The Aledo High School varsity tennis team advanced 9 players competing in doubles and singles to the regional tournament, earned four district championships and won the District Championship in both Boys and Girls divisions at the district 6-5A tennis tournament.
The district tournament was held April 3-4 at TCU, and the top two finishers in singles and doubles advance to the Class 5A, Region I tournament which will be played April 17-18 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Nikki Adamie and Alec Meendsen earned the district Mixed Doubles title by beating Boswell 6-0, 6-0 in the final. The AHS pairing of Lance McClure and Miles Grubbs earned the boys’ doubles district title after a 6-4, 6-4 win in the championship match over teammates Ben Colvin and James Young. The AHS girls’ doubles pairing of Priscilla Schimming and Erin Davis defeated Northwest 7-6(0), 6-3 to claim the girls’ doubles district title. In singles, Jared Kelm defeated Northwest 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to earn the boys’ singles district title.
Other regional qualifiers include the Colvin/Young pairing who won 6-0, 6-0, against Chisholm Trail in a playback match to secure second place in boys’ doubles.
The pairing of Trey Fambrough and Allison Dale beat Saginaw 6-1, 6-3 for third place in mixed doubles, and Tristyn Fambrough defeated teammate Carly Siddons 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 for third place in girls’ singles.
Pictured are - Top: Coach McCoy, Allison Dale, Priscilla Schimming, Erin Davis, Nikki Adamie, Trey Fambrough, James Young, Colby Crawford, Lance McClure and Coach Richter
Bottom: Carly Siddons, Ben Colvin, Tristyn Fambrough, Jared Kelm, Alec Meendsen and Miles Grubbs