MBJH tennis champs
The MBJH tennis champs. Photo courtesy of Adelaide Vandevelde.
Mountain Brook Junior High boys and girls tennis teams won the Metro Championship this spring. The boys had a tough challenge from Berry but outscored them 25-21 to claim the championship. Individual results included:
- Carter Hale, runner-up, No. 1 singles
- William Watts, champion, No. 2 singles
- Harrison Hitson, champion, No. 3 singles
- August Boyd, runner-up, No. 4 singles
- Brooks King, champion, No. 5 singles
- Zachary Lewis, runner-up, No. 6 singles
- Mac Holman and Zach MacLean, champions, doubles
Other team members who contributed throughout the season were Peyton Haley and Joe Daniel. This is the ninth consecutive Metro Championship for the boys tennis team, which finished the season with a 10-0 Metro record and 10-3 overall record.
The girls dominated the field, claiming five out of seven possible championships. Individual results on the girls’ side included:
- Whitton Bumgarner, semifinalist, No. 1 singles
- Liz Vandevelde, champion, No. 2 singles
- Ann Vandevelde, champion, No. 3 singles
- Madison Jenkins, champion, No. 4 singles
- Charlotte Gillum, champion, No. 5 singles
- Sarah Kate Crafton, champion, No. 6 singles
- Adelia Collier and Sully Ferreira, runner-up, doubles
Other team members who contributed throughout the season and in the first round of the Metro tourney were Courtney Clark and Claire Collier. The girls finished the season with a perfect record of 10-0 in the Metro and 13-0 overall. The girls have won nine Metro championships in the last 10 years.
