Wylie senior Kushal Sheth and junior Brandon Wallace smile for photos after claiming the District 9-6A boys doubles crown last week in Rockwall. Photo courtesy Andy Cariens
By David Wolman
The Wylie and Wylie East tennis squads headed to Rockwall last week to compete in the District 9-6A tournament.
Both programs earned spots at the Region II-6A meet scheduled for April 20-21 in Waco. Wylie enjoyed a particularly strong showing, taking district titles in all five flight categories and also securing regional berths with second-place finishes in boys singles and mixed doubles.
Sophomore Ella Garza dominated the girls singles final, winning 6-0, 6-1 to capture the 9-6A crown.
In boys singles, sophomore Ryan Han claimed the district championship with a straight-sets victory, 6-2, 6-1.
The Kommera sisters—senior Anvitha and sophomore Snehitha—took first in girls doubles, closing out their final with two 6-2 sets.
Wylie’s senior Kushal Sheth teamed with junior Brandon Wallace to win the boys doubles title, finishing off the final 6-1, 6-1.
The mixed doubles final was among the tournament’s closest matches. Senior Renner To and junior Vaishali Kumar edged their opponents, prevailing 7-6 in a third-set tiebreaker to earn the district championship.
Freshman Kyle Fain secured a regional spot by placing second in boys singles, and the mixed doubles tandem of junior Elliot Halpin and sophomore Lola Claire Smith also advanced after finishing as runners-up.
Wylie East will send two doubles teams to the regional tournament.
Seniors Wyatt Kelley and Tai Stamps qualified for Waco with a second-place finish in boys doubles, while seniors Ruby Sullivan and Monicah Kanyangi earned their regional berth by placing second in girls doubles.
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