MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – They came from different areas but shared a common goal.
And Wednesday afternoon at the Adams Tennis Complex, members of the Baylor School girls’ tennis team accomplished what they set out to do.
The Lady Red Raiders dominated Hutchison in the Division II-AA title match, defeating the Sting 4-0 for the program’s sixth consecutive state championship. That’s tied for the second-best streak of all time with Ravenwood, which won six straight from 2010 to 2015, and one behind Webb School of Knoxville’s current streak of seven in Division II-A.
Baylor finished this season 15-0 overall and was 97-11 in individual matches. The Lady Red Raiders have an overall record of 93-9 since the start of the 2010 season, with four Decoturf national championships to go with their state titles in that stretch.
“Every year we start fresh with the goal of winning state,” Baylor coach Dustin Kane said. “This year we felt going in we were sort of the heavy favorite, and that provided its own type of pressure. I think we felt that pressure. Doubles got tight, but we were able to pull it out, then able to regroup, refocus and come out strong in singles.”