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Amherst Steele’s Bussard Named SWC Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for August 26-31 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Kayla Bussard
Amherst Steele
Junior

Kayla finished the week 3-0 with first singles wins over Elyria (6-0, 6-0), Avon (6-2, 6-2) and Magnificat (Varsity B) (6-0, 6-2). Her win against Avon was Amherst’s first individual victory over the Eagles in over 5 years.

Other Notable Performances:

Gianna Colonna (Fr.), Berea-Midpark
She went 2-0 in the SWC with third singles victories over Olmsted Falls and North Ridgeville.

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Midview’s Yates earns initial SWC Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week honors

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for August 1-17 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Katarina Yates
Midview
Senior

Kat went 6-0 at first singles over the opening two weeks. She defeated three straight returning state qualifiers to capture the title at the Norwalk Invitational and has yet to drop a set this season.

Other Notable Performances:

Sadi Dorazio (Jr.) & Cali Smith (Jr.), Amherst Steele
The second doubles tandem are off to a 4-0 start and have only given up one set in those matches.

Katelyn Lehmann (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Went 4-3 over the first two weeks, splitting time between second singles and doubles. Her and partner Malayna Weber finished fourth at the Lakewood Doubles Tournament.

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2023 All-Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis Honors

Avon High School senior Natalie Smitek was named the 2023 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Girls Tennis Player following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Tennis season. It is the second straight season that she won the award.

Avon High School Head Coach Eric Korey was selected 2023 SWC Coach of the Year.

The SWC Tournament champions earned All-SWC first team honors, while the runner-up finishers received All-SWC second team recognition. Each school also gets two honorable mention.

2023 SWC MVP
Natalie Smitek, Avon

2023 SWC Coach of the Year
Eric Korey, Avon

2023 All-SWC First Team
First Singles: Natalie Smitek, Avon
Second Singles: Denver Johnson, Avon
Third Singles: Autumn Korey, Avon Lake
First Doubles: Ishani Kishorepuria & Victoria Sidoti, Avon
Second Doubles: Julianne Hindman & Maddie Huen, Avon

2023 All-SWC Second Team
First Singles: Amber Korey, Avon Lake
Second Singles: Elizabeth Meiners, Avon Lake
Third Singles: Ashley DeHaven, Avon
First Doubles: Makenzie Anspaugh & Grace He, Avon Lake
Second Doubles: Vanessa Baker & Avery Brown, Avon Lake

2023 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Kayla Bussard, Amherst Steele
Elaine Kapalin, Amherst Steele
Katelyn Lehmann, Berea-Midpark
Malayna Weber, Berea-Midpark
Julia Abbott, Elyria
Rachel Bowens, Elyria
Natalie Lisicky, Midview
Kat Yates, Midview
MiVan Pham, North Ridgeville
Kaylee Queen, North Ridgeville
Abby Pirnat, Olmsted Falls
Mia Russell, Olmsted Falls

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Avon’s Johnson Earns SWC Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week Honors

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for September 25-30 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Denver Johnson
Avon
Senior
Denver, who has played second singles the two last years, finished her career 40-0 in the SWC. The two-time SWC MVP has had a historic career for the Eagles!

Kayla Bussard (Sophomore), Amherst
Finished the week 2-0 with decisive wins against St. Joseph Academy twice, one of which was without dropping a game.

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Avon Secures 2023 SWC Girls Tennis Tournament Championship

Avon High School earned 4-of-5 contested titles to take home its fifth straight Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis Tournament Championship Tuesday (September 19). The 2023 event took place on the Eagle’s newly remodeled courts.

Avon went head-to-head against rival Avon Lake High School in all five league finals. The Eagles won 2-of-3 singles brackets. Senior Natalie Smitek defeated Avon Lake junior Amber Korey 6-2, 6-3 to win the First Singles crown for the second straight season. Senior Denver Johnson won her fourth-straight SWC championship by defeating Avon Lake junior Elizabeth Meiners 6-1, 6-3 in the finals of the Second Singles bracket. Avon Lake junior Autum Korey topped Avon freshmen Ashley DeHaven 6-0, 6-0 at Third Singles.

