HP Tennis players competed at the UIL 4A State Tennis Individual Tournament, held April 28-29, 2014, at Penick-Allison Tennis Center at the University of Texas in Austin. 

Day one, Monday, April 28, 11 Scots battled opponents from the great state of Texas in 93 degree heat on the soon to be demolished University of Texas tennis courts. By the end of the day, seven Scots had won spots into the finals.

• Girls Singles — Sophomore Chandler Carter won her Girls Singles quarterfinal match easily and battled in the afternoon heat in her semifinal match against Houston Stratford's Region III winner Kaylin Kruseman to win a trip to the finals. Carter won the Girls Doubles title last year. 

• Boys Doubles — Captains Hunter Holman and Connor LaFavre won their Boys Doubles quarterfinal and semi final matches easily. Holman won the Boys Doubles title last year and was a Boys Doubles Finalist the previous year. LaFavre won the Mixed Doubles titles the past two years. Sophomores Harrison Buford and Gardiner Perotti battled Georgetown's Region III winners, Thomas Guerrero and Sterling Root, but lost in a close match. This was Buford and Perotti’s first trip to the State Individual Tournament but not their last.

• Girls Doubles — Sophomore Elizabeth Porter and Junior Margo Taylor won their first Girls Doubles match of the day quickly but went to a long third set battle against Houston Montgomery's Erika Richarme and Valerie Ruiz in the 95 degree heat but pulled out the win. Porter won the Girls Singles title last year. Taylor won the Mixed Doubles titles the past two years. Captain Elizabeth Burgos and Senior Abby Zidell battled against San Antonio Alamo Heights' Region IV winners, Solene Crawley and Marie Lutz but failed to pull it out. Burgos was a Girls Doubles Finalist last year. 

• Mixed Doubles — Junior Mac McCullough and Freshman Elizabeth Tedford won their first Mixed Doubles quarterfinal match after a long three sets against Friendswood’s Justin Vu and Joann Karam. They easily won their semifinal match. This was McCullough and Tedford’s first time to the State Individual Tournament.

Day two, Tuesday, April 29, was a cooler temperature but the Scots were on fire winning all events except Boys Singles. They tied last year’s success and records.

• Girls Singles — Sophomore Chandler Carter battled in three sets against Domonique Garley, Saginaw 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the Girls Singles title. This is the 9^th Girls Singles Championship for Highland Park since 1920.

• Boys Doubles — Captains and Seniors Hunter Holman and Connor LaFavre beat John Jacob / Josh Minor, Austin Vandegrift 6-4, 6-2 to win the Boys Doubles title. This is the 10^th Boys Doubles Championship for Highland Park since 1914. 

• Girls Doubles — Junior Margo Taylor and Sophomore Elizabeth Porter beat Solene Crawley / Marie Lutz, San Antonio Alamo Heights 6-4, 6-0 to win the Girls Doubles title. This is the 18^th Girls Doubles Championship for Highland Park since 1920.

• Mixed Doubles — Junior Mac McCullough and Freshman Elizabeth Tedford beat Braden May / Annie Tarwater, Texarkana Texas 6-0, 6-4 to win the Mixed Doubles title. This is the 4^th Mixed Doubles Championship for Highland Park since 2006.

http://www.uiltexas.org/tennis/state/brackets

HP Tennis is sending three seniors to play D1 College tennis:

• Hunter Holman – Texas Tech Tennis
• Connor LaFavre – Xavier College
• Abby Zidell – Washington & Lee