Paced by Shane Delaney and Clare Lopatka’s successful defense of their doubles championship, Benet's tennis team won the Class 1A state title on Saturday. Meanwhile Jessica Kovalcik of Plainfield North beat York’s Lizzie Isyanov to repeat as Class 2A singles champion.

Glenbard West senior and William & Mary-bound Mira Kernagis struck her way to a program-best feat on Saturday, finishing third in the 2A singles draw.

Freshman Riley Lepsi won the singles title to help Wheaton Warrenville South to the Class 2A Downers Grove South Sectional title on Saturday.

Led by freshman phenom Riley Lepsi, Wheaton Warrenville South won the DuKane Conference tennis title in a narrow win over Wheaton North in a jam-packed meet that finished on Saturday.

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.