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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From Mason SID Dan Hilen:

Photo compliments of Mason SID Dan Hilen

[Wooster, OH, Saturday, October 19, 2024] — The Mason Comets tennis team once again asserted their dominance on Saturday, claiming the team title at the OTCA Tournament at the College of Wooster. Following individual triumphs in singles and doubles the day before — with Addison Cassidy securing the singles championship and the duo of Emma Wagner and Pratyusha Chaudhuri winning the doubles title — the Comets rounded off the weekend with a team victory at the 2024 OTCA Championships.  

For the #1 ranked Comets, this is the program's 8th consecutive OTCA Team Title dating back to the 2017 season.  Only Upper Arlington has won more Division 1 state team titles with 11 overall dating back to the tourneys beginning in 1978. 

Mason advanced to the finals after defeating Toledo Anthony Wayne 3-0 in the semifinals under perfect weather conditions. The OTCA format sees matches stopped once a team has won three individual matches.

Key contributors in the semifinal win over the Generals included Emma Wagner, who swept her #3 singles opponent 6-0, 6-1. In the #1 doubles match, Adriana Moreno and Bhavana Singidi rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory, while Ana Gotike and Saanvi Reddy won comfortably at #2 doubles with a 6-2, 6-0 score. Addison Cassidy led 6-0, 5-1 at #1 singles, and Pratyusha Chaudhuri was ahead 6-0, 3-2 at #2 singles when the match was called.

In a rematch of last year’s state championship, Mason once again blanked Upper Arlington 3-0 to claim the title. Pratyusha Chaudhuri continued her stellar performance, dominating her opponent 6-0, 6-0 at #2 singles. The second point came from Moreno and Singidi, who powered their way to a 6-1, 6-1 win at #2 doubles.

The decisive point came at #1 doubles, where Emma Wagner teamed up with Saanvi Reddy to secure a 6-0, 6-1 victory, sealing the title for Mason. Addison Cassidy was leading 6-2, 3-0 at #1 singles, and Ana Gotike was ahead 6-1, 4-0 at #3 singles when the match was called.

"Everyone was playing at their highest level this weekend," commented Coach Mike Reid. "Pratyusha, in particular, was phenomenal at 2nd singles in the final.  I think we lost 14 games total in both matches." 

With all seven players who competed in the tournament returning next season, the Comets are poised to continue their reign in Ohio high school tennis.

Butler County HOF Committe Press Release:

Established in 1982, The Butler County Sports Hall of Fame is the oldest and longest running county hall of fame in the State of Ohio.

Introducing the BCSHOF, Class of 2024, (11 new inductees).

Name, school, graduating year…

* Dennis Fleming, Edgewood HS, 1974

* Derrick Gates, Middletown HS, 1990

* Nick Hagglund, Lakota West HS, 2010

* Matt Hess, Ross HS, 1991

* Doug Hicks, Fairfield HS, 1975

* Dawnjene Long, Hamilton HS, 2004

* Craig Mills, Hamilton HS, 1982

* Adam Myers-White, Hamilton HS, 2005

* Don Perry, Hamilton HS, 1951

* Jimmy Ratliff, Middletown HS, 1990

* John Rossi Jr., Fenwick HS, 1980

The 2024 Butler County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Hamilton

* Tickets are available at the following location(s):

* Clark’s Sporting Goods in downtown Hamilton

* Middletown High School Athletic Department

* Fairfield High School Athletic Department

* Edgewood High School Athletic Department

* Ross High School Athletic Department

*** Tickets are $35.00 each, cash or check only, no credit cards accepted.

Tickets are on sale until November 17, 2024. No tickets will be sold at the door the day of the event.

We anticipate a large crowd, last year (2023) was the biggest crowd in the history of the event…. Get your tickets early for this year!

In the Southwest District Cross Country Championships held at Voice of America Park, Greater Miami Conference teams acquitted themselves extremely well, with Mason and Lakota West capturing both girls' race championships and the Mason boys finishing second in Boys Race B. Additional qualifying teams were the Lakota East boys in Race B (4th place), Sycamore girls in Race A (3rd place), the Oak Hills Highlanders in Girls Race B (4th place), and the Lakota East girls in Race B (5th place).

