Russell, Farrow serve up state tourney berths
Anderson County’s Stella Farrow and Reese Russell will represent the Mavericks at the TSSAA state tennis championships Thursday at the Champions Club in Chattanooga. Both players qualified after winning district and region singles titles. (photo:Submitted )
Mavericks senior Reese Russell won both district and region championships en route to making his second consecutive trip to the state tournament. He is Anderson County’s No. 1 singles player.
Lady Mavericks junior Stella Farrow will also make the trip to Chattanooga after winning district and region titles.
She holds the No. 1 spot on Anderson County’s singles ladder.
Russell and Farrow will open play at the state championships Thursday.
Farrow will play Murfreesboro Central’s CiCi Schletz at 9 a.m. Russell will take on Huntingdon County’s Shawn Simpson at 10 a.m.
The state semifinals also will be held Thursday.
The championship matches will be played Friday.
“I think they can both go all the way,” Anderson County Coach Robert Byers said.
