Briarcrest high school students and Lakeland residents, Alexis, Madison, and Peyton Sessions have qualified for the TSSAA State Tournament later this month. Alexis and Madison, seniors, placed third in the region in doubles, and Peyton, a freshman, placed third in the region in singles.
The Sessions sisters have been playing tennis for five years, and compete at the high school level and the USTA state and southern levels. Alexis is currently competing in the number one position, and Madison competed in the number one position last year. As a doubles team, Alexis and Madison qualified for the state tournament both their freshman and sophomore years. Last year, Peyton won the middle school Shelby League Tournament becoming the first Briarcrest student to capture that title. This year Peyton is currently undefeated at the number three singles position.
Following the TSSAA State Tournament, the sisters plan to continue their USTA tournaments in June with the Tennessee State Qualifying Tournament and the USTA Southern Tournament. Alexis and Madison will attend Mississippi State University this fall, and plan to walk-on the tennis team.