UIL State Tennis: Which Texas Panhandle tennis players are heading to San Antonio?
The UIL Tennis State Tournament will kick off later this week with a number of athletes from the Texas Panhandle set to compete for state titles.
A handful of schools saw multiple competitors qualify after solid performances at their regional tennis tournaments; including Booker, Nazareth, Randall, Canyon and Amarillo High. The state tournament will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday from multiple locations in the San Antonio area.
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Class 1A and 2A will play at the Blossom Tennis Center, Class 3A and 4A will compete at the Annemarie Tennis Center and Class 5A and 6A are set for the Northside Tennis Center.
The event will host boys and girls singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles brackets, starting with a Round of 16 before eventually crowning the state champion after four rounds.
The top performers from regional tournaments earned byes and won't have to compete in the Round of 16, instead meeting the winner of a first-round matchup in the quarterfinals.
Here's a look at every Texas Panhandle tennis player who reached the state tournament.
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Class 1A
BOYS SINGLES
Angel Ochoa, Booker
Yul Tenner, Booker
BOYS DOUBLES
Breken Early/William Sims, Miami
Eaan Hartman/Leonard Cruz, Valley
GIRLS SINGLES
Kasidy Russell, McLean
Celia Middleton, Happy
Lexi Ramaekers, Nazareth
GIRLS DOUBLES
Kambri Cleavinger/Taryn Wethington, Nazareth
Kate Brockman/Madison Brockman, Nazareth
MIXED DOUBLES
Brooklyn Birkenfeld/Caysen High, Nazareth
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Taylor Wethington/Daniel Schacher, Nazareth
Class 2A
BOYS DOUBLES
Adair Flores/Christopher Cabrera, Olton
GIRLS SINGLES
Carter Holloway, Gruver
Class 4A
BOYS SINGLES
Cooper Richardson, West Plains
Brandon Ysaguirre, Hereford
BOYS DOUBLES
Jensen Betzen/Sawyer Eason, Randall
GIRLS SINGLES
Lauren Brooks, Canyon
Samantha Melear, Canyon
GIRLS DOUBLES
Gabriella Dishong/Emmalee Sillivent, Randall
Lily Harding/Abri Hays, Randall
MIXED DOUBLES
Daxon Betzen/Kynley Craddock, Randall
Bradley Enriquez/Hannah Terry, Canyon
Class 5A
GIRLS SINGLES
Sara Shelhamer, Amarillo High
MIXED DOUBLES
Barrett Stroud/Halle Rose, Amarillo High
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Which Texas Panhandle tennis players are heading to San Antonio?
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