Fenwick sophomore Lily Brecknock, in her first year of playing high school tennis, won the Class 1A state singles championship in helping lead the Friars to the Class 1A team title and the program's first state trophy. She is the Suburban Life girls tennis Player of the Year.

Hinsdale Central and Fenwick are in the hunt for team state titles, while York, Glenbard West and Timothy Christian had individuals advance to quarterfinal-round matches after the first day of action at the state tennis tournament across the northern suburbs.

Wheaton Warrenville South sophomore Brooke Ittersagen, who beat Batavia’s Dhruthi Daggubati 6-7 (8), 7-6 (8), 10-6 to win the No. 1 singles championship at the DuKane Conference meet, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Wheaton Warrenville South’s Brooke Ittersagen beat Batavia’s Dhruthi Daggubati in a marathon No. 1 singles championship match, while Batavia won its fourth consecutive team title at the DuKane Conference tennis meet on Saturday.

York edged Libertyville 4-3 in the final to win the Buffalo Grove Invite team tennis title behind an impressive win from sophomore and No. 1 singles standout Lizzie Isyanov and a pair of taut doubles triumphs.

St. Francis' doubles tennis team of Elen Ryson and Maddie Hoden, who went 5-0 this past week in dominant fashion, winning all five matches in straight sets, is the Suburban Life Athletes of the Week in an online vote. Here is their Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Led by doubles runners-up Sophia Kim and Katie Dollens, Hinsdale Central won its 19th state tennis championship on Saturday in Class 2A. Timothy Christian tied for third in Class 1A.

Crystina Lee won all three of her singles matches in a memorable state debut, helping lead Timothy Christian to second place in the Class 1A team race after Thursday's first day of the state tournament. York’s Lizzie Isyanov advanced to the Class 2A singles quarterfinals and Hinsdale Central advanced both its doubles teams to the quarterfinals and leads the Class 2A team race.

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Images from the first day of the IHSA girls state tennis tournament.