Westlake senior Russell Bader closed out his high school career in
style on Tuesday with a three set win over Tomas Stillman of Harlingen
South in the 5A tennis championship at the World of Tennis Complex at
Lakeway.
Bader dropped the first set 6-3 but came back to take
the 2nd set 6-3 and then won the title in a third set tiebreaker where
he did not lose a point.
Bader was making his third trip to
state, but first in singles. He lost in the doubles semifinals in 2008,
then in the finals of last years doubles tournament.
At the 4A
State golf tournament, both the Lake Travis girls and boys finished in
2nd place. The Cavalier girls finished seven shots behind Montgomery's A
team. Chelsea Bretcher and Kristen Miller paced Lake Travis, both
finishing 12 over par for the 36 hole event.
Del Valle's Elena
Warren finished 2nd in the individual at three over par and three shots
behind medalist Taylor Newlin from Frisco Wakeland.
The Lake
Travis boys finished in a tie for second with Montgomery, seven shots
behind Dallas Highland Park. Taylor Termeer led the Cavs by finishing
eight over par, good for a tie for 7th individually. Joe Beck III
finished in a tie for 12th at ten over park after firing a two over 74
on Tuesday.
