Girls Individuals and Doubles Tandems Win State Titles: 2024 WIAA Tennis Championships
MADISON, Wis. – A pair of singles players and two doubles teams won championships at the 2024 State Girls Individual Tennis Tournament Saturday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Third-seeded Clare Schaefer of Whitefish Bay won the Division 1 singles crown with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded McKenna Thorson of Verona after placing sixth the past two seasons. Schaefer improved her season record to 29-1, and Thorson finishes the season with a 32-2 record.
In doubles play, the top-seeded duo of Sarah Neubert and Isabella Heidenberger of Arrowhead won the Division 1 championship. The tandem defeated Abby Frasher and Amelia Stuckslager of Divine Savior Holy Angels 6-3, 2-6, 12-10 in the tournament final. Neubert and Isabella Heidenberger improved to 28-1 this year. Neubert improved on a sixth-place finish with a different partner last year. Frasher and Stuckslager closes their campaign with a record of 24-4.
In Division 2, top-seeded Kylie Matz of Brookfield Academy defeated third-seeded Kate Fortney of Aquinas with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the championship match. Matz upped her record to 26-2 to capture the crown. Fortney, who enters next week’s team tournament with 32-3 record, was a four-time State Tournament qualifier.
In Division 2 doubles action, the top-seeded duo of Vivie Auth and Adel Schneider of St. Mary Catholic reigned as champions after downing sixth-seeded Natalie Cooper and Lauren Loesl of Pacelli 6-0, 6-3 in the title match. Auth and Schneider cap an undefeated season at 31-0, and Cooper and Loesl finish the season at 13-2.
The State Girls Team Tennis Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26 at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
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