Three Lemont Girls’ Tennis Players Make IHSA State Finals Debuts

LEMONT, IL — Lemont High School seniors Danielle Fischer and Grace Murray and freshman Sophia Mietus all made their debuts at the 2026 IHSA Class 1A Girls’ Tennis State Finals, which were contested from Oct. 22-24, the District shared in a news release.

Fischer and Murray reached the fourth consolation round in doubles, while Mietus did the same in singles play. Each entry won three of five state finals contests, the school said.

Mietus did not surrender a point to her foe from Geneseo in the opening round, but dropped a straight sets match to a seeded opponent from Lake Forest in the second round, the high school said. She earned straight sets wins over opponents from Jerseyville and Dixon in the second and third consolation rounds, respectively, before bowing out to another seeded opponent in the fourth consolation round against a foe from Carmel.

Fischer and Murray followed a similar path, knocking off a team from Carbondale in straight sets in the first round before losing a match to a seeded team from Lake Forest in the second round. They beat opponents from Flora and Herrin in straight sets in the second and third consolation rounds, respectively, before coming up short in the fourth consolation round against Geneseo.

Mietus’s performance matches the second-best effort for a Lemont girls’ tennis player in IHSA State Finals singles competition, the school said.

Mietus and the Fischer/Murray duo earned their state finals berths at the IHSA Hinsdale South Sectional, where Lemont placed second in the team standings, LHS said.

Mietus finished the season with a 22-7 record and was the champion in the No. 1 singles flight at the South Suburban Conference-Blue Division meet, while Fischer and Murray posted a 27-6 mark and were the conference champions at No. 1 doubles. They helped Urban’s team to the program’s 21st straight SSC Blue title, and its 22nd consecutive conference championship overall dating back to 2005, the school shared.

Seniors Meghan Bratkiv and Avery Devoy won the SSC’s No. 2 doubles flight, while seniors Bianca Kiel and Valerie Leibfritz captured the No. 3 doubles event, according to LHS.