Caldwell County sophomore Belle Englebright will be the top seed when the Second Region Tennis Tournaments begin Monday in Henderson.
Englebright, who won all 15 of her matches this year by 6-0, 6-0 scores, will be looking for her third straight region title. She won a doubles title two years ago and claimed the individual title last year with a contentious 6-4, 6-4 win over Hopkinsville’s Mary Glenn Powell.
Webster County’s Marissa Austin, who finished her season with a 9-2 record, is the No. 2 seed. Hopkinsville’s Riley Fort is the No. 3 seed, with Fort Campbell’s Brittney Ketchum the No. 4 seed.
In girls’ doubles, Caldwell County’s Chasie Phelps and Hana Dixon will look to defend their region title as the No. 1 seed. Phelps teamed with Englebright to win the 2016 doubles title.
Madisonville’s Emily Shockley and Emily Fischels are the No. 2 seed, and Hopkinsville’s Skylar Ray and Anna Maddux will be the No. 3 seed.
Caldwell County will be looking to end Hopkinsville’s four-year run as region champs and win their first championship since 2013.
There figures to be plenty of drama on the boys’ side of the tournament. Henderson County’s Jon Nunez is the No. 1 seed. He lost to Caldwell County’s Ben Knight in the region championship match last year. Knight will be the No. 3 seed and paired in the bottom bracket with No. 2 seed Newcomb Maddux of Hopkinsville. Maddux lost to Nunez in last year’s semifinals in an intense three set match that lasted over two hours.
On the doubles side, Madisonville’s Tanner Ray and Kyle Hart are the No. 1 seed. University Heights Academy sophomores Dylan Edmonson and Brady Bilyeu are the No. 2 seed, and Hopkins County Central’s Jarred Crane and Cobie Pyle are the No. 3 seed.
The Second Region Tournament will be split Monday between Henderson County High School and the Water Street Courts downtown. On Tuesday, the remainder of the tournament will move to the Water Street Courts.
