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Dunwoody Wildcats Fall 3-0 in 6A Semifinals to Defending Champ Johns Creek
Dunwoody's Luca Ramondino makes a return during his No. 3 singles match. He was the only Wildcat to win a set in the semifinal loss to Johns Creek. (Photo [...]
Bobby Kitchin Rallies Wildcats Past Blessed Trinity in Class 6A Playoffs
Dunwoody's Bobby Kitchin chases down a shot during his 3-hour and 45-minute marathon match he won 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) to send the Wildcats to the Class 6A state [...]
Lady Vikings Knock Off Woodward to Advance to the Class 6A Elite 8
Lakeside's Nora Grady won thrilling 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-5 victory over Woodward's Shanthi Bernard at No. 3 singles to seal Lakeside's 3-2 playoff win over Woodward. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Three More DeKalb Tennis Squads Advance to the State Playoffs Elite Eight
Lakeside's Chase Rothberger makes a backhand return during first round playoff action. He and No. 2 doubles teammate Tommy Ellett won their Sweet 16 match 6-3, 6-2 over their [...]
Bulldogs Roll Past the Northgate Vikings into the Class 5A Boys’ Elite Eight
Chamblee's Jacob Dorland returns a backhand during his 6-1, 6-3 win over Northgate's Leyton Dunn at No. 1 singles to clinch a Sweet 16 playoff win for the Bulldogs [...]
Chamblee Lady Bulldogs Take Down Harris Co. 3-0 for Elite 8 Berth
Chamblee's Sami Yarbrough hits a backhand during her No. 1 doubles win with Olivia Klein in the Lady Bulldogs 3-0 win over Harris County to advance to the Class [...]
Six DeKalb County Tennis Teams Set for State Playoffs Sweet 16
Chamblee's Olivia Pharr moving up for a forehand against Greenbrier. Pharr and her doubles partner Sami Yarborough won the match and now team up as the Lady Bulldogs face [...]
Lady Vikings Sweep Lee County 3-0 in Class 6A State Tennis Playoffs
Lakeside's Johanna Goebel returns serve against Lee County's Ivey Taylor during her 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles. Lakeside won the match 3-0 to advance to the Class [...]
Bulldogs Run Ware County from the Class 5A Boys’ State Tennis Playoffs 3-0
Chamblee's Gunnar Hagen teamed up with William Hackney at No. 1 doubles to secure the opening point against Ware County with a 6-0, 6-0 win. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Chamblee Lady Bulldogs Defeat Greenbrier 4-1 to Advance to Tennis Sweet 16
Chamblee's Kei Henderson swings a forehand during her 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles to help the Lady Bulldogs to a 4-1 victory over Greenbrier. (Photo by Mark [...]
Vikings Shutout Thomas Co. Central in Class 6A State Tennis Playoffs
Lakeside's Andy Moelich stretches for a return in his singles match against Thomas County Central's CJ Covington. Moelich won 6-0, 6-0 in helping the Vikings to their 4-0. (Photo [...]
Seventeen DeKalb Tennis Teams Start State Playoff Runs this Week
Five of 17 DeKalb County state playoff tennis teams open first round action today (Monday). Nine play on Tuesday and three on Wednesday. Five of the seventeen DeKalb [...]
Southwest DeKalb Tennis Team Wins Off the Court with Community Service
Southwest DeKalb tennis teams making a difference in the community helped at the Atlanta Community Food Bank warehouse preparing care boxes for those in need. Southwest DeKalb hits [...]
Chamblee, Lakeside Fall in State Tennis Quarterfinals
Chamblee's Sophia Cheng lost a tough 7-5, 7-5 decision in the Lady Bulldogs Class 5A Girls' Elite 8 loss. (Photo by Mark Brock) The 2023 DeKalb County tennis [...]
