

Eli Hagan, Apalachee

Xan Pearce, North Oconee

Walker Towns, North Oconee

DOUBLES

Nicholas Bergeron/Bo Reeves, Jackson County

Andrew Caldwell/Will Herrin, Clarke Central

Doster Chastain/Kevin Zhen, North Oconee

Jacob Dixon/Bradley Dixon, Madison County

Kyle Graves/Drake Tatar, Jackson County

Jack Jaegers/Ryan Mandfredi, Athens Academy

HONORABLE MENTION

ATHENS ACADEMY – Jack Jaegers, Jack Byrnes

CLARKE CENTRAL – Michael Argabright, Alex Robinson, Robert Mulford

JEFFERSON – Cooper Kework, Cody Bare, Caleb Wells, Luke Forrester, James Smith, Chase Tyner

MADISON COUNTY – Spencer King, Jacob Hall, Justin Neagle

NORTH OCONEE – Jack Anderson, Sam Johnson

OCONEE COUNTY – Nikita Popik, Brett Toutkoushian, Max Pinckney

WINDER-BARROW – Jared Hoch

High school tennis region and state playoff results:

Good luck to NOHS boys and girls in state finals  Go Titans!

Finals were rained out. NOHS boys play Mon. and girls Tues.

NOHS boys won their 2nd state championship today (5/6/19)

NOHS girls lost a close 2-3 match and are runner ups

Local Player Chloe Beck (right) and her partner Emma Navarro are French Open Girls Doubles Champions!

Athens Banner Herald All Area Teams 2019

Girls

Player of the Year: Lindsay Tulenko, North Oconee

Coach of the Year: Erick Willis, North Oconee

SINGLES

Caroline Beach, Madison County

Lanie Grace Frutiger, Oconee County

Emily Gaskill, Clarke Central

Ginevra Gradassi, Jefferson

Sarah Moore, Jefferson

Anna Swars, Monsignor Donovan

Aleksandra Tucakovic, North Oconee

Jenna Tulenko, North Oconee

DOUBLES

Amanda Bounds/Charlotte Hudson, North Oconee

Savannah Butler/Hayley Daniels, Madison County

Katie Colquitt/Bree Strickland, Madison County

Kacie Holycross/Tori Fortune, Jackson County

Kaitlin House/Sarah Middleton, Jefferson

HONORABLE MENTION

ATHENS ACADEMY – Anna Barkley, Emily Sherrer

CLARKE CENTRAL – Eliot Daniel

JEFFERSON – Sydney Tyler, Gracie Beem, Gwenyth Miller,

MADISON COUNTY – Rachel Brooks

NORTH OCONEE – Hannah Lerch, Anna Clausen, Caroline Brank

OCONEE COUNTY – Hollin Hargrave, Mayu Takecuchi

Boys

Player of the Year: Walker Towns, North Oconee

Coach of the Year: Walker Daniel, North Oconee

SINGLES

Hatton Abernathy, Athens Academy

Nick Beck, North Oconee

Marcus Beringer, Jefferson

John Chester, Athens Academy

Braden DeLamater, Clarke Central

Ryan Foster, Oconee County

Elijah Gabriel, Clarke Central

Eli Hagan, Apalachee

Xan Pearce, North Oconee

Walker Towns, North Oconee

DOUBLES

Nicholas Bergeron/Bo Reeves, Jackson County

Andrew Caldwell/Will Herrin, Clarke Central

Doster Chastain/Kevin Zhen, North Oconee

Jacob Dixon/Bradley Dixon, Madison County

Kyle Graves/Drake Tatar, Jackson County

Jack Jaegers/Ryan Mandfredi, Athens Academy

HONORABLE MENTION

ATHENS ACADEMY – Jack Jaegers, Jack Byrnes

CLARKE CENTRAL – Michael Argabright, Alex Robinson, Robert Mulford

JEFFERSON – Cooper Kework, Cody Bare, Caleb Wells, Luke Forrester, James Smith, Chase Tyner

MADISON COUNTY – Spencer King, Jacob Hall, Justin Neagle

NORTH OCONEE – Jack Anderson, Sam Johnson

OCONEE COUNTY – Nikita Popik, Brett Toutkoushian, Max Pinckney

WINDER-BARROW – Jared Hoch

High school tennis region and state playoff results:

Good luck to NOHS boys and girls in state finals  Go Titans!

Finals were rained out. NOHS boys play Mon. and girls Tues.

