Michelle Fleenor was one-half of the Girls Preparatory School doubles team that won an individual state championship last season. Baylor’s Samantha Caswell is a two-time defending Division II-AA state singles champion.
There’s a chance they could reverse roles this season.
Fleenor won the singles title at the East/Middle region tournament Saturday afternoon at Baylor, defeating Harpeth Hall’s Emma Alsup 6-3, 6-4. She teamed with Emma McCallie to win TSSAA doubles a year ago after falling to Caswell in the 2012 state singles final.
“I felt better than I have [been feeling] today. I didn’t play my best, but it was enough to win,” Fleenor said. “I still have to work on being more aggressive and swinging through my shots, but it was my goal coming into the year to switch to singles and see how far I could go.”
Caswell teamed with longtime doubles partner McCall Morgan to win the region doubles title over teammates Maggie Crumbliss and Drew Hawkins. Baylor’s Harper Caswell and Ashton Jenne advanced to the state singles tournament by virtue of third- and fifth-place finishes.