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With her performances in the Division I regional and state tournaments, Byrd’s Bella Young has been named Outstanding Player on the 2022 SBJ All-Metro Girls’ Tennis Team.

Young, the regional singles champion, cruised through the first three rounds at state before falling in the semifinals to eventual runner-up Ella Mancuso of team champion St. Joseph’s Academy. Sisters (and two of the three “Young triplets”) Sydney and Morgan Young also made it to the state semifinals in doubles, which helped Byrd secure third place in the team competition.

“Bella is a true competitor in every sense of the word,” said Byrd coach Stevie Schmidt, Coach of the Year on the inaugural All-Metro team. “No matter the situation, she always can dig deep and raise her level of play.”

The All-Metro team, chosen with input from Shreveport-Bossier coaches, consists of six singles players and three doubles teams and is based on their performance in the regional and state competitions. The “Best of the Rest” is for those who were given strong consideration for the first team. All players are listed in alphabetical order according to their school.

2022 ALL-METRO GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM

Singles:

Raelee Craft (Sr.), Benton: Division II regional quarterfinalist

Bess Hubble (Sr.), Byrd: Division I regional quarterfinalist

Bella Young (Jr.), Byrd: Division I state semifinalist; regional champion

Thuy Chau (Sr.), Caddo Magnet: Division II regional semifinalist

Natalie Sin (Fr.), Caddo Magnet: Division II state quarterfinalist; regional runner-up

Faith Quarles (Sr.), Captain Shreve: Division I regional semifinalist

Doubles:

Sydney Young (Jr.)/Morgan Young (Jr.), Byrd: Division I state semifinalists; regional champions

Tuyen Chen (Sr.)/Neelie Lim (Sr.), Caddo Magnet: Division II regional semifinalists

Taylor Nash (Jr.)/Mary Elberson (So.), Loyola: Division III regional runners-up

Outstanding Player: Bella Young, Byrd

Coach of the Year: Stevie Schmidt, Byrd

BEST OF THE REST

Singles:

Addison Yarbrough (Fr.), Haughton: Division II regional quarterfinalist

Stella Marie Hobley-Depestre (Sr), Loyola: Division III regional quarterfinalist

Tristin Knox (Sr.), Loyola: Division III regional quarterfinalist

Doubles:

Katherine Ferrier (Sr.)/Baylor Thornton (Sr.), Captain Shreve: Division I regional quarterfinalists

Mallory Benton (So.)/Shelby Haley (So.), Haughton: Division II regional quarterfinalists

Addison Knox (Fr.)/Cassidy Kirk (Fr.), Loyola: Division III regional quarterfinalists

Julia Hancock (Jr.)/Katelyn Pavlick (Jr.), Loyola: Division III regional quarterfinalists

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