Ole Brook falls one tiebreaker shy of state title
Published 4:46 pm Monday, April 24, 2023
Lafayette vs. Brookhaven in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Lafayette won 4-3 to win the state championship. (©Bruce Newman)
Lafayette vs. Brookhaven in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Lafayette vs. Brookhaven in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven’s Caroline Kilpatrick plays against Lafayette in girls doubles in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven’s Lucy Allen plays against Lafayette in girls doubles in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven’s David Sones plays in boys doubles against Lafayette in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven’s Robert Adcock returns a shot against Lafayette in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Lafayette vs. Brookhaven in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven’s Annie Stewart returns a shot against Lafayette’s Alexandra Lampton in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven's Benton Legg plays against Lafayette's Matthew Addy in boys singles in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Legg won his match 6-3, 6-3. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven tennis holds the runner-up trophy following a hard fought match against Lafayette in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Lafayette won 4-3 to win the state championship. (©Bruce Newman)
Brookhaven tennis holds the runner-up trophy following a hard fought match against Lafayette in the MHSAA Class 5A tennis championship in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Lafayette won 4-3 to win the state championship. (©Bruce Newman)
OXFORD — It took one tiebreaker for Brookhaven High School to reach the State Finals. One tiebreaker made the difference in the MHSAA 5A Team State Championship as the Panthers lost to Lafayette County High School.
The Commodores won four courts to three to claim their fifth title in six years. It is the second time the Panthers have lost to Lafayette County in the state finals.
Ole Brook Tennis posted updates throughout the match on Facebook. They reported Benton Legg won the boys singles court for Brookhaven while Jeremiah Layton and Robert Adcock lost the boys doubles court. Caroline Kilpatrick and Lucy Allen won the girls doubles court for the Panthers. Cohen Leggett and Allie Grace McNeil won the mixed doubles court.
Brookhaven beat West Jones in a 4-3 thriller to win the south state title and reach the state finals after a first round bye in the MHSAA 5A team playoffs.
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