On April 20, four schools competed in the FHSAA 1A District 2 tournament at Four Oaks Park in Tallahassee, FL. Of the four teams competing, three schools were from Leon County including Florida High, Community Christian (CCS) and Maclay. Florida High beat CCS in the final to claim the district title and retain momentum heading into the offseason.
In the first round of the tournament, top-seeded Florida High faced off against fourth-seeded Maclay in what would be their third meeting of the season. The Seminoles last played Maclay during the last match of the regular season, where they swept the Marauders 5-0 without losing a set. Florida High repeated this result in the district tournament, winning all ten sets and advancing to the finals, where they matched up against CCS.
In the first round of the tournament, the second-seeded CCS matched up against third-seeded Franklin County in a tight matchup that came down to the wire. CCS ultimately beat Franklin County with a dual score of 3-2 to advance to the final match against Florida High.
This was the third matchup between Florida High and CCS this season as the Seminoles beat the Chargers 5-0 twice in the regular season. This match started off in a similar fashion as Florida High’s Sophie Ashworth and Tess Kyvik beat Lyla Barton and Aiyla Casperson at the fifth position in straight sets to put the first dual point on the board for the Seminoles.
The next two dual points belonged to the Seminoles as well, as Anna Schoen and Mackenzie Taber beat CCS’s Lyndsey Freeland and Sarah-Kate Liddell in straight sets at the fourth position, while Florida High’s Kennedy Mayernick and Davie Stringer beat Korben Steinmetz and Sydnie Burks in straight sets to win their third dual point to clinch the dual.
Although Florida High had already won the dual, the Seminoles continued to play the remaining matchups. At the second position, Addison Mayernick and Olivia Woods beating Violet McMillan and Kallie Mathison in straight sets claiming their fourth dual point. At the first position, CCS’s Avea Casperson and Sarah Bradley put up a fight against Florida High’s Linnea Whittington and Hunter Cook while being the first pair from CCS to force a third set against the Seminoles. CCS lost the first set but won the second with a score of 21-17 to force Florida High to their first third set match of the tournament. Although CCS fought hard, Whittington and Cook won the third set 15-9, claiming the final point of the dual, winning 5-0.
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