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ALL-5 STAR TENNIS
GIRLS FIRST TEAM
(Class is for 2023 season)
Maeve Thornton, senior, Catholic: The Furman signee and three-time 5Star Preps Player of the Year led the Lady Irish to their third consecutive Division II-AA state team title and won her third straight state singles title; completed her career without losing a match in singles or doubles.
Gigi Sompayrac, senior, Catholic: The Anderson University signee played No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles with Maeve Thornton as the Lady Irish won their third straight Division II-AA state championship.
Lillie Murphy, sophomore, Catholic: Murphy played No. 2 singles and 2 doubles with Eleni Liakonis, helping the Lady Irish win their third consecutive Division II-AA state championship; she teamed with Liakonis and won the state doubles title for the second straight year.
Eleni Liakonis, junior, Catholic: Liakonis played No. 3 singles and 2 doubles with Lillie Murphy as the Lady Irish won their third straight Division II-AA team championship; she teamed with Murphy and won the state doubles title for the second consecutive year.
Riley Cassity, junior, Farragut: Cassity repeated as the Division I-AA state singles champion and led the Lady Admirals to District 4-AA and Region 2-AA titles and a state sectional (quarterfinal) berth.
Allie Faulkner, sophomore, CAK: Faulkner won the Division II-A state singles championship for the third consecutive year and led the Lady Warriors to the state team semifinals.
Jasmine Muecke, junior, Kingston: Muecke reached the Division I-A state singles semifinals before losing in three sets, and led Kingston to District 3-A and Region 2-A titles and a state sectional (quarterfinal) berth.
Ada Aytug, sophomore, Concord Christian: Aytug advanced to the Division II-A state quarterfinals for the third straight season, first going as an eighth grader in 2021.
GIRLS SECOND TEAM
Larkin Bristow, sophomore, CAK: Bristow played No. 2 singles and 2 doubles as CAK reached the Division II-A state semifinals; she teamed with Aiden Stalcup and reached the state doubles semifinals.
Aiden Stalcup, sophomore, CAK: Stalcup played No. 3 singles and 2 doubles as the Lady Warriors advanced to the Division II-A state semifinals; she teamed with Larkin Bristow and reached the state doubles semifinals.
Kylee Hochman, senior, McMinn County: Hockman and Eleni Kurowski repeated as District 5-AA and Region 3-AA doubles champions, earning back-to-back berths in the state quarterfinals.
Eleni Kurowski, senior, McMinn County: Kurowski and Kylee Hochman repeated as District 5-AA and Region 3-AA doubles champions for their second straight bids in the state quarterfinals.
Leah Washburn, freshman, Maryville: Washburn teamed with Madeline Myers and won District 4-AA and Region 2-AA titles for a berth in the Class AA state quarterfinals.
Madeline Myers, sophomore, Maryville: Myers and Leah Washburn won District 4-AA and Region 2-AA doubles championships, earning a berth in the Class AA state quarterfinals.
Alexa Yelenosky, senior, Seymour: Yelenosky went 17-1 with the only loss in the Region 1-AA singles final to Tennessee High’s Ellyson Kovacs, a state quarterfinalist.
Francis Martin, freshman, Webb: Martin advanced to the Division II-AA East Region doubles quarterfinals.
Audrey Stanfield, sophomore, Webb: Stanfield reached the Division ii-AA East Region singles quarterfinals.
BOYS FIRST TEAM
Bayler Cupp, senior, William Blount: Cupp teamed with John Macon and repeated as District 4-AA and Region 2-AA doubles champions, advancing to the state championship match in doubles. He and Macon are 5Star Co-Players of the Year.
John Macon, senior, William Blount: Macon teamed with Bayler Cupp and won District 4-AA and Region 2-AA doubles titles for the second straight year, advancing to state doubles championship this year. He and Cupp are 5-Star Co-Players of the Year.
Quinn Campbell, junior, CAK: Campbell played No. 1 singles and 1 doubles as the Warriors advanced to the Division II-A state championship match; he and Hayden Brady advanced to the state doubles semifinals.
Hayden Brady, sophomore, CAK: Brady played No. 2 singles and 1 doubles as CAK reached the Division II-A state championship match; he and Quinn Campbell advanced to the state doubles semifinals.
Ryan Leckrone, sophomore, HVA: Leckrone played No. 1 singles for Hardin Valley Academy, which went 20-2 and won District 4-AA and Region 2-AA titles; he won district and region singles titles.
Wilder Dewhirst, senior, Webb: Dewhirst was Webb’s No. 1 singles player and advanced to Division II-AA East Region semifinals.
Theo Liakonis, junior, Catholic: Liakonis played No. 1 singles for the Irish and advanced to the Division II-AA East Region doubles semifinals with Ben Snyder.
Tucker Monroe, senior, McMinn County: Monroe won District 5-AA and Region 3-AA singles titles and advanced to the state singles semifinals.
Skyler Floodquist, junior, G-P: Floodquist clinched District 2-A and Region 1-A singles championships, advancing to the state singles semifinals.
Brayden Kennedy, senior, Greeneville: Kennedy played No. 1 singles for the third year and led Greeneville to its third straight District 2-AA title and third straight Region 1-AA runner-up finish to Science Hill; he teamed with Jackson Weems to reach the state doubles semifinals.
SECOND TEAM
Eli Felker, senior, Webb: The Rhodes signee played No. 2 singles for Spartans and advanced to the Division II-East Region tournament.
Ben Snyder, junior, Catholic: Snyder played No. 2 singles for the Irish and reached the Division II-AA East Region doubles semifinals with Theo Liakonis.
Caleb Climer, freshman, CAK: Climer played No. 3 singles as the Warriors reached the Division II-A state championship match; he advanced to the state quarterfinals in singles.
Jackson Weems, junior, Greeneville: Weems helped Greeneville win the District 2-AA title and finish runner-up to Science Hill in the Region 1-AA tournament; he teamed with Brayden Kennedy and reached the state doubles semifinals.
Brandon Latta, sophomore, Sevier County: Latta won the District 2-AA singles championship and advanced to the Region 1-AA tournament; he helped the Smoky Bears to a runner-up finish to Greeneville in District 2-AA.
Jonah Weber, sophomore, The King’s Academy: Weber won the Division II-A East Region singles title and advanced to the state quarterfinals for the second consecutive year.
Chris Plaster, senior, Meigs County: Plaster won District 4-A and Region 2-A singles titles, advancing to the state singles quarterfinals.
Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic (KOC) is the proud sponsor of 5Star Preps 2023 Spring Sports Postseason Coverage. The KOC brand has been trusted for more than 70 years and has 3 walk-in clinics to serve you, open six days a week. Hit the logo above to learn more.