Crossings Christian's Anna Murphy competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match Saturday. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Westmoore’s Jenna Noel advanced Saturday into the semifinals in Class 6A’s No. 1 singles, ensuring she will finish in the top five at the state tennis tournament for the fourth straight year.
Noel defeated Christina Do of Mustang, 6-0, 6-0, in the first round and then Claire Meursing of Edmond Santa Fe in the quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-3.
Also advancing to Tuesday’s Class 6A semifinals was the two-time defending No. 1 singles state champion, Andie Williams of Jenks. Noel and Williams are on opposite sides of the bracket and would meet in the finals if both win their semifinal matches.
Championship finals for all classes scheduled Tuesday
Because most of Friday’s scheduled matches at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center were rained out, no state championship finals were held Saturday in any of the classes.
Friday’s rain forced a long day of tennis on Saturday with some matches being played under the lights late into the night. The championship finals in all classes are scheduled on Tuesday as are all semifinals in Class 6A.
The girls’ championship finals are Tuesday and not Monday because a boys’ high school regional tournament is scheduled Monday at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.
Plus, a lot of the high school tennis coaches have duties with both the boys’ and girls’ teams.
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Gov. Stitt attends state tennis tournament
In what is believed the first time in the history of the state high school tennis tournament, the governor of Oklahoma was in attendance.
Gov. Kevin Stitt was at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center on Saturday to watch his daughter, Natalie, who was playing on the No. 1 doubles team for Tulsa Regent Prep.
Regent Prep’s No. 1 doubles team lost in the quarterfinals to Christian Heritage Academy’s No. 1 doubles duo of Olivia Curtis and Elise Wall.
<figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-b0bf8c93ea33f4aa55ae82a4939f17d9.jpg" alt="Photo - Jenna Noel with Westmoore girls tennis during The Oklahoman's Spring Sports Media Day in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman " title=" Jenna Noel with Westmoore girls tennis during The Oklahoman's Spring Sports Media Day in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman "><figcaption> Jenna Noel with Westmoore girls tennis during The Oklahoman's Spring Sports Media Day in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-064587e0f8999bf46b6cd90f6e351826.jpg" alt="Photo - Harding Charter Prep's Carolyn Eakers-Jarrett competes in a Class 4A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
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"><figcaption>Harding Charter Prep's Carolyn Eakers-Jarrett competes in a Class 4A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
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"><figcaption>Harding Charter Prep's Carolyn Eakers-Jarrett competes in a Class 4A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-fa2541101d987aec2de0929c8c58ef99.jpg" alt="Photo - Heritage Hall's Lily Plaster competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
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"><figcaption>Heritage Hall's Lily Plaster competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-1fef2f60441215398484dc8f846eff1e.jpg" alt="Photo - Crossings Christian's Anna Murphy competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
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"><figcaption>Crossings Christian's Anna Murphy competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-c189abcc4b00efd465f8f62fb6929db5.jpg" alt="Photo - Regent Prep's Beth Bayless competes in a Class 4A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
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"><figcaption>Regent Prep's Beth Bayless competes in a Class 4A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-48e4a746f3a3aa15a1118767cf94eaba.jpg" alt="Photo - Carl Albert's Maddie Biggers competes in a Class 5A girls No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Carl Albert's Maddie Biggers competes in a Class 5A girls No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Carl Albert's Maddie Biggers competes in a Class 5A girls No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-a7eec4384420f710969602fe7ea24da0.jpg" alt="Photo - Edmond North's Chloe Golightly competes in a Class 6A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Edmond North's Chloe Golightly competes in a Class 6A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Edmond North's Chloe Golightly competes in a Class 6A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-c9759153c406f0ebcf5c103bde8b0534.jpg" alt="Photo - Altus' Rose Martinez competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Altus' Rose Martinez competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Altus' Rose Martinez competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-e7b9f167b770ff0ecc2afd7c3da231bd.jpg" alt="Photo - Owasso's Libby Perkins competes in a Class 6A No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Owasso's Libby Perkins competes in a Class 6A No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Owasso's Libby Perkins competes in a Class 6A No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-349477b681e78f4d2011e5c6fe5a1d0e.jpg" alt="Photo - Claremore's Abbey Cox competes in a Class 5A girls No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Claremore's Abbey Cox competes in a Class 5A girls No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Claremore's Abbey Cox competes in a Class 5A girls No. 2 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-5bf7839ea804dd162aa735872f71ea1b.jpg" alt="Photo - Edison Prep's Emily Burk competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Edison Prep's Emily Burk competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Edison Prep's Emily Burk competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-827d0e8038f5f5d05077eb6b344ac79b.jpg" alt="Photo - Deer Creek's Addison Miller competes in a Class 6A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
" title="Deer Creek's Addison Miller competes in a Class 6A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
"><figcaption>Deer Creek's Addison Miller competes in a Class 6A No. 1 singles match during the girls state high school tennis tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 4, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-3f3d0b8b9993453c04cde67e74dd45b6.jpg" alt="Photo - Crossings Christian's Anna Murphy competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match Saturday. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman] " title=" Crossings Christian's Anna Murphy competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match Saturday. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman] "><figcaption> Crossings Christian's Anna Murphy competes in a Class 5A No. 1 singles match Saturday. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman] </figcaption></figure>
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Ed Godfrey was born in Muskogee and raised in Stigler. He has worked at The Oklahoman for 25 years. During that time, he has worked a myriad of beats for The Oklahoman including both the federal and county courthouse in Oklahoma City for more...
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