The Vestavia Hills High School boys’ tennis team had a perfect finish in the singles finals of Tuesday’s 79th AHSAA State Tennis Championships at the Mobile Tennis Center as the Rebels won their third consecutive Class 7A state title.

The Vestavia girls also won the 7A championship, the 13th for the Rebels in the 61-year history of the Alabama High School Athletic Association girls’ championships.

All six Vestavia boys won their way into the state finals Monday and all six won state titles as Vestavia Hills, coached by Oliver Aaron, won the boys’ title with a total of 58 points. It was the ninth state championship for the Rebels. Florence finished second with 56 points and Auburn was third with 20.

Vestavia Hills’ girls, coached by Timarie Fisk, captured the championship with 41 points. Defending state champion Auburn won the final doubles match of the tourney over Huntsville to move into second place with 30 points. Huntsville was third with 27 points, followed by Montgomery Academy with 20 points.

Vestavia senior Luke Bedwell won at No. 1 singles beating Porter Hornigold of Fairhope 6-0, 6-1. It was his third straight state tennis title, but his first at No. 1. He won the No. 2 singles crown in 2023 and captured the No. 5 singles crown for the Rebels in 2022.

Florence and Auburn battled it out for second place, but neither could get past the Vestavia players in the singles finals.

John Michael Yanosky won at No. 2 singles for Vestavia, Andrew Pipkin won at No. 3, Brayden Helms at No. 4, Louis Kolettis at No. 5, and Parker Liu at No. 6.

Classes 7A and 4A/5A opened the 2024 state championships with boys’ and girls’ competition Monday and both divisions closed out their finals Tuesday. Class 4A/5A was still underway when the 7A finals concluded. Classes 1A/3A and Class 6A hold their state tennis tourneys at Mobile Tennis Center Thursday and Friday.

Aaron’s Rebels also won two of three doubles titles Tuesday with Helms and Yanosky claiming the No. 1 doubles title while Pipkin and Kolettis won at No. 3. Florence’s team of Jake Champion and Jack White beat Vestavia’s Ben Cusmariu and Bedwell, 6-4. 2-6, 10-6 in the No. 2 doubles finals.

The Vestavia Hills girls’ tennis team was almost as dominating, capturing four of the six singles titles and one doubles crown. The No. 1 singles winner was Montgomery Academy’s Gabby Barrera, who won the 7A crown for the second straight year. She beat Huntsville’s Mazie MacGrotty, 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match. Barrera met Mountain Brook’s Pippa Roy in the 2022 finals falling 6-0, 6-4 and reached the 6A semifinals as a freshman, losing in the semifinals. Roy, who is 33-0 in her four-year career at Class 6A Mountain Brook, will open play Thursday with hopes of becoming just the seventh girls’ player in state history to win four No. 1 singles state titles in a row.

Vestavia’s state winners on Tuesday were Kensley Outzen at No. 2, Caroline Helms at No. 3, Peyton Standifer at No. 5 and Riley McClain at No. 6. In the doubles finals, Helms and Wynn Strudel pulled out a 4-6, 7-5, 10-6 win over Auburn’s Victoria Choo and Sophie Smith to close out the tournament for the Rebels in what was considered the most competitive match of the tourney.

Hoover was voted the Class 7A girls’ tournament Sportsmanship Award recipient.

For complete results of Tuesday’s tennis results, go to the state tennis tournament links found on the front page of www.ahsaa.com.

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Tuesday’s Results

Class 7A

BOYS’ TEAM SCORING

1) Vestavia Hills 58; 2) Florence 26; 3) Auburn 20; 4) Hoover 16; 5) Bob Jones 14; 6) Montgomery Academy 9; 7) Fairhope 4; 8) Daphne 0

CLASS 7A BOYS’ SINGLES

Tuesday’s Championship Results

No. 1: Luke Bedwell, Vestavia Hills def. Porter Hornigold, Fairhope, 6-0, 6-1

No. 2: John Michael Yanosky, Vestavia Hills def. Jonah Moro, Bob Jones, 6-1, 6-3

No. 3: Andrew Pipkin, Vestavia Hills def. Jason Wang, Auburn, 6-1, 6-0

No. 4: Brayden Helms, Vestavia Hills def. Cade Black, Florence, 6-2, 6-3

No. 5: Louis Kolettis, Vestavia Hills def. Shin Kim, Auburn, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 14-12

No. 6: Parker Liu, Vestavia Hills def. Wyler Washburn, Hoover, 6-3, 6-2

Tuesday’s Doubles Semifinal Results

No. 1: Brayden Helms/John Michael Yanosky, Vestavia Hills def. Cohen Joiner/Cade Black, Florence, 6-4, 6-3

No. 2: Jake Champion/Jack White, Florence def. Ben Cusmariu/Luke Bedwell, Vestavia Hills, 6-4. 2-6, 10-6

No. 3: Andrew Pipkin/Louis Kolettis, Vestavia Hills def. Jackson Plugge/C.L. Colby, Hoover, 6-2, 6-3

CLASS 7A GIRLS TEAM SCORING

1) Vestavia Hills 41; 2) Auburn 30; 3) Huntsville 27; 4) Montgomery Academy 20; 5) Hoover 13; 6) Fairhope 10; 7) James Clemens 4; 8) Daphne 0

CLASS 7A GIRLS’ SINGLES

Tuesday’s Championship Matches

No. 1: Gabby Barrera, Montgomery Academy def. Mazie MacGrotty, Huntsville, 6-4, 6-4

No. 2: Kenley Outzen, Vestavia Hills def. Mae Mae Voltz, Montgomery Academy, 6-4, 6-3

No. 3: Caroline Helms, Vestavia Hills def. Lola Campbell, Montgomery Academy, 6-1, 6-1

No. 4: Kristina Hwangpo, Hoover def. Hanbi Youn, Auburn, 6-2, 6-1

No. 5: Peyton Standifer, Vestavia Hills def. Emie Little, Huntsville, 6-3, 6-1

No. 6: Riley McClain, Vestavia Hills def. Jiyeon Park, Auburn, 6-3, 6-4

Tuesday’s Doubles Semifinal Results

No. 1: Gabby Berrera/Mae Mae Voltz, Montgomery Academy def. Mazie MacGrotty/Abby Brown, Huntsville, 6-1, 6-1

No. 2: Caroline Helms/Wynn Strubel, Vestavia Hills def. Victoria Choo/Sophie Smith, Auburn, 4-6, 7-5, 10-6

No. 3: Shreya Ejantkar/Naomi Hanks, Auburn def. Sophie Shearburn/Emie Little, Huntsville, 6-1, 2-6, 10-6.