Girls Tennis

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for September 19-24 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Rachel Whary
Midview
Senior
Whary jumped up to second singles and rallied for a three-set win over Lake Ridge to secure the team’s victory on Monday. She also participated in second doubles and took third place at the SWC Tournament on Tuesday.

Other Notable Performances

Kayla Bussard (Freshmen), Amherst Steele
Finished fourth in first singles at the SWC Championship then defeated Lakewood and Lake Ridge Academy.

Carly Traut (Senior), Amherst Steele
Finished fourth in first doubles at the SWC Championship then defeated Lakewood and Lake Ridge Academy

Amelia Tomak (Senior), Avon
The co-captain improved t0 21-1 overall at both doubles and singles this season. She won the SWC Tournament at third singles.

Avon High School earned 4 of 5 contested titles to take home its fourth straight Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis Tournament Championship Tuesday (September 20) on the campus of Avon Lake High School.

The Eagles swept the three singles brackets. Junior Natalie Smitek defeated Avon Lake sophomore Amber Korey 6-3, 6-0 to win the First Singles crown, her first in the SWC. Junior Denver Johnson won her third-straight SWC championship by defeating Avon Lake sophomore Autumn Korey 6-1, 6-3 in the finals of the Second Singles bracket. Johnson’s previous two league wins came at First Singles. Senior Amelia Tomak topped Avon Lake sophomore Elizabeth Meiners 6-1, 6-2 at Third Singles.

Midview High School senior Gabby Yates and sophomore Kat Yates made program history by taking home the 2022 title in First Doubles. It is the first time a Midview student-athlete ever won a SWC Tennis Championship. The duo defeated Avon senior Julia Kacenjar and junior Victoria Sidoti 7-5, 6-3.

Avon juniors Ishani Kishorepuria and Julianne Hindman earned a victory in the finals of Second Doubles, the most highly contested of the championship matches. They defeated Avon Lake senior Ava Keller and junior Cailey Zanny 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Final Team Standings

1. Avon 39
2. Avon Lake 34
3. Amherst Steele 25
4. Olmsted Falls 22
5. Midview 19
6 Berea-Midpark 16
7. Elyria 14
8. North Ridgeville 11

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for September 12-17 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Isabel Quast
Elyria
Senior
The third singles player beat Midview in conference play and won a 3-hour match against Amherst in the opening round of the SWC Tournament on Saturday. Will play for third place on Tuesday.

Other Notable Performances

Kaylee Pajor (Senior), Amherst Steele
The second singles player went 2-0 in her dual match-ups, including an upset win over Saint Joseph Academy in straight sets.

Amelia Tomak (Senior), Avon
The third singles player finished 4-1 for the week. She had a big win against state-ranked Massillon Jackson on Wednesday, helping to lead her team to the sweet 16 in the State Team Tournament.

Morgan Truscott (Senior), Olmsted Falls
The four-year first singles player will play for third place at the SWC Tournament on Tuesday.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Golf Athlete of the Week for September 5-10 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Natalie Smitek
Avon
Junior
Natalie went 2-1 last week to improve to 13-1 on year with 4 wins over state and district qualifiers.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Golf Athlete of the Week for August 28 – September 3 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athletes of the Week
Gabby and Kat Yates
Midview
Senior and Sophomore
The sisters combined forces to win the Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association (LCAAA) Tournament at first doubles this past weekend. They became the first known gold medalists at the event in program history. Both also picked up victories at Norwalk earlier in the week.

Other Notable Performances

Amber Korey (Sophomore), Avon
Won the LCAAA title at first singles without losing a set.

Elizabeth Meiners (Sophomore), Avon Lake
Won the LCAAA title at third singles.

Abby Pirnat (Sophomore), Olmsted Falls
The third-singles player had a big win over Rocky River and is now 6-2 overall and 4-2 in the SWC.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for August 22-26 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Denver Johnson
Avon
Junior
The first and second singles player is off to an 8-0 starting for the Eagles, having dropped just one set so far on the season.

The Southwestern Conference announced the 2021 girls tennis individual award winners and All-Southwestern Conference teams, as selected by the conference coaches. Avon’s Denver Johnson was named Most Valuable Player of the Year.  Avon’s Eric Korey was named this year’s Coach of the Year.

2021 Girls Tennis All-Southwestern Conference Honors

Most Valuable Player
Denver Johnson – Avon

Coach of the Year
Eric Korey – Avon

First Team All-Southwestern Conference
1st Singles – Denver Johnson – Avon
2nd Singles – Autumn Korey – Avon Lake
3rd Singles – Kayla Meier – Avon Lake
1st Doubles – Natalie Miller, Sofia Marino – Avon
2nd Doubles – Julianne Hindman, Ishani Kishorepuria – Avon

Second Team All-Southwestern Conference
1st Singles – Amber Korey – Avon Lake
2nd Singles – Amelia Tomak – Avon
3rd Singles – Julia Kacenjar – Avon
1st Doubles – Julianne D’Acunzo, Leah Hicov – Avon Lake
2nd Doubles – Mackenzie Anspaugh, Ava Keller – Avon Lake

Honorable Mention All-Southwestern Conference
Amherst Steele
Brooke Bratovich, Kaylee Pajor

Berea-Midpark
Elaine Schaft, Ciara Zeleznik

Elyria
Keira Franklin, Julia Reitz

Midview
Gabby Yates, Kat Yates

North Ridgeville
Liv O’Reilly, Kaylee Queen

Olmsted Falls
Emma Barnard, Ellie Goetz

Following tennis matches on October 4th – October 10th the girls tennis athlete of the week for the Southwestern Conference was announced this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Female Tennis Athlete of the Week
Amelia Tomak & Julia Kacenjar (Jr)
Avon
The doubles pairing of Tomak and Kacenjar defeated the No. 4 seed in the OHSAA Sectional last week 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the district tournament.

Following tennis matches on September 27th – October 3rd the girls tennis athlete of the week for the Southwestern Conference was announced this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Female Tennis Athlete of the Week
Morgan Truscott (Jr)
Olmsted Falls
The first singles player for the Bulldogs had a great week and has improved her season record to 9-2 on the season.