AHSAA tennis: LAMP wins first state tennis championship
LAMP of Montgomery captured the AHSAA Class 4A/5A Boys State Tennis Championship on Saturday at the Mobile Tennis Center, the first state title for the Golden Tigers.
LAMP, the Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, is coached by Jordan Berry. The Golden Tigers won five singles matches and two doubles titles to finish with 70 points in the event. Houston Academy was second with 55 points, followed by Jasper (40) and Russellville (30).
UMS-Wright, coached by Meridy Jones, wrapped up the girls 4A/5A title on Friday. The Bulldogs finished with 83 points ahead of Donoho, which had also clinched second place on Friday. The title was UMS-Wright’s 17th overall and first since 2019.
Rain on Thursday upended the regularly scheduled two-day tournament and forced the 4A/5A division into Saturday.
Edward Lee, LAMP’s only senior, won the No. 1 singles title with a 1-6, 7-5, 11-9 victory over 2021 1A/3A state champ Mitchell Piedra of Houston Academy. Lee and junior Ian Shin won the No. 1 doubles finals over Piedra and Brody Williams, 7-5, 7-5.
The UMS-Wright girls advanced five players into the singles finals and had all three double teams reach the championship. The Bulldogs’ No. 1 team of Sarah Ladd and Carol Murray beat Russellville’s Peyton Parrish and Sofia Tiffin 6-2, 6-1 to win the title. Ladd also beat Caroline Johnson of Sardis in the No. 1 singles finals 6-2, 6-0.
UMS won the only doubles match remaining Saturday morning with Emmy Eckert and Ann Dyas Thompson claiming a tough No. 3 doubles final over LAMP’s Dabeen Choi and Hannah Baik 6-2, 5-7, 10-4.
AHSAA CLASS 4A/5A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team scoring: LAMP 70, Houston Academy 55, Jasper 40, Russellville 30, Boaz 25, Deshler 20, Guntersville 19, John Carroll Catholic 16, TR Miller 15, New Hope 14, UMS-Wright 11, Leeds 7, Sylacauga 6, Southside-Gadsden 5, Satsuma 4, Wilson 3; St. Michael Catholic 2.
Championship Match Results
Boys Singles
No. 1: Edward Lee, LAMP vs. Mitchell Piedra, Houston Academy, 1-6, 7-5, 11-9
No. 2: Ian Shin, LAMP def. Brody Williams, Houston Academy, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: Ian Kim, LAMP def. Jason Mun, Houston Academy, 7-5, 6-2
No. 4: Sun Ho Kim, LAMP def. Wilkes Hill, Jasper, 7-5, 6-2
No. 5: Oliver Thompson, Deshler vs, Thomas Buntin, Houston Academy, 6-1, 6-7, 10-8
No. 6: Wooseong Lee, LAMP def. Landon King, Houston Academy, 7-5, 1-6, 10-7
Boys Doubles
No. 1: Edward Lee/Ian Shin, LAMP def. Mitchell Piedra/Brody Williams, Houston Academy, 7-5, 7-5
No. 2: Wilkes Hill/Cole Howell, Jasper def. Grant Jones/Eli Golson, Boaz, 6-4, 6-0
No. 3: Sun Ho Kim/Wonjun Lee, LAMP def. Thomas Buntin/Landon King, Houston Academy, 6-3, 6-0
AHSAA CLASS 4A/5A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team scoring: UMS-Wright 83, Donoho 43, LAMP 37, Russellville 35, Houston Academy 29, Jasper 24, Sardis 23, American Christian 15, Leeds 13, Bayside Academy 12, Westminster Christian 12, Deshler 11, Randolph 8.
Championship Match Results
Girls Singles
No. 1: Sarah Ladd, UMS-Wright def. Caroline Johnson, Sardis, 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Carol Murray, UMS-Wright def. Sofia Tiffin, Russellville, 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Kate Huddle, UMS-Wright def. Jayden Johnson, Sardis, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Emmy Eckert, UMS-Wright def. Molly Parker Williams, Houston Academy, 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Grace Liu, LAMP def. Rhea Mostellar, UMS-Wright, 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: Madison Moore, Jasper def. Ann Marie Harris, Donoho, 4-6, 8-6, 10-5
Girls Doubles
No. 1: Sarah Ladd/Carol Murray, UMS-Wright def. Peyton Parrish/Sofia Tiffin, Russellville, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: Kate Huddle/Rhea Mostellar, UMS-Wright def. Hannah Lee/Grace Liu, LAMP, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3: Emmy Eckert/Ann Dyas Thompson, UMS-Wright vs. Dabeen Choi/Hannah Baik, LAMP, 6-2, 5-7, 10-4.