NOHS boys won their 2nd state championship today (5/6/19)

NOHS girls lost a close 2-3 match and are runner ups

10 and under Beck Academy (JMCC)

12 and under Beck Academy (JMCC)

      Congratulations!

18+ Business Women                             Weekday                                                                                        

3.0  COTA/Jeanne Martin                 3.0  COTA/Marsha Rogers              

3.5   Bishop Park/Ambrose              3.5  ATC/Cindy Fetch

4.0   JMCC/Westmoreland-Bowen     4.0  COTA/Tonya Bell

40+ Business Women                             Weekday

                                                    3.0  JMCC/Boleyn-Martin/NetProphets

3.5  ATC/Diane Teague/Ardvarks       3.5  COTA/Sonja Pridgen

55+ Women

3.0  COTA/Susan Boleyn                 3.5  COTA/Diane Bahnsen 

65+ Women

3.0  COTA/Zeba Najak    3.5

18+ Men                                                  40+ Men

3.5  JMCC/Hollis/Path to the Ship            3.5  COTA/Gary Gardner                        

4.0   COTA/John Turner                                  4.0  COTA/Nick Nickerson                      

Winter 2016/2017 COTA League Winners     Congratulations!

18+ Mixed Doubles                             40+ Mixed Doubles

7.0  OVP/B.Borders                               7.0  OVP/Miller

8.0  ATC/Turner                                    8.0  JMCC/Nickerson

Results from the COTA fall leagues below. 

Fall 2016/2017 COTA League Winners       Congratulations!

18+ Business Women                                   Weekday                                                                                        

3.0    ATC/Hale/Slammers                       2.5  OVP/Hulland

3.5    OVP/HIMSL                                   3.0  OVP/Hulland/Nicholson

4.0    JMCC/McCall-Fall                            3.5  JMCC/Sailors

4.5    JMCC Turner                                 4.0  JMCC/Westmoreland Bell

40+ Business Women                                    Weekday

                                                          3.0  OVP/McKee/Backhanded Compliments

3.5     JMCC/HIMSL                               3.5  ATC Pridgen/Baird

                                                          4.0  JMCC/Westmoreland-Muilenburg

55+ Women

3.0    BP-Hale-Martin/Net Cougars            3.5  JMCC / Bahnsen

4.0    Jennings Mill/Streer/Jameson

18+ Men                                                         40+ Men

3.5  JMCC/Hollis/Hunker Down Again         3.5 Morgan County - Gardner          

4.0  ACC- Hutto/Nickerson  

Summer 2016 COTA League Winners     Congratulations!

18+ Mixed Doubles                           40+ Mixed Doubles

7.0  COTA/Cheryl Dean                         7.0  COTA/Sloan Gill

8.0  COTA/Kristina Turner                     8.0  JMCC/Nickerson

These Local COTA junior Teams recently won 2016 State!  

The 12 and under team just won Southerns! Congratulations!

TFL Oconee County Adult Championships were played Dec 10-11

Here are the winners in each division. Congratulations!

Women Doubles      6.0  White Winner: Sallie Hale/Jamie Jedlicka

                                    Blue Winner:   Jane Robertson/Jennifer Johnston

                                    Red Winner: Ann Stoneburner/Sharon Reid

                             6.5  Winner: Sallie Hale/Mary Rector

                             7.0  Red Winner: Terry Gattiger/Anna Martin

                             7.0  Blue Winner: Amy Johnson/Pam Miller                         

                             8.0  Winners: Emily Bones/Amy Roark

Men Doubles           7.0   Winner: Les Conway/Ronnie Boggs

                             7.5   Winner: Les Conway/Brian Buttrick

                             8.0   Winner: Ron Braxley/David Young

Winners of the Oconee County Adult Championships Dec. 11-13

Hosted by Tennis For Life (TFL)      Congratulations!

6.0 Women’s Doubles RED Chinami Goodie / Petra Babbitt

6.0 Women’s Doubles WHITE Zeba Najak / Donna Martin

6.0 Women’s Doubles BLUE Sharon Reid / Ann Stoneburner

7.0 Women’s Doubles Denise Fulton / Judith Hoffman

8.0 Women’s Doubles Jacelyn McCall / Nina Sheffield

7.0 Mixed Doubles Anna Martin / Lloyd Martin

7.5 Mixed Doubles Pam Smith / Duane Smith

3.0 Men’s Singles Dempsey Daniel

3.5 Men’s Singles Russ Mills

4.0 Men’s Singles Andrew Gross

7.5 Men’s Doubles Kaleb Sosebb / Satt Shaikh

Team Nickerson 40+ Mixed Doubles 8.0 State Champions

COTA was well represented in the mixed doubles tournament in Augusta recently. One team won state and two teams made it to the finals. See pictures and team members below.

