Griffen and Cassidy Derry, children of former Wright State University tennis players, have qualified for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state tournament in doubles action, making it a true family affair.
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State tennis tourney results/schedule
The first and second round of the KHSAA state tennis tournament got underway on Tuesday at the University of Kentucky for the boys and Eastern Kentucky University for the girls. The action continues on Wednesday with the field of 64 in boys singles and doubles and girls singles and doubles whittled down to 16, the […]
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Super-tiebreakers decide girls Ninth Region tennis championships
Kayla Johnson of Cooper won the girls Ninth Region championship in a third set 10-point super-tiebreaker, while Avery Love and Nive Selvaraju of Ryle won the doubles final in a similar fashion.
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CovCath tennis dominates Ninth Region Finals in historic school matchup
Senior Brady Hussey clinched his fourth consecutive singles title at the Ninth Region finals, leading Covington Catholic to an all-school final for the third time in history, while the school’s tennis team displayed overall dominance with Hussey and other players losing only seven games through the semifinals.
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Ritter prevails in Clash of Camels; Scott’s Carpio falls in 10th Region tennis finals
Campbell County sophomore Rylee Ritter won the girls 10th Region tennis title over teammate Izzy Jayasuriya, while Scott sophomore Mario Carpio fell in the boys singles final to Bourbon County’s Noah Earlywine.
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CovCath tennis seeks second straight state tennis team title
Covington Catholic’s Kalei Christensen and Alex Yeager won the state doubles title, and senior Brady Hussey reached his second straight singles semifinals, while the Colonels are looking to continue their success in 2024.
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CovCath’s Brady Hussey wins “Wah Wah” Jones award
Brady Hussey, a two-sport standout from Covington Catholic High School, has won the 11th Annual Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones Award for his excellence in athletics and in the classroom.
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No question about it, Hussey’s star still rising at Covington Catholic
What’s all the racket about Covington Catholic’s unusual two-sport high school standout whose family has been dominating local tennis for years and passing down good athletic genes the better part of a century? The commotion is about senior Brady Hussey, the three-time KHSAA regional tennis champion who is about to make some noise again on […]
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CovCath captures boys tennis team title
There were a lot of H-words Covington Catholic could’ve used to describe Thursday at Top Seed Tennis Center in Nicholasville. Start with hollering. If CovCath sophomore Kalei Christensen wasn’t motivationally screaming after almost every point in the doubles final, there were Colonels fans above the court bellowing their support. Continue with hugging. After Christensen and […]
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Watanabe, Hussey, Christiansen/Yeager reach state tennis semifinals
Covington Latin’s Sara Watanabe is in a familiar spot. So is Covington Catholic’s Brady Hussey. And ditto for CovCath’s Alex Yeager. Hussey, Watanabe and Yeager are in the semifinals of the state tennis tournament Thursday at Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville. Watanabe, the girls singles top seed, takes on Lilah Jane Shallcross of Sacred Heart. It’s her third consecutive […]