Providence Academy tennis teams, Siloam Springs boys win state titles

Providence Academy teams and Siloam Springs boys win team state championships

Providence Academy's boys and girls each won the Class 3A state championship for the first time in school history.

Laura Le won the girls singles and Lexi Trivett finished third in the girls singles. Both girls made all-state.

The doubles girls team of Mady Grace Most and Madeleine Glenn lost in the semifinals but finished in fourth place and made all-state.

Parker Kehrili and Levi Potorff won the boys doubles event. Titus Patton made the semifinals and also finished in fourth place for the boys singles. All three boys made the all-state team.

"I could not be prouder of these teams and ending the season with two state championships is truly amazing for these student athletes," Providence Academy tennis Coach Robin Most said. "They have shown tremendous grit and determination on the court, but what I will remember about them is the way they have supported each other and put the team first."

Siloam Springs boys also won the Class 5A boys state championship. Preston Dawes and Leo Hernandez won the boys doubles and made all-state.

Jadon Ho and Landry Banker made it to the quarterfinals. Nico Anglin Rovira also qualified for the state tournament as a singles player.

Siloam Springs girls freshman Brinkley Williams, who is 14 years old, made it to the semifinals and made all-state.

"Preston and Leo were awesome not just this week but the entire season," Siloam Springs Assistant Coach Kelly Junkermann said. "They played their best matches when we needed them to and our entire team was amazing. These moments are why I coach tennis."

Charli Deer from Rogers and Lily Watson from Fayetteville both made the semifinals in the girls 6A singles. Deer beat Watson in the third place match and both girls made all-state.

William Edwards and Ashwin Sivakumar each made the semifinals boys 6A singles. Sivakumar defeated Edwards in the third place match and both players made all-state.

Both Bentonville girls doubles teams made the semifinals but lost in the semifinals. Sofia Baxter and Avery Gilgis from Bentonville defeated Jayden Wilford and Preslea Coleman.

All four Lady Tigers made all-state. Bentonville West duo Bhanu Vemireaddy and Preston Allison finished runners-up in the 6A doubles but made all-state.

Fayetteville doubles team Henry Maner and Winston Puryear defeated Bentonville teammates Shreyan Moove and Charlie Crandall to finish third. All four of those players made all-state.

Shiloh Christian's Ella Armiger made the 5A semifinals as a singles player and finished third to make all-state.

Autumn Nguyen from Thaden won the 4A state championship in girls singles for the third straight season as an individual and made all-state.

Hudson Tencleve, from Haas Hall-Fayetteville finished second in the 3A boys singles and his teammate, Max Kessman finished in third place. Both players made all-state.

The Haas Hall-Bentonville boys doubles team of Grayson Elliott and Ian Osmon finished second in the 3A doubles but made all-state.

Evelyn Allbright from Life Way Christian finished third in the 2A girls singles state tournament and made all-state.

Gravette, Harrison reach 4A-1 tournament final

Gravette swept Elkins 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-14) in the 4A-1 district tournament semifinals on Wednesday. The Lady Lions face Harrison in the finals on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Huntsville.

The Lady Lions (15-7) swept Pea Ridge 27-25, 25-16, 25-21 on Tuesday. Elkins takes on Huntsville in the third-place match at 5.

Top-seed Harrison (19-7) knocked off Huntsville 3-1 (25-16, 15-25, 25-18, 25-16) in the other semifinal. Grace Jennings led the way with 17 kills and 7 blocks, while Holly Keeter added 12 kills, 7 digs and 3 blocks for the Lady Goblins

Bentonville West 3, Fort Smith Northside 2

The Lady Wolverines shook off an opening-set loss to claim a 3-1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-10, 25-22) win over Fort Smith Northside in 6A-West Conference play.

Bentonville West improved to 20-10 overall and 11-4 in the 6A-West.

Tristen Hamilton put up a double-double with 19 kills and 16 assists to lead Bentonville to a hard-fought 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-14, 18-25, 15-13) win over Rogers in 6A-West Conference play Tuesday night.

Kennedy Baber added a match-best 21 digs for the Tigers (17-7, 10-5 6A-West). Evie Venters added 18 kills, 4 aces and 3 blocks, while Avery Joe McDonald and Preslie Clubb combined for 44 assists. Kameah Cates finished with a match-high 21 kills and 14 digs for Rogers, while Sara Weaver added 13 kills and 17 digs. Setter Hanna Msall contribute 45 assists and 13 digs for the Lady Mounties.

Shiloh Christian 3, Fort Smith Southside 2

Caroline Stallbaumer finished with 19 kills and Faith Fulfer added 16 to lead Shiloh Christian to a 3-2 (18-25, 27-25, 21-25, 29-27, 17-15) win over Fort Smith Southside.

Harper Davie contributed 44 assists, 4 aces, 6 blocks and 12 digs, while Bristol Bonnano had a team-best 20 digs for the Lady Saints (14-12-1, 7-8 6A-West).

Rachel Settle finished with 18 kills, 5 blocks for Southside (13-12, 8-7). Hayden McCin contributed 44 assists, 17 digs and 3 kills. Harper Hogue also added 27 digs.

Mountain Home 3, Siloam Springs 0

Mountain Home swept Siloam Springs 25-17, 25-23, 25-16 in 5A-West Conference play Tuesday.