Girls Tennis

Midview High School senior Katarina Yates was named the 2024 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Girls Tennis Player following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Tennis season.

Midview High School Head Coach Jill Yates and North Ridgeville High School Head Coach Chuck Grant were selected 2024 SWC Co-Coaches 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 up t0 two honorable mention.

2024 SWC MVP
Katarina Yates, Midview

2024 SWC Co-Coaches of the Year
Jill Yates, Midview
Chuck Grant, North Ridgeville

2024 All-SWC First Team
First Singles: Katarina Yates, Midview
Second Singles: Elizabeth Meiners, Avon Lake
Third Singles: Kathleen Boatwright, Avon Lake
First Doubles: Avery Brown & Autumn Korey, Avon Lake
Second Doubles: Samantha Gault & Karina Marsden, Avon

2024 All-SWC Second Team
First Singles: Kayla Bussard, Amherst Steele
Second Singles: Maddie Heun, Avon
Third Singles: Teresa Sherwood, Avon
First Doubles: Nimrit Dhillon & Sam Jackson, Avon
Second Doubles: Maya Kliment & Malaya Marijan, Avon Lake

2024 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Sadi Dorazio, Amherst Steele
Cali Smith, Amherst Steele
Ashley DeHaven, Avon
Aubrey Babiuch, Avon Lake
Amber Korey, Avon Lake
Gianna Colonna, Berea-Midpark
Malayna Weber, Berea-Midpark
Emma McLaughlin, Elyria
Amya Williams, Elyria
Danica Hazzard, Midview
Brynn Wuensch, Midview
Jordan Focht, North Ridgeville
Cassy Sole, North Ridgeville
Molly Murphy, Olmsted Falls
Abby Pirnat, Olmsted Falls

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athletes of the Week for September 16-21 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athletes of the Week
Ava Vucenovic and Addison Hall
Berea-Midpark
Junior / Senior

Ava and Addison went 2-0 last week at First Doubles, winning in straight sets over both Willoughby South and Cleveland Heights.

Avon High School and Avon Lake High School secured a share of the the 2024 Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis Championship following the results of the SWC Girls Tennis Tournament Tuesday (September 17) evening.

The Eagles have now won six straight league titles and seven overall (2015, 2019-24). The Shoregals won their eighth-known SWC title (1978, 1980, 2003-06, 2019, 2024). The two schools also tied atop the standings in 2019.

The overall team champion is determined 50% by the regular season and 50% by the SWC Tournament.

Final Standings

T1. Avon – 15
T1. Avon Lake – 15
3. Amherst Steele – 9.5
T4. North Ridgeville – 9
T4. Olmsted Falls – 9
6. Midview – 8.5
7. Berea-Midpark – 4
8. Elyria – 2

Avon High School had one first, three second and a third place finish en route to winning the 2024 Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis Tournament Championship Tuesday (September 17). It was the sixth straight league tournament title for the Eagles, who hosted the event again this season. [Complete Results (PDF)]

Avon went head-to-head against rival Avon Lake High School in four of the five league finals. Avon Lake’s Elizabeth Meiners defeated Avon’s Maddie Heun in straight sets in the Second Singles bracket. Kathleen Boatwright won Third Singles for the Shoregals by defeating the Eagles’ Teresa Sherwood 6-3, 6-1. Avon Lake also won at First Doubles when Autumn Korey and Avery Brown topped Sam Jackson and Nimrit Dhillon 6-1, 6-0. Avon took home the title at Second Doubles as Samantha Gault and Karina Marsden won 6-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Midview High School’s Katarina Yates defeated Amherst Steele High School’s Kayla Bussard 6-1, 6-2 in the finals of the First Singles bracket to win the Middies’ first ever SWC singles championship. Yates also won the 2022 First Doubles title with her older sister Gabby in 2022.

Final Team Standings

1. Avon 35
2. Avon Lake 32
3. Olmsted Falls 24
T4. Amherst Steele 23
T4. Midview 23
6 North Ridgeville 21
7. Berea-Midpark 13
8. Elyria 9

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for September 9-14 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Katarina Yates
Midview
Senior

Kat finished the week 5-0 with a key win over Avon Lake to lock up the top seed at first singles. She also advanced to Tuesday’s SWC title match with a pair of SWC Tournament wins. Yates is now 20-0 on the year.

Other Notable Performances:

Gianna Colonna (Fr.), Berea-Midpark
Earned three wins last week and advanced to the SWC Tournament Semifinals and will play for third place at third singles on Tuesday.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week for September 2-7 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Tennis Athletes of the Week
Aubrey Gonzalez & Callie Christner
Amherst Steele
Seniors

Aubrey and Callie teamed up to win the LCAAA first doubles championship. The third seed avenged earlier losses to Elyria Catholic and North Ridgeville en route to the title.

Other Notable Performances:

Autumn Korey (Sr.) and Elizabeth Meiners (Sr.), Avon Lake
Won the first doubles championship at the Highland Invitational.

Addison Hall (Sr.) and Ava Vucenovic (Jr.), Berea-Midpark
Went 2-0 last week, including a 3-set victory over Elyria that lasted over three hours.

Katarina Yates (Sr.), Midview
Finished the week 5-0 at first singles. Won the LCAAA first singles championship for the second straight season.

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.

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

Girls Tennis Athlete of the Week
Malayna Weber
Berea-Midpark
Senior

Malayna went 1-2 at First Singles against very difficult opponents (Avon and Midview) and defeated Valley Forge 6-0 6-0.

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.