bbb Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Six Chattanooga prep tennis teams have hopes of bringing home state championships during Spring Fling XXI this week at Old Fort Park Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro. In D-II AA its both Baylor teams along with GPS and McCallie, while the Hxson boys are competing in D-I A-AA as are the Notre Dame girls. Baylor girls look for their fourth straight title, Notre Dame girls also won a championship in 2012 and Hixson boys is competing at the state for the first time. 50th Anniv. of Girls State Tennis Tournament - first championship was 1964 as Lynne Gregory won singles to lead David Lipscomb to the girls team title ... If You Are Going Spring Fling Tennis - Murfreesboro Team Competition - Tuesday and Wednesday Location: Old Fort Park Tennis Complex at exit 78 on I-24 Cost: Tickets are $10 per day ... Parking is $5 per day Times: (all times Eastern Daylight) 10 a.m. - D-II AA Girls Noon - D-II AA Boys 2 p.m. - D-I A-AA and AAA Girls 4 p.m. - D-I A-AA and AAA Boys * Girls D-II AA: Semis (10 a.m. EDT) - Baylor (12-1) vs. Harpeth Hall; GPS (11-4) vs. Hutchison Defending Champion: Baylor (2011-2012-2013) Red Raiders are odds-on favorites to win their fourth ... GPS should make the finals and face Baylor for the third time this season ... Baylor's lone loss was to a Fla. state champion at the Deco-Turf (Ky.) tournament earlier this season ... Brother-Sister Spring Fling Combo - GPS eighth grade Maddox Bandy plays at 10 a.m. ... plenty of time to go watch her brother Lake (plays for McCallie) play at 5 p.m. vs. Christian Brothers at Wilson Central HS * Boys D-II AA: Semis (noon EDT) - McCallie vs. MBA ... MUS vs. Baylor Defending Champion: Memphis Univ School (2013). MUS is heavy favorite to win its second straight ... McCallie-MBA should be a great semis match ... McCallie won the region for the first time since 2009 and beat MBA on the road. * Girls D-II A: Semis - Knox Webb (13-0) vs. Univ. School of Nashville; St. Mary's (8-0) vs. St. Cecilia Defending Champion: Knox Webb (2010-11-12-13) Two undefeated teams - Knox Webb and St. Mary's should make the finals ... Four-time defending champion Webb are the favorites to win No.5 ... St. Mary's (1988-1992) is only school to win five straight ... * Boys D-II A: Semis- Knox Webb vs. BGA; Univ. School of Jackson vs. Univ. School of Nashville Defending Champion: Knox Webb * Girls D-I A-AA: Semis - Hume Fogg vs. CAK; Notre Dame vs. Union City 2013 Champion: Chattanooga Christian Notre Dame beat CAK during the season and also defeated CAK to win the 2012 state crown ... * Boys D-I A-AA: Semis - Hixson (12-3) vs. CPA; Knox Catholic and Trinity Christian 2013 Champion: Christian Academy of Knox. first ever trip to final four for Hixson ... * Girls D-I AAA: Semis - Ravenwood (10-0) vs. Houston; Siegel (12-3) vs. Tenn. High Defending Champion: Ravenwood (2010-11-12-13) Raptors (10-0) are favorites to win a fifth ... led by Katie Fitt who will play at BYU next season. * Boys D-I AAA: Semis - Siegel vs. Tenn. High; Germantown vs. Brentwood Defending Champion: Brentwood (2012-13) contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net Edited May 20, 2014 by bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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