State Champs 18+ 9.0 Mixed Doubles Team COTA / Carrie Butler

Runner Ups 18+ 8.0 Mixed Doubles Team COTA / Kristina Turner

Runner Ups 40+ 7.0 Mixed Doubles Team COTA / Sloan Gill

Spring 2016 COTA League Winners       Congratulations!

Monsignor Donovan’s Magill Bauerle won 6-1, 6-2 to win the GISA Class AA state individual singles championship. Ford Smith and Carl Terns won the Class AA doubles title with a 6-4, 6-2 win. 

Oconee County Adult Championships Dec. 2014 Winners Below:

2014 Southern Combo State Championship

                         Dalton

                               Finalists

   Combo 40 & Over W 7.5 Finalist

Summer 2014 ALTA A4 City Runner Ups

(Captains: Mike and Gina McDonald)

Members: Duane S., Pam S., Brian B., Brad G., Kellie B., Saat S., Kristen L., Joe A., Pam G., Mike M., Gina M.

(Not in Picture: Stacy F., James B., and Casey B.)

Summer 2014 Mixed Doubles Team Winners

7.0 ATC-Wesley Hunt

8.0 ATC-Kristina Turner

9.0 Morgan County-Brad Evans

Congratulations and Good luck at State!

Graduates of COTA sponsored Tennis 101 program recently returned from the 2.5 USTA Georgia State Championships finishing in 4th place.  Left: Jackie Brooks, Amy Quilter, Courtney Rue, Captain Coreen Walker, Shelly Hulland and Heather Kirby. Coached by Stacey Venker, Director of Tennis for Life at Herman C. Michael Park in Oconee County. (above)

Captain Kelli Powell led her COTA 2.5 Tennis Team to the USTA Georgia State Championships May 9-11. Team members include right: Emily Roach, Beth Saye, Carmen Wright, Wendi Milner, Natalie Thompson, Stacey Richardson, Kelli Powell and Tennis for Life Coach Genaro Angles. (below)

Teressa Davis’s USTA 3.0 Women’s Tennis Team competing in  the 40+ Division is heading to Mobile, Alabama in August. Team Davis received a wild card berth after placing second at the Georgia State Championships held in Columbus, Georgia May 30-June 1.   Team Davis will be competing against 7 other southern state champions.  Team Davis plays out of Herman C. Michael Park with Stacey Venker, as their coach.  Venker introduced this group to the sport of tennis in the Spring of 2011 with the free introductory program "TENNIS 101" sponsored by COTA (Clarke Oconee Tennis Association  It’s a great sport! shares Captain Davis.

Left: Rachel Boyett, Dolores Freeman, Jill Green, Kelly Roach, Captain Teressa Davis, Gail Smith, Cyndie Santamaria, Sherry Michaels, Amy Andrews. (Below)

TFL 12u Team, USTA GA Jr. Team Tennis State Champions, CONGRATULATIONS! L-R Team Parent Susan Beach, Kelly A, Ali P, Hollin H, Sammy H, Caroline B, Braden D, Owen L and Coach Genaro

Athens Christian School Athletic Director and Tennis Coach Van Beacham have told us senior Carson Fields has signed to play tennis with Georgia Southwestern University. Great job Carson!

North Oconee's Ray Donovan went 17-0 at number one singles this season and signed a tennis scholaship at Mars Hill University.

Monsignor Donovan's Scherer and Diaz win individual state titles

Monsignor Donovan was well represented Friday at the GISA Class AA state individual championships in Macon, winning two singles titles. Alex Diaz defeated his teammate Magill Bauerle for the singles championship, with a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Katie Scherer won her second consecutive state singles championship by defeating Valwood’s Maggie Scruggs 6-1, 6-4.

State, Region and Local Individual High School Awards

Region 8 AAA Player of the Year North Oconee’s Ray Donovan

Region 8 AAA Player of the Year Oconee County’s Katy Kane

Region 8 AAA Coach of the Year Oconee County’s Derek Hon

Athens Banner-Herald Girl's Tennis Player of the Year is Monsignor Donovan's Katie Scherer. Monsignor Donovan's Katie Scherer and Alex Diaz wins GISA AA individual state singles titles. Monsignor Donovan's Magill Bauerle was runner up.