Lady Bulldogs Move into Class 5A State Tennis Playoffs Elite 8
Chamblee's Ananya Zatar makes a return during play at No. 1 doubles. She and teammate Grace Seel sealed the Chamblee 3-0 win over Coffee in the second round of [...]
Chamblee Sweeps Northside of Columbus Out of Tennis State Playoffs
Chamblee's Isabelle Coursey lines up a shot in her No. 1 singles victory. (Photo by Mark Brock) Chamblee hosted Northside of Columbus in a Class 5A state playoffs [...]
Lady Bulldogs Drop Hard-Fought State-Title Match to Northview
The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs finished as the Class 5A state runners-up in a hard fought loss to Northview. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Northview Titans knocked off the [...]
Lady Bulldogs Return to Class 5A Tennis Championship Finals
The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs celebrate their Class 5A State Playoffs semifinal victory over Coffee. They play Northview in the state championship on Saturday, May 14. A 3-0 victory [...]
Dunwoody teams, Lakeside Boys Fall in State Tennis Quarterfinals
Dunwoody's doubles player Hannah Price (left) and singles player Bobby Kitchin played valiantly in Dunwoody's Class 7A quarterfinals losses. (Photo by Mark Brock) It was a tough day [...]
Lady Bulldogs Knock Off Midtown 4-1 to Reach 5A Semifinals
Chamblee's Isabelle Coursey was part of a sweep at singles against MIdtown winning her No. 1 singles match 6-1, 6-3. (Photo by Mark Brock) Before the 2020 Covid [...]
History
Boys’ History
Chamblee’s Rodrigo Laub
Henderson High won the first tennis title in 1978 by capturing the Class AAA boys’ state championship to put DeKalb County Schools in the forefront.
Lakeside followed two years later with the 1980 state title and quickly snatched the 1981 and 1982 championships as DeKalb County Schools started its powerful run in the 1980s. The Vikings streak was just part of 15 state titles won in boys tennis action in the decade of the 1980s.
Dunwoody won all four of its state championships in the run by capturing the 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1989 titles.
Chamblee provided DeKalb with its 17th boys’ state tennis title with a Class 5A win in 2019.
Boys State Champions (17)
- Dunwoody (4) – 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989
- Lakeside (4) – 1980, 1981, 1982, 2001
- Tucker (3) – 1988, 1989, 1990
- Chamblee (2) – 1998, 2019
- Henderson (2) – 1978, 1981
- Peachtree (1) – 1983
- Redan (1) – 1985
Girls’ History
Lakeside’s Whitney Malina
Dunwoody heads up the girls state title winners with a pair of state championships to its credit.
Dunwoody opened the first girls sanctioned state championships in 1980 with a victory. The Lady Wildcats repeated in 1981 and were joined by Druid Hills in the winners circle.
Lakeside won the fourth girls state title in 1984.
Chamblee became just the fourth team to win a state title and ended a 33-year drought for the DeKalb girls’ with the 2017 Class 5A championship. It was the Lady Bulldogs, who finished 25-0, first state title and DeKalb’s fifth overall.
The Lady Bulldogs repeated for a back-to-back run with their 2018 state title to tie Dunwoody with 2 state titles and with the back-to-back titles. Chamblee finished 22 in 2018 to extend its consecutive match win streak to 47 over the two seasons.
The 2019 Chamblee team completed a three-peat with a 23-1 record and a second consecutive state title win over Kell to become the first DeKalb girls’ team to win three state titles.
The Three-Time GHSA Class 5A Girls’ State Tennis Champions (2017, 2018, 2019) — Chamblee Lady Bulldogs (70-1 over three seasons)
Chamblee’s Olina Bilukha finished her career at 53-0 in singles and 15-0 in doubles (2015-2018). (Photo by Mark Brock)
Girls State Championships (7)
- Chamblee (3) – 2017, 2018, 2019
- Dunwoody (2) – 1980, 1981
- Druid Hills (1) – 1981
- Lakeside (1) – 1984