The Aledo Racquetcats tennis team competed in the District 5-5A Tournament at TCU on March 28-29 and qualified eight for the Region 1 Tournament in Lubbock April 10-11.
The top two teams in each division from the district tournament advance to regional competition. All eight Racquetcats who entered the finals qualified to advance.
At the conclusion of play on Tuesday, Aledo had players slated to compete in every final match, and one match for third. In each final match, Aledo’s opponent was Wichita Falls Rider.
Scott Mason and Bryanna Orr defeated Rider 6-4, 6-2, making them district champions in mixed doubles.
After defeating the first Rider team on Tuesday, Hogan Posey and Craig Mason defeated the second Rider team 6-3, 6-4 in the final match to capture the boys doubles title.
Benjamin Farmer competed in boys singles, but lost the final 3-6, 3-6. He retained second place, as he had already defeated the third-place finisher to avoid a playback. Kenley Germany competed in girls singles and also lost the finals match 5-7, 1-6 to finish in second place.
Girls Doubles pair Paige Federman and Elli Kate Bussmeir dropped their finals match 0-6, 2-6. This loss necessitated a playback match with Northwest, which they won 6-1, 6-0 to claim second place.
Eleanor Jack competed in girls singles and played Azle on Wednesday for third place. A close loss led to a fourth-place finish.
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