Lewis takes title, FDA teams place at state
Published 12:14 pm Thursday, April 21, 2011
Mitchell Lewis of Fort Dale Academy competes in the AISA state tennis tournament at Lagoon Park in Montgomery. Lewis, a No. 4 seed, won a singles title for the Eagles. (Contributed/Elizabeth Matthews)
Fort Dale Academy’s Mitchell Lewis won a state title as the Eagles’ boys and girls tennis teams each placed in the AISA tournament at Lagoon Park this week.
The varsity boys finished third place overall, while the varsity girls team finished as runner up in the state competition.
Notables in varsity girls singles include: No. 1 seed Anne Matthews, runner up; No. 2 seed Taylor Autrey, runner up; and No. 5 seed Lauren Lewis, runner up.
Finalists in varsity girls doubles matches include: No. 1 team Anne Matthews and Taylor Autrey, runner up; and No. 2 team Kennedy Harris and Ashton Scott, runner up.
Varisty boys singles results include: No. 4 seed Mitchell Lewis, state champion; and No. 5 seed Cody Tesmer, runner up.
The AISA state runner-up varsity girls tennis team includes (L-R): No. 4 seed Ashton Scott, No. 2 seed Taylor Autrey, No. 1 seed Anne Matthews, No. 5 seed Lauren Lewis and No. 3 seed Kennedy Harris.
The AISA state third-place varsity boys tennis team includes (L-R): No. 2 seed Matthew Butts, No. 1 seed Daniel Hall Autrey, No. 4 seed Mitchell Lewis, No. 5 seed Cody Tesmer and No. 3 seed Perry Singleton.
Fort Dale Academy's tennis team includes: (Back row, L - R) Hill Dunklin, Matthew Butts, Mitchell Lewis, Daniel Hall Autrey, Hudson Branum, Matt Langford, Curt Davis, Cody Tesmer and Perry Singleton; (Front row) Holland Steadham, Ashton Scott, Taylor Autrey, Anne Matthews, Lauren Lewis, Kennedy Harris, Theresa Scott and Marion Lightfoot.
