Lauderdale County High School’s girls tennis team won its second straight AHSAA Class 1A/3A state tennis title Tuesday in Mobile as the 80th AHSAA state championships concluded play in Class 1A/3A and Class 6A.

The Class 1A/3A boys’ championship, however, ended with Tuscaloosa Academy and Covenant Christian tied with 52 points each. The two teams agreed to settle the tie Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. The playoff tiebreaker requires the two boys’ squads to play No. 1 and No. 6 singles players to face off in singles matches and the two teams’ No. 2 doubles duos will also meet in a third match. The team to win the most matches of the three will then be declared the champions.

Covenant Christian held a 52-50 lead over Tuscaloosa Academy thanks to singles championship wins by Tucker McWilliams in the No. 3 singles finals, Zack Bell in the No. 4 finals and Carson Spain in the No. 5 finals. Tuscaloosa Academy also placed four players in singles finals with Covenant Christian winning three matches over TA.

Tuscaloosa Academy’s hopes of salvaging a tie rested with defending Class 1A/3A No. 1 singles champion Johni Kneer (11-1) in his match with Ryen Walker (16-1) of Whitesburg Christian. That match was tough one, but Kneer prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 10-5 to knot Tuscaloosa Academy and Covenant Christian at 52-52 to force Wednesday’s playoff.

Lauderdale County’s boys finished third with 41 points.

Lauderdale County’s girls posted 56 points to claim the 1A/3A girls’ crown. Runner-up St. Luke’s Episcopal finished with 39. Shoals Christian and Whitesburg Christian tied for third place with 29 points each.

The Tigers from Rogersville captured three singles titles with Ivey Tinker winning at No. 4, Allie Brown at No. 5 and Olivia Garner at No. 6. St. Luke’s junior Ella Bentley (25-0) won her third straight No. 1 singles title with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Amaia Vargas of Pike Liberal Arts. She also joined with Lauren Watson to defeat University Charter School’s Mable Beard and Emma Ryan Edmonds to claim the No. 1 doubles crown.

Complete AHSAA boys tennis results can be found at this link. The girls results can be found at this link.

The Class 4A/5A and Class 7A state boys and girls State Championship Tournaments are scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Mobile.

AHSAA STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mobile Tennis Center

CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS FINAL TEAM RESULTS

Lauderdale County 56; St. Luke’s Episcopal 39; Shoals Christian 29; Whitesburg Christian 29; University Charter School 21; Glenwood 19; T.R. Miller 17; Mars Hill Bible 11; Lee-Scott Academy 9; Tuscaloosa Academy 8; Pike Liberal Arts 6; Victory Christian 3; Decatur Heritage 0; Westbrook Christian 0.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Tuesday’s Singles Championship Matches

No. 1: Ella Bentley, St. Luke’s def. Amaia Vargas, Pike Liberal Arts, 6-0, 7-5

No. 2: Lauren Watson, University Charter def. Kaleigh Owen, Shoals Christian, 6-3, 2-6, 10-7

No. 3: Lyla Wells, Shoals Christian def. Molly Burchell, Lauderdale County, 6-1, 6-1

No. 4: Ivey Tinker, Lauderdale Co. def. Olivia Smith, Whitesburg Christian, 6-0, 3-6, 10-3

No. 5: Gentry Bilyeau, Shoals Christian def. Allie Brown, Lauderdale County, 6-2, 6-1

No. 6: Olivia Garner, Lauderdale County def. Sara Beth Kahn, Lee-Scott, 7-5, 6-3

Tuesday’s Doubles Semifinal Pairings

No. 1: Ella Bentley/Lauren Watson, St. Luke’s def. Mable Beard/Emma Ryan Edmunds, University Charter, 6-1, 6-0

No. 2: Laura Litton/Mili Sanchez, Glenwood def. Molly Burchell/Ivey Tinker, Lauderdale County, 6-2, 6-2, 10-5

No. 3: Lyla Wells/Reed Vincent, Shoals Christian def. Allie Brown/Olivia Garner, Lauderdale County, 6-0, 6-4

CLASS 1A/3A BOYS FINAL TEAM RESULTS

Covenant Christian 52; Tuscaloosa Academy 52; Lauderdale County 41; Whitesburg Christian 37; Bayside Academy 24; Westminster-Oak Mountain 21; Lee-Scott Academy 16; Northside Methodist 16; Excel 11; Shoals Christian 7; Westbrook Christian 3; Cullman Christian 0; T.R. Miller 0; Alabama Christian 0.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Tuesday’s Singles Championship Matches

No. 1: Johni Kneer, Tuscaloosa Academy def. Ryen Walker, Whitesburg Christian, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5

No. 2: Artem Vorobyev, Whitesburg Christian def. Colin Thompson, Covenant Christian, 6-1, 6-2

No. 3: Tucker McWilliams, Covenant Christian def. Simon Mitrev, Tuscaloosa Academy, 6-4, 6-2

No. 4: Zack Bell, Covenant Christian def. Rex Roberson, Lauderdale County, 6-1, 6-1

No. 5: Carson Spain, Covenant Christian def. Thomas Plott, Tuscaloosa Academy, 6-3, 6-0

No. 6: Anderson Buckner, Bayside Academy def. Lawson Kelly, Tuscaloosa Academy, 6-0, 6-0

Tuesday’s Doubles Championship Matches

No. 1: Ryen Walker/Artem Vorobyev, Whitesburg Christian def. Holman Bearden/Johni Kneer, Tuscaloosa Academy, 6-1, 3-6, 10-3

No. 2: Colin Thompson/Zack Bell, Covenant Christian def. Baker Burchell/Rex Roberson, Lauderdale County, 6-3, 6-2

No. 3: Carter McConnell/Charlie Tanner, Lauderdale Co., def. Thomas Plott/Lawson Kelly, Tuscaloosa Academy, 7-5, 7-5