All Region Team

Sofia Villalobos made the second singles all region tennis team for Region 8-AAAAA and Andrew "Remy" Buxton received honorable mention for the singles all region tennis team. We are so proud of these two individuals and they have truly been a tremendous asset to the Cedar Shoals Varsity Tennis Team. Clarke Central's Caroline Caldwell was first singles all region. Honorable Mention Doubles Isabel Crain / Amelia Delamater Clarke Central and Dragan Kapuran/Krystoff Bartos Clarke Central

Boys 8 AAA All Region Recipients
Boys Coach of the Year: Derek Hon (OCHS)

Boys Most Outstanding Player: Ray Donovan (NOHS)

#1 Singles:

1st team – Drew Horsely (OCHS)

2nd team – Jonah Chitwood (FCHS)

Honorable Mention – Kaleb Sosebee (EJHS)

#2 Singles:

1st team - Aashal Dave (NOHS) & Chandler Shields (OCHS) Votes were tied

Honorable Mention – Luke Fowler (FCHS)

#3 Singles:

1st team – Connor McCarthy (OCHS)

2nd team – Conner Meeks (HCHS)

#1 Doubles:

1st team –Zach Miner/ Dan Madden (OCHS)

2nd team – Toney/Hamby (NOHS)

#2 Doubles:

1st team – Henri Johnson/ Elijah Bullock (NOHS)

2nd team - Chase Lecroy &Nick Brown (HCHS)

Honorable Mention – Demarrye Sapp & Cage Millard (ECHS)
 

Girls 8 AAA All Region Recipients:
Girls' Coach of the Year: David Bennett (ECHS) & Derek Hon (OCHS) – Votes were tied
Girls' Most Outstanding Player: Katy Kane (OCHS)
#1 Singles:
1st team – Kayla Rivers (FCHS)
2nd team – Mary Cambell Cobb (NOHS)

Honorable Mention – Taylor Mullins (EJHS)

#2 Singles:
1st team – Caroline McElhannon (OCHS)
2nd team – Abby Bruning (NOHS) & Mckenzi Wilson (ECHS) Votes were tied

Honorable Mention – Sara Freemen (FCHS) & Jesse Fulcher (EJHS)
#3 Singles:
1st team – Kaylee Kirby (ECHS)
2nd team – Julia Hardell (OCHS)

Honorable Mention -- Gemma Kummerer (NOHS)
#1 Doubles:
1st team – Morris/Horsely (OCHS)
2nd team – Andrew/Dove (FCHS) & Dennis/Callaway (HCHS) Votes were tied

Honorable Mention -- Yang/ Crowe (NOHS)
#2 Doubles:
1st team – Bruning/Reid (NOHS)
2nd team – Brown/Brown (ECHS)

Honorable Mention -- Jones/Carlton (HCHS); Randall/Martin (FCHS)

Area 2A Private, 2014 All-Area Tennis Teams, as selected by the coaches.

Players of the Year: Danny Sullivan, Vani Crist

Boys

Singles First Team

Danny Sullivan – Athens Academy                           Adam Rocko – Pinecrest Academy

Rob Clements - Athens Academy                              Carson Fields – Athens Christian Lee Allen Martin – Lakeview Academy                    Bryce Coleman – Providence Christian Academy    

Second Team

Connor Thomas – Lakeview Academy                      Noah Offut – Providence Christian               

Josh Beck – Hebron Christian                                    Caleb Moss – Hebron ChristianNathan Iyer – Athens Academy                                                                                            

Doubles First Team

Athens Academy                    Hayden Lanzilotta                  Rolf Reynolds

Athens Academy                    Jordan Sennowitz                   Alex Boyette

Hebron Christian                     James Everson                         Nathan Blatnik

Girls

Singles First Team

Caroline Doherty – Athens Academy                        Sara Beth Crowe – Prince Avenue    

Alex Schlesener – Providence Christian Academy    Vani Crist – Providence Christian Academy

Darby Duval – Hebron Christian                                Claudia Szlek – Pinecrest Academy  

Second Team

Rhea Chatterjee – Athens Academy                          Grace Auman – Providence Christian Academy

Morgan Cowart – Athens Christian                            Cori Johnson – George Walton Academy

Madison McClung – Hebron Christian Academy     

Doubles First Team          

Athens Academy                    Kayla Cherry                           Kendall Santamaria

Athens Academy                    Conley Messer                        Grace Trimpe

Providence Christian               Carly Dubay                            Mary Ellen Brannon

Second Team

Hebron Christian                     Laura McLear                         Emily Cochran

Hebron Christian                     Abbey Stewart                        Katie Reynolds