Hinsdale Central Girls' Tennis Team Clinches State Title for Second Consecutive Year

Submitted by Hinsdale Township High School District 86.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 today proudly announced that the Hinsdale Central High School Girls’ Tennis Team won its second consecutive title at the IHSA State Championship this past weekend. The team captured the title on the second day of the three-day tournament when the team took the lead with 44 points on Friday. Sophomore Bella Lorenzini was the runner up in the singles competition for the second year in a row. Junior Sophia Haleas achieved her best State performance, placing 9th overall.

The doubles teams placed second and third. Erika Oku and Stephanie Dolehide lost a close match to take second place. Rugile Valiunaite and Sandra Keta won their final match, placing third. Last year the doubles teams placed 5th and 7th at the State final.

“This championship marks the 15th State title for the program, making us the most successful girls’ tennis program in Illinois,” said Coach Robin Kramer. “The performance of the team this year exceeded the performance from 2013. They wanted to break the all-time point record of 50. They ended up falling just shy of the record with a team total of 49 points.”

The 50-point record is held by the Hinsdale Central 2006 State Championship team.

Coach Kramer continued, “We are very proud of our history and tradition. Every time we win a State title we create a shirt with the total number titles on the back. Now we will have the fun task of creating a new one, so look for some Hinsdale State Championship shirts with #15 on the back coming soon.”

Highlights of the season included a perfect 8-0 in dual meets, capturing the West Suburban Conference Silver title for the 21styear in a row and winning the Mustang Invitational, Red Devil Invitational and the Lake Forest Invitational.

The Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team players are Bella Lorenzini, Sophia Haleas, Rugile Valiunaite, Sandra Keta, Erika Oku and Stephanie Dolehide.