PhotoFest: State Tennis Tournament

The Wyoming State High School Tennis Tournament concluded on Saturday in Gillette with clear skies and warm temperatures. On the girl's side, Cheyenne Central's Hailey Mathis-Breitkopf won the #1 Singles championship with a 6-0, 6-0 decision over Jackson's Carolina Brokaw. Mathis-Breitkopf was the #2 Singles champion in 2023 and 2022 and did not lose a match this season.

Cailyn Smedley of Cheyenne Central captured the #2 Singles title defeating Rosey Jones of Jackson 6-1 and 6-0. Natalie Wenke and Alyssa Despain of Cody are the state champions in the #1 doubles as they defeated Eva Gorsuch and Olivia Katschke of Thunder Basin 6-3 and 6-3. Cheyenne Central's Quincy Dereemer and Rachel Gertsch won the #2 Doubles title with a 7-5, 4-6, and 6-3 win over Kelly Walsh's Lauren Bradfield and Hailey Larsen. KW's #3 Doubles team of Clarabelle Ramsey and Whitney Bradfield prevailed in the final over Lucia Shoemaker and Zuri Sanders of Cheyenne Central 6-3, 3-6, and 7-5.

The Central ladies won their 2nd consecutive team championship with 61 points. Jackson was 2nd with 36 and Kelly Walsh 3rd with 35.

For the boys, Laramie Paulo Mellizo and Cheyenne East's Colin Crecelius weren't strangers by any means. They met in the #1 Singles final which was their 3rd meeting this season. Melizzo ended up winning all 3 matches with a 6-3, 4-6, and 6-2 victory for the state title on Saturday. Melizzo finished 2nd last season so this was the next logical step forward. Rylan Robertson of Campell County took the #2 Singles crown with a 6-4 and 6-1 win over Grayson Ingram from Natrona.

The Kelly Walsh duo of Gage Christensen and Miles Romer took home the 1st place trophy in #2 doubles with a 6-4, 3-6, and 6-4 win over Matthew Klaassen and Owen Black of Cheyenne Central. Sheridan's Jaeger Conrads and Tanner Hamrick won the #2 Double championship with a 6-1 and 6-3 victory over Jackson Moore and Carter Rogers of Thunder Basin. In the #3 Doubles spot, Cheyenne Central's Zeman Collins and Andrew Lance downed Sheridan's Matt Brown and Drew Miller for the title.

Cheyenne Central won the boy's team title with 41 points and that was their 1st state championship since 2018. Sheridan placed 2nd with 26 points and Cheyenne East was 3rd with 25.

We have a big batch of photos from Saturday's session at Campbell County High School to share with you. They can be found in our gallery below. Enjoy!

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