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The Barstow School – Missouri Class One State Championship

Congratulations to the tennis superstars from The Barstow School for recently taking home the Missouri Class One State Championship. In addition, Alena Frye and Maddy Tadros won the Missouri State Doubles Championship, putting Barstow Girls’ Tennis fourth in the record books for most individual titles by school. 

Also featured in the November 30th issue of The Independent 

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Lena Wencker, Amelia Smith, Emily Reed, Maddy Tadros, Alena Frye, Kathryn Lundgren, Emma Shapiro, and Melisa Capan
State Individual Doubles Champions
Maddy Tadros and Alena Frye on the podium after the Missouri State Doubles Championship.
state team (131)
Tom O’Brien, coach; Kathryn Lundgren, Amelia Smith, Emma Shapiro, Melisa Capan, Maddy Tadros, Alena Frye, Emily Reed, Kennedy Dockhorn, Sophie Shapiro, Lena Wencker, and Brian Michael, coach

 

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