The Girls Tennis Team for the HighSchoolOT All-State in 2023
The fourth edition of the HighSchoolOT girls tennis all-state team includes 22 players who have been selected for the team for the second, third, or fourth time. This includes two players who have been chosen for the first team three times.
There are three teams: first, second, and third, each with 12 players. This is twice the usual size of a lineup. Additionally, there was a team of six Honorable Mentions. Players were chosen based on their individual performance in singles matches throughout the year, with no consideration for doubles play.
, and player of the year awards have been posted
The All-State teams, rankings, and player of the year awards from previous HSOT have been published.
The team’s roster is provided with their placement in the NCHSAA finish (if they qualified for the individual tournament) and their win-loss record according to MaxPreps or other sources. It is possible that some records may not include all results – for example, a singles runner-up may have 0 losses listed because the most recent W-L record was not available from a source.
Rennie Liu from Forestview has graduated as our first ever four-time all-state pick. She received the third team honor in her freshman year, moved up to second team in her sophomore and junior years, and finally earned first team recognition as a senior.
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Rennie Liu was chosen four times for the all-state team.
- Three-time all-state selections: Julianne Izod, Samantha Slowik, Sophia Catino, Anna Torstrick, Faith Valentine, Jeslyn Pratiknjo, Emma Carver, Jill Gruber, Brianna Viets.
- Two-time all-state selections: Teagan Reilly, Eliza Perry, Anna Piland, Laci Falls, Annie Lieberman, Sophia Harris, Carrie Marion, McKinley Battle, Mia Caruana, Caroline Adkins, Anne Mason Moore, Anjali Tatini.
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Three players who have been named to the first team three times: Izod and Slowik.
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Reilly, Catino, S.Harris, and Viets were all first-team selections twice.
The 2023 HighSchoolOT Girls Tennis All-State Team.
First Team
On October 28, 2023, at the NCHSAA 3A Women’s Tennis State Championships in Burlington, Rennie Liu from Forestview faced off against McKinley Battle from Rocky Mount. In the finals, Battle won her first state championship by defeating Liu with a final score of 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.
McKinley Battle from Rocky Mount won the 3A singles championship as a junior with a perfect record of 27 wins and 0 losses.
Sophia Catino, New Hanover (junior) — 4A singles semifinalist, 3-star, 24-4 (lost to A.Harris, Slowik 2X, Reilly)
Olivia Hankinson, a senior from Research Triangle, was crowned the 2A singles champion with a record of 17-1. However, she lost to Viets in the match. She is also a 2-star player.
Allison Harris from Broughton High School was the champion in 4A singles, with a 4-star rating and a record of 26-1 (with one loss to Catino).
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Sophia Harris from Charlotte Christian (junior) has a 4-star rating and a flawless 13-0 record.
Julianne Izod, a senior at Apex Friendship High School, won the 4A doubles championship and has a 3-star rating. Her record is 13-1, with her only loss being to Slowik.
Rennie Liu, a senior at Forestview High School, was the runner-up in the 3A singles competition with a record of 13-1. Their only loss was against Battle High School.
Eliza Perry, a senior from Hendersonville, won the 2A doubles championship with a perfect record of 17 wins and 0 losses.
Jeslyn Pratiknjo and Marvin Ridge’s senior player were semifinalists in the 4A doubles division with a record of 15-2. They were defeated twice by Reilly.
Teagan Reilly, a sophomore from Myers Park High School, was a semifinalist in the 4A singles division. She has a 4-star rating and a record of 29 wins and 1 loss, with her only loss being to A. Harris.
Samantha Slowik and Jordan (senior) were the runners-up in the 4A singles category, with a 4-star ranking and a record of 22 wins and 1 loss (defeated by A.Harris).
Brianna Viets, a senior at Triangle Math and Science, was crowned the 1A doubles champion with a 4-star ranking and a perfect record of 8 wins and 0 losses.
Second Team
In Burlington on November 4, 2023, the Mount Airy Granite Bears faced off against the Voyager Academy Vikings in the 1A NCHSAA Dual Team Tennis Championships. Carrie Marion of Mount Airy competed in the match and her team emerged victorious with a final score of 5-0.
Caroline Adkins from Fike High School, a senior, was the runner-up in the 3A doubles competition with a record of 21-2. She lost to Catino from Battle High School.
Emma Carver, a junior from North Lincoln, reached the quarterfinals in the 3A singles tournament. She holds a 2-star ranking and has a record of 25 wins and 2 losses. Unfortunately, she was defeated by Liu from Falls.
Hanna Davis, a junior from New Hanover, has been awarded 2 stars and has a record of 22 wins and 2 losses. She was defeated by Gruber and Moore.
Luci Falls, a sophomore from Lake Norman Charter, was a semifinalist in the 3A singles category. She had a record of 27 wins and 2 losses, but ultimately lost twice to Battle.