The Eagles also won both doubles brackets. Seniors Ishani Kishorepuria and Victoria Sidoti topped Avon Lake seniors Grace He and McKenzie Anspaugh 6-1, 6-3 in First Doubles, and Julianne Hindman and Maddie Huen defeated Avon Lake’s Avery Brown and Vanessa Brown 6-3, 6-0 in Second Doubles.

Final Team Standings

1. Avon 39
2. Avon Lake 36
3. North Ridgeville 23
4. Amherst Steele 22
5. Olmsted Falls 21
6 Berea-Midpark 15
7. Elyria 13
8. Midview 11

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Avon’s First Doubles Team Earns SWC Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week Honors

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for September 11-16 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Volleyball Athlete of the Week
Victoria Sidoti and Ishani Kishorepuria
Avon
Seniors
The senior first doubles team had dominant wins against Hawkin and in straight sets over powerhouse Solon and also over Mayfield. They play in the SWC finals on Tuesday.

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Avon’s Smitek Named SWC Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for August 21-26 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Natalie Smitek
Avon
Senior
Natalie went 4-0 on the week, winning the Highland invitational at first singles. She defeated two district qualifiers and one state qualifier in her road to the title. Natalie dropped only 4 total games as she defended her Invitational title from last year.

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Amherst Steele’s Sultzer and Gutierrez Names SWC Girls Tennis Athletes of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athletes of the Week for August 1-19 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Brooke Sultzer / Mackenzie Gutierrez
Amherst Steele
Senior / Junior
The First Doubles team has won 5 of their first 6 match-ups, defeating Midview, Berea-Midpark, Archbishop Hoban, Walsh Jesuit and Olmsted Falls.

Other Notable Performances

Amber Korey (Junior), Avon
Amber defeated rival Amherst last week in straight sets and also had a big win against Walsh Jesuit.

Molly Murphy (Junior) & Emma Grgurevic (Junior), Olmsted Falls
The Second Doubles team is 3-1 so far this season and won 2 tie-breakers in the process. In the match against Amherst, they lost the first set and came back to win the next two.

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2022 All-Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis Honors

Natalie Smitek SWC MVP Girls Tennis

Natalie Smitek SWC MVP Girls TennisAvon High School junior Natalie Smitek was named the 2022 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Girls Tennis Player following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Tennis season.

Amherst Steele High School Head Coach Kyle Hougland was selected 2022 SWC Coach of the Year.

The SWC Tournament champions earned All-SWC first team honors, while the runner-up finishers received All-SWC second team recognition. Each school also gets two honorable mention.

2022 SWC MVP
Natalie Smitek, Avon

2022 SWC Coach of the Year
Kyle Hougland, Amherst Steele

2022 All-SWC First Team
First Singles: Natalie Smitek, Avon
Second Singles: Denver Johnson, Avon
Third Singles: Amelia Tomak, Avon
First Doubles: Gabby Yates & Kat Yates, Midview
Second Doubles: Julianne Hindman & Ishani Kishorepuria, Avon

2022 All-SWC Second Team
First Singles: Amber Korey, Avon Lake
Second Singles: Autumn Korey, Avon Lake
Third Singles: Elizabeth Meiners, Avon Lake
First Doubles: Julia Kacenjar & Victoria Sidoti, Avon
Second Doubles: Ava Keller & Cailey Zanny, Avon Lake

2022 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Kayla Bussard, Amherst Steele
Kaylee Pajor, Amherst Steele
Leah Hicov, Avon Lake
Grace He, Avon Lake
Lauren Krumhansl, Berea-Midpark
Grace Mischler, Berea-Midpark
Haley Kapalin, Elyria
Isabel Quast, Elyria
Rachel Whary, Midview
Amanda Pshock, Midview
MiVan Pham, North Ridgeville
Kaylee Queen, North Ridgeville
Morgan Truscott, Olmsted Falls
Abby Pirnat, Olmsted Falls

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