Flour Bluff tennis beats A&M Consolidated to advance to state championship match

Making their first appearance at the UIL Team Tennis State Tournament, Flour Bluff breezed to a 10-0 win against College Station A&M Consolidated in the state semifinals to secure a spot in the Class 5A state championship match.

The Hornets led 7-0 after doubles, which included three matches that went to tiebreaks, and needed just three wins in singles to clinch the win.

Kyle Barganski and Dylan Johnson win their matches in boys singles and Victoria Torres earned a win in girls singles to clinch the win.

The Hornets will face the winner of the Abilene Wylie and Frisco Centennial match in the state championship on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center at Baylor University.

Flour Bluff moved to 26-0 on the season and is now the second school to ever play for a state championship in team tennis, following Carroll in 2002.

Class 5A State Semifinals

Flour Bluff 10, A&M Consolidated 0

DOUBLES

Boys

Kyle Barganski/Hudson Morales, FB def. JJ Lynch/Gavin Willis, A&M-C 6-3, 3-6 (10-8)

Zachary Graham/Brayden McNabb, FB def. George White/Nate Trenary, A&M-C 6-3, 6-3

Brycen Morales/Mason Evans, FB def. Reed Schuessler/Caleb Risner, A&M-C 6-7(7-5), 6-3 (10-3)

Girls

Victoria Torres/Camille Neri, FB def. Sarah Hildebrandt/Kathryn Hamilton, A&M-C 6-0, 6-0

Katelyn Schoene/Alessandra Dalton, FB def. Sophia Wier/Lily Strickland, A&M-C 5-7, 6-4 (10-5)

Vivianna Delgado/Lola Fabela, FB def. Anna Gao/Gabby Mecham, A&M-C 7-5, 4-6 (10-5)

Mixed

Dylan Johnson/Natalie Candler, FB def. Matthew Johnson/Ruby White, A&M-C 7-5, 6-3

SINGLES

Boys

Kyle Barganski, FB def. George White, A&M-C 6-2, 6-1

Dylan Johnson, FB def. Matthew Johnson, A&M-C 6-1, 6-2

Girls

Victoria Torres, FB def. Sarah Hildebrandt, A&M-C 6-0, 6-2

This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Bluff tennis beats A&M Consolidated to advance to state championship