The AHSAA 2023 tennis state tournament got underway on Monday at the Mobile Tennis Center with teams competing for the Class 1A/3A and Class 6A titles. Those championships will be decided on Tuesday with the battle for Class 4A/5A and 7A titles to take place Thursday and Friday.

Lauderdale County piled up 38 points to take the Day 1 lead in 1A/3A girls’ play, 10 points better than St. James. Providence Christian is in third place with 21. The Tigers also had four players advance to the singles finals and all three doubles teams will be in the finals.

In Class 6A girls’ play, Decatur and Mountain Brook deadlocked with 42 points apiece in Day 1 play. St. Paul’s is in third place with 29 points and Northridge has 26. A total of 13 schools scored points on Monday.

In the Class 6A boys’ state tourney, Homewood holds a 38-37 advantage over Mountain Brook. Trinity is in third place with 28 points and Spanish Fort has 23.

The 6A boys and girls have several matches remaining to be played on Tuesday to determine the finals’ matchups to be played late Tuesday afternoon.

In 1A/3A boys’ action, St. James holds a comfortable 24-point lead over Indian Springs and ASCTE, the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering. St. James has 42 points – and advanced all six singles players and all three doubles teams to Tuesday’s finals. Indian Springs and ASCTE have 18 points after Day 1, followed by Covenant Christian with 17 and Providence Christian with 16.

AHSAA CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS

MONDAY’S TEAM SCORING

Lauderdale County 38, St. James 28, Providence Christian 21, Whitesburg Christian 13, Indian Springs 12, Mars Hill Bible 6, St. Luke’s Episcopal 4, Bayshore Christian 4, Decatur Heritage 2.

Tuesday’s 1A/3A Championship Match Pairings

Girls’ Singles

No. 1: Jilly Tanner, Lauderdale County vs. Ella Bentley, St. Luke’s Episcopal

No. 2: Elizabeth Trembly-Loy, Indian Springs vs. Stella Sponseller, St. James

No. 3: Karly Bailey, St. James vs. Owen Thompson, Providence Christian

No. 4: Lauren Roberson, Mars Hill Bible vs. Molly Burchell, Lauderdale County

No. 5: Mallory McConnell, Lauderdale County vs. Annie Hart, Providence Christian

No. 6: Sara Childress, Lauderdale County vs. Addison Seale, St. James

Girls’ Doubles

No. 1: Jilly Tanner/Molly Burchell, Lauderdale County vs. Sohanne Cupkish/Rosa Schuebel, Indian Springs

No. 2: Lizzie Tanner/Mallory McConnell, Lauderdale County vs. Owen Thompson/Caroline McDuffie, Providence Christian

No. 3: Anna Paige Davis/Sara Childress, Lauderdale County vs. Raleigh Court/Davis Wilsford, St. James

AHSAA CLASS 1A/3A BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS

TEAM SCORING

St. James 42, Indian Springs 18, Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineerng (ASCTE) 18, Covenant Christian 17, Providence Christian 16, Faith Christian 9, Decatur Heritage 4, Shoals Christian 3, Bayshore Christian 0.

Tuesday’s 1A/3A Championship Match Pairings

Boys’ Singles

No. 1: Michael Vandiver, Decatur Heritage vs. Toba Rios, St. James

No. 2: Elliott Storey, ASCTE vs. Joshua Harvey, St. James

No. 3: Danny Trock, St. James vs. Fritz Mann, Indian Springs

No. 4: Ryan Jeong, St. James vs. Zack Bell, Covenant Christian

No. 5: Jason Jeong, St. James vs. Jake Hall, Covenant Christian

No. 6: Henry Wilder, Indian Springs vs. Grayson Eaves, St. James

Boys’ Doubles

No. 1: Elijah Mitchell/Joshua Goode, Faith Christian vs. Toba Rios/Joshua Harvey, St. James

No. 2: Danny Trock/Ryan Jeong, St. James vs. Elliott Storey/Buddy Watson, ASCTE

No. 3: Jason Jeong/Grayson Eaves, St. James vs. Whit Rickard/Creel Capps, Providence Christian

AHSAA CLASS 6A GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SCORING

Decatur 42, Mountain Brook 42, St. Paul’s Episcopal 29, Northridge 26, Gardendale 17, Hartselle 15, McGill-Toolen 15, Trinity Presbyterian 15, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 12, Altamont 12, Pell City 9, Cullman 5, Pike Road 5.

AHSAA CLASS 6A BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS

TEAM SCORING

Homewood 38, Mountain Brook 37, Trinity Presbyterian 28, Spanish Fort 23, Hartselle 19, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 16, St. Paul’s Episcopal 16, Pell City 12, Northridge 11, Muscle Shoals 9, McGill-Toolen Catholic 8, Cullman 5, Decatur 2.

Tuesday’s 6A Championship Match Pairings

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ONLINE RESULTS

Girls: https://ahsaa.com/2023-Girls-State-Tennis-Playoff-Brackets Boys: https://ahsaa.com/Sports/Tennis/2023-Boys-State-Tennis-Playoff-Brackets