Laura Gomez, Panther Creek (sophomore) — 4A singles quarterfinalist, 13-5 (lost to Izod, Slowik, Harris, Catino, Stewart-retired)
Jill Gruber, a senior at Millbrook High School, was a quarterfinalist in the 4A singles tournament. She had a record of 18 wins and 4 losses, with all 4 losses coming from A. Harris (who she lost to 3 times) and Slowik.
Carrie Marion, a junior from Mount Airy, was the runner-up in the 1A doubles category with a record of 25-0.
Anne Mason Moore is a senior at Myers Park and has been given a 3-star rating with a record of 17 wins and 0 losses.
Emma Shriver, a freshman from Carrboro, was a semifinalist in the 3A singles category and has a 3-star ranking with a record of 9 wins and 0 losses.
Brianna Stewart, a sophomore from Green Hope High School, reached the quarterfinals in the 4A singles competition. She has a 3-star rating and a record of 13 wins and 8 losses. She was defeated by Izod twice, Gomez four times, Slowik, and Reilly.
Junior player Faith Valentine from Lake Norman made it to the quarterfinals in the 4A singles competition. She has a 3-star rating and has won 12 out of 14 matches. Unfortunately, she lost to Pratiknjo and Catino.
Emerson White from North Raleigh Christian School is in 8th grade and has a 5-star rating with a record of 8 wins and 0 losses.
Third Team
On November 4, 2023, the Lake Norman Charter Knights and Terry Sanford Bulldogs competed in the 3A NCHSAA Dual Team Tennis Championships in Burlington. The championship was won by Lake Norman Charter with a score of 5-4. Annie Lieberman represented Terry Sanford during the match.
Unfortunately, Harni Anannd, Cuthbertson (junior) did not advance past the 4A singles qualifier, with a final score of 10-2 against Pratiknjo from E.Davis.
Arden Anton, a senior at Charlotte Country Day, had a record of 10 wins and 6 losses. She was defeated three times each by Eason and S.Harris.
Mia Caruana, a junior at Leesville Road, was the runner-up in the 4A doubles category. She had a record of 9-5, losing twice to A. Harris and once each to C. Davis, Lamptey, and Gomez.
Madison Darnell, a sophomore from Highland Tech, was the champion in the 1A singles category with a 2-star ranking and a record of 16-2. However, she did suffer a loss to Lucas from Marion.
Ella Davis, a sophomore at Charlotte Catholic, qualified for the 4A singles tournament with a record of 22-8. She was defeated by Eason, Torstrick, Pratiknjo twice, Reilly twice, Valentine, and Catino.
Celeste Davis, a junior at Cardinal Gibbons, qualified for the 4A singles tournament and holds a 3-star ranking with a record of 17-10. She was defeated by Slowik, A.Harris (4 times), Caruana, Gruber (2 times), Catino, and Reilly.
McKenzie-Rose Eason, Providence Day (senior) — 2-star, 13-4 (lost to out-of-state, S.Harris 2X, Mone Cary)
Annie Lieberman and Terry Sanford (senior) made it to the quarterfinals of the 3A singles tournament, finishing with a record of 17-3. They were ultimately defeated by Piland, Battle, and Falls.
Lauren Lucas, a senior from South Point, reached the quarterfinals in 3A singles and had a record of 13-2. However, she lost to Liu from Carver.
Anna Piland, a senior at Cape Fear, qualified for the 3A singles tournament with a 2-star ranking and a record of 7-2. Unfortunately, she lost to Catino from Battle High School.
Ramsey Ross from Hendersonville was the 2A doubles champion and had a perfect record of 17 wins and 0 losses during her senior year.
Anna Torstrick, Charlotte Country Day (junior) — 10-2 (lost to Pratiknjo-retired, retired)
Honorable Mention
On October 28, 2023, Anna Katherine Medlin from Greene Central defeated Japan Rounds from Community School of Davidson in the NCHSAA 2A girls tennis singles state semifinals with a score of 7-7 (3), 6-2. The match was captured in a photo by J. Mike Blake for HighSchoolOT.
Junior Anna Katherine Medlin from Greene Central High School was the runner-up in the 2A singles division with a record of 27-4. She was defeated by Lina Lavigne, Ellie Spear, Celina Chen, and Hankinson.
Manya Nallagangu, NCSSM-Morganton (junior) — 1A singles runner-up, 8-1 (lost to M.Darnell)
Julia Pedraza, a senior from North Surry, was a semifinalist in the 2A singles tournament with a record of 19-2. She unfortunately lost to Caroline Myers from Hankinson.
Anan Schweppe and Shelby (senior) both reached the quarterfinals in the 2A singles competition, with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses. Unfortunately, they were defeated by Carver, Lucas, Liu, and M.Darnell twice.
Anjali Tatini, a senior at Page High School, qualified for the 4A singles tournament with a record of 19-4. She was defeated by Slowik, Valentine, Pratiknjo, and Stewart.
Millie Wymbs from Salisbury (senior) was the runner-up in 2A doubles with a record of 14-5, losing to Carver, Valentine, Marion, Schweppe, and Perry.
Source: highschoolot.com