BACK, left to right: Assistant Athletics Director Jill Allen, Nancy Rie Adams ’30, Ellie Willson ’29, Maggie Mavar ’28, Margaret Campbell ’28, Ann Smith ’28, Leighton Lanaux ’29, Stewart Dobbs ’29, and Coach Jorge Woog | FRONT, left to right: Leni Jane Johnston ’29, Martha Kate Palmer ’29, Caroline Jefferies ’29, and Zoë Young ’29
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Middle School Tennis Team Wins State Championship, Several Local Titles
The Hutchison middle school tennis team finished strong as Shelby League and Tennessee Gold Division Champions!
The team won in the gold division at the Tennessee Middle School Tennis State Championship event hosted by USTA Tennessee and TMSAA in Murfreesboro over the weekend. Over 20 schools participated in the tournament. Eleven Hutchison girls competed at state, and the team that earned first place included Ann Smith ’28, Ellie Willson ’29, Maggie Mavar ’28, Margaret Campbell ’28, and Leighton Lanaux ’29.
The state champions posed for a photo with Hutchison tennis coaches Jorge Woog and Phil Chamberlain.
The team also ended as the undefeated middle school Shelby League regular season champions. In the Shelby League tournament, our girls won the team, singles, and doubles titles. Ann Smith ’28 and Maggie Mavar '28 placed 1st and 2nd in singles, and Margaret Campbell '28 and Whitney Bricken ’28 won doubles.
Left: Shelby League singles winners Ann Smith ’28 and Maggie Mavar '28 Right: Shelby League doubles champions Margaret Campbell '28 and Whitney Bricken ’28
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