The third time could be the charm for Lindale’s Emilio Rodriguez.
Rodriguez, appearing in his third state tennis tournament, will play for the state championship for the first time on Friday in San Antonio.
The Eagle netter won two matches on Thursday to advance to the Class 4A boys singles finals, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday at the Annemarie Tennis Center.
Rodriguez will face Malcolm Moore of Dallas Pinkston in the championship match. Rodriguez will attempt to become the first boys singles champion from Lindale.
The Lindale senior won his quarterfinals match over Armando Moreno of Burkburnett, 6-2, 6-2. He followed with his semifinal victory, a Owen Labay of Boerne, 6-3, 6-0.
The Tyler Legacy girls doubles team of Audrey Deatherage-Sophie Miller advanced to the state semifinals and finished one win short of plays for a 6A title.
Deatherage and Miller finish with a record of 49-4 this year and 71-6 over the past two years.
The Lady Raiders won their quarterfinals match over Ana Sanchez and Renee Lee of Houston Stratford, 6-0, 6-0 on Thursday at the Annemarie Tennis Center in the Alamo City.
Deatherage and Miller, the Class 6A Region II champions, then faced the team of Anwi Duduka and Dana Kardonik of Round Rock Westwood.
The Lady Warriors team won 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the championship match.
Deatherage and Miller were seeking to join the Tyler Lee girls doubles teams of Janet Kniffen-Lelia Wallender (1978) and Julie Scott-Lissa Kimmel (1991) as state girls champions.
Two years ago, Deatherage appeared at state as a singles player.
The Lindale boys doubles team of Hayden Harry and Kalvin Dryman won their 4A quarterfinals match over Abram Botello and Michael Moreau of Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The Eagle duo lost a tough three-setter (4-6, 6-4, 7-5) to Daxon Betzen and Bryson Shelton of Canyon Randall in the semifinals.
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Annemarie Tennis Center, San Antonio
Girls Doubles
Quarterfinals — Audrey Deatherage-Sophie Miller, Tyler Legacy, def. Ana Sanchez-Renee Lee, Houston Stratford, 6-0, 6-0.
Semifinals — Anwi Duduka-Dana Kardonik, Round Rock Westwood, def. Deatherage-Miller, 6-4, 7-5.
Class 4A
Annemarie Tennis Center, San Antonio
Boys Singles
Quarterfinals — Emilio Rodriguez, Lindale, def. Armando Moreno, Burkburnett, 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals — Rodriguez def. Owen Labay, Boerne, 6-3, 6-0.
Championship — Rodriguez vs. Malcolm Moore, Dallas Pinkston, 9 a.m. Friday.
Boys Doubles
Quarterfinals — Hayden Harry-Kalvin Dryman, Lindale, def. Abram Botello-Michael Moreau, Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Carson Lajone-Charleston Sanders, Wills Point, def. Ben Rowe-Nick Bube, Boerne, 6-4, 7-5; Caden co*ker-Owen Ruiz, Burkburnett, def. Westyn Hassell-Danny Ramirez, Jacksonville, 6-3, 6-1.
Semifinals — Daxon Betzen-Bryson Shelton, Canyon Randall, def. Harry-Dryman, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3; co*ker-Ruiz def. Lajone-Sanders, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Girls Singles
Quarterfinals — Amanni Karera, Stafford, def. Breanna Taylor, Lindale, 6-4, 6-3; Aracely Salinas, Corpus Christi West Oso, def. Laney Sanders, Kaufman, 6-2, 6-2; Ella Dudley, Hereford, def. Jalen Postell, Center, 6-2, 6-4.
Girls Doubles
Quarterfinals — Brylee Jesko-Brooke Febstock, Canyon, def. Jyllian Phillips-Molly Sewell, Wills Point, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5; Kynlee Craddock-Gabriella DiShong, Canyon Randall, def. Brynlee Garcia-Madeline Medcalf, Van, 6-2, 6-0; Kennedy Carson-Kate Carson, Wimberley, def. Reese co*ckrell-Sayre Hall, Center, 6-2, 6-3.
Mixed Doubles
Quarterfinals — Lynleigh Henderson-Andy Tye, Texarkana Pleasant Grove, def. Rebecca Krenek-Michael Coggins, Spring Hill, 6-2, 6-4.
Semifinals — Macy Betzen-Brandon Ysaguirre, Hereford, def. Henderson-Tye, 6-2, 6-0.
Class 3A
Blossom Tennis Center, San Antonio
Boys Singles
Quarterfinals — Braden Buchanan, Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, def. Gabriel Martinez, Yoakum, 6-4, 6-3; Joseph Melone, Wall, def. Jaron Page, Nacogdoches Central Heights, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Boys Doubles
Quarterfinals — William Porchazka-Joseph Berger, Franklin, def. Kade Barley-Rhett Barley, Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, 6-3, 6-2.
Girls Singles
Quarterfinals — Katelynn Holtman, Wall, def. Fiona Rolland, White Oak, 6-0, 6-0; Gracie Caperton, Clyde, def. Madelyn Nichol, Lone Oak, 6-3, 6-4.
Girls Doubles
Quarterfinals — Sophia Castillo-Brianna Elizondo, Jourdanton, def. Melissa Castaneda-Elizabeth Mojica, Commerce, 6-3, 6-2; Trinity Hale-Gracie Cates, Edgewood, def. April Leopold-Olivia Etzler, Hallettsville, 6-1, 7-6 (8).
Mixed Doubles
Quarterfinals — Kymbree Hirt-Bryson Hirt, Wall, def. Anna Davis-Jackson Dillinger, Atlanta, 6-3, 6-2; Sariah Ellestad-Kelan Williams, Brock, def. Isaac Bailey-Ella Waldon, Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, 6-3, 6-2.
Class 2A
Blossom Tennis Center, San Antonio
Boys Singles
Quarterfinals — Brittan Nance, San Augustine, def. Layton McAdams, Seymour, 6-2, 7-5.
Boys Doubles
Quarterfinals — Keltan Jordan-Cade Dudney, Mason, def. Cooper Johnson-Mason Powell, Gary, 6-1, 6-0.
Girls Doubles
Quarterfinals — Chapman-Trail, Albany, def. Aubrey Kennedy-Makayla Woodfin, Gary, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-0).
Mixed Doubles
Quarterfinals — Jack Gillespie-Lucy Rochat, Mason, def. Fuller-Kelley, Bogata Rivercrest, 6-1, 6-0; Colton Kuykendall-Ashley Lopez, Big Lake Reagan County, def. Estefania Rivera-Colton Beasley, Garrison, 6-2, 6-0.
Class 1A
Blossom Tennis Center, San Antonio
Girls Singles
Quarterfinals — Emily Scott, Veribest, def. Anna Hagler, Martinsville, 6-3, 6-1.
