Devine High School tennis teams completed a very successful season at the Regional tournament last week.
Girls Singles:
Chloe Serafin made a great effort but lost to B. Denton (Somerset) 2-6, 1-6.
Lindsey Spannagel played a very smart match to beat Mancha (Poteet) 6-1, 6-1.
Spannagel played another great match against Schaefer from Sweeny, but lost in two sets 4-6, 3-6. Spannagel battled hard and many of the games went to deuce. Schaefer went on to win 3rd place in the tournament.
Girls Doubles:
Lydia Zapata/ Scarlett Smith lost to an experienced opponent, Peters/Beyer from La Vernia 2-6, 0-6. They played hard and got a lot of valuable experience.
Lopez/Quisenberry split sets with Hernandez/Garcia from La Feria 6-3, 2-6 before winning an exciting match in the third set 6-3. Unfortunately their next match was against the #1 team from Bellville. These young ladies have won the state tournament for the past two years. Gregor/Jablowski beat them 0-6, 0-6. They went on to win the Girls Doubles.
Boys Doubles:
Colton Bean/Mason Zenon lost a close one to Garcia/Garcia from Poteet, 4-6, 4-6.
Ramos/Harroll got off to a great start beating a tough team from Cuero in split sets. They beat Villarreal/Stoats 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Their next match was against Bellville. Ramos/Harroll lost to this very experienced team of Morris/Stox 0-6, 0-6. The Bellville team won 2nd place.
Mixed Doubles:
Julia Harrell/Tristan Woods won their first round against Bautista/Alvarez from Zapata 3-6, 4-6. Their second round was much tougher, losing a hard fought battle with the #2 seed from Boerne. Koenig/Zemanek beat them with a score of 3-6, 2-6. Boerne lost to Fredericksburg in the final match to claim 2nd place.
Abbie Capps/Jaime Garza won their first match against Rockport-Fulton. Capps/Garza made an awesome come back after losing the first set 3-6. They won the next two sets against Manlove/Lingotis with scores of 6-3, 6-0. The next round was against the #3 seed of Wimberley, Anderson/Wright. This match was very close, with most of the games going to deuce over and over. But down the stretch, the Wimberley team was more consistent and able to put two points together to win 5-7, 3-6. Wimberly went on to win 3rd place.