In total, with two district championships and one runnerup, the GMC qualified 5 girls teams and 2 boys teams to the OHSAA Regional Meet this coming weekend in Troy.  

For OHSAA Regional Meet Info:  OHSAA Regional Cross Country Information - Troy

The top 5 boys and girls teams in each race qualify for the OHSAA Regoional meet in Troy, Ohio on Saturday, October 26th.  (See the link provided below for event details). 

Boys Race A        Boys SW District Race A Team and Individual Results

Boys Race B        Boys SW District Race B Team and Individual Results

Boys Race A        Boys SW District Race A at Cedarville (Middletown Middies)

Girls Race A        Girls SW District Race A Team and Individual Results     

Girls Race B        Girls SW District Race B Team and Individual Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM MASON SID DAN HILEN:

(Photos compliments of Mason SID Dan Hilen) 

Mason, OH – October 18, 2024 – The Mason Girls Tennis program celebrated a remarkable performance at the OHSAA State Tennis Championships, held at the College of Wooster on Thursday and Friday, bringing home both singles and doubles titles.

Addison Cassidy, a junior at Mason, captured the Division 1 State Singles Championship with a dominant performance, sweeping Olentangy Berlin sophomore Soiell Cordell in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1. Cassidy advanced through the tournament, winning all four of her matches without dropping a set, capping off an exceptional run.

Addison Cassidy - OHSAA Singles Champion

Meanwhile, Mason's dynamic doubles team of sophomore Emma Wagner and junior Pratyusha Chaudhuri successfully defended their title, winning the Division 1 Doubles Champi Pratyusha Chaudhuri successfully defended their title, winning the Division 1 Doubles Champion onship for the second consecutive year. Wagner and Chaudhuri claimed victory with an impressive 6-0, 6-3 triumph over Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin’s Elena Fleming and Ella Workinger in the final.

Pratyusha Chaudhuri (left) and Emma Wagner (right) - OHSAA Doubles Champions

All seven members of Mason's varsity girls’ tennis team qualified for the state tournament, competing in both singles and doubles events. Alongside Cassidy, juniors Ana Gotike and Saanvi Reddy also represented the Comets in the singles bracket, though they were unable to advance past the first round. In doubles action, the team of freshman Bhavana Singidi and junior Adriana Moreno won their opening match before falling in the second round to eventual state runners-up Fleming and Workinger.

Mason’s "Magnificent Seven" are all underclassmen, and the entire team is expected to return stronger for the 2025 season, continuing what has become a storied dynasty at the state level.

The Comets are now setting their sights on capturing their eighth consecutive Ohio Tennis Coaches Association (OTCA) Team Championship, which will take place on Saturday, October 19th, at the College of Wooster. Mason, the top-ranked team in the state all season long, will face Anthony Wayne High School in the semi-finals, with the championship match to be played later in the day.

Mason Head Coach Mike Reid, along with assistant Leighton Jones, has expertly guided the team through yet another successful season, with the Comets firmly establishing themselves as THE premier tennis program in Ohio.

Sycamore Athletic Department Press Release and Photo:

The third time was the charm for Eva Becerril.

Becerril, a Sycamore junior, finished tied for 20th in the OHSAA Division I state final as a freshman in 2022 before a 19th-place tie last year. Becerril shot a 68 on the second day of the 2024 tournament to finish alone at the top as the Division I state medalist.

Becerril, who won her second Greater Miami Conference Athlete of the Year award earlier in the season, shot a 75 after the tournament's first day and was tied for eighth place, five strokes behind Olentangy's Meadow Tian.

Becerril dominated on day two, shooting a 68 to finish with a 143, winning the championship by three strokes. Her round was the only sub-70 round in the girls Division I tournament and one of only six across all of the OHSAA state finals this season.

Eva Becerill - Sycamore Aviator OHSAA State Golf Champion