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Tennis Team Beats Top Mississippi Team
The St. Joseph’s Academy tennis season came home with a hard-fought 6-4 victory over Madison Central, the top-ranked team in Mississippi. The second match of the 2025 season was played on February 4 in Independence.
SJA is the four-time defending state champion.
Recording wins in singles play were Ella Mancuso (6-2, 4-6, 1-0 [14-12]), Cameron Raines (6-3, 6-3) and Harper Brown Rachleff (6-4, 6-2).
Logging victories in doubles competition were Ella Mancuso/Harper Brown Rachleff (8-4); Adeline Hedges/Ryland Stafford (8-3); and Lucy Jimenez/Kate McCann (8-2).
Next up is an away match versus Mount Carmel Academy on February 13 beginning at 4 p.m. in New Orleans.
Mindy Brodhead Averitt
Communications Director