High School Tennis Rankings Texas

Chrissie Nolan
Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois

"Athletes like Chrissie Nolan are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today, " NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. "She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best tennis players in the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring her." Nolan was unbeaten as a senior, winning her third consecutive state singles title with a perfect 30-0 season record. She became the third girl to win three state singles, and the first since 1978. Nolan, whose career singles record was 106-3, led Glenbrook North to a sixth-place state finish.

2001

Brittany Dietz
Osborne High School, Osborne, Kansas

"Athletes like Brittany Dietz are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today, " NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. "She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best tennis players not only in the state of Kansas, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring her." Dietz is the only female player in the nation to win a fourth state singles title this year, winning the Class 3A-2A-A title last fall and completing two consecutive unbeaten seasons. She also earned National High School All-America honors in the NHSCA National Sports Festival the past two years, in 1999 at Jekyll Island, Ga. and in 2000 at Orlando, Florida.

2002

Rankin Williams
Needham Broughton High School, Raleigh, North Carolina

"Athletes like Rankin Williams are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today, " NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. "She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best tennis players not only in the state of North Carolina, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring her." Coached by Steve Spivey, the NHSCA National High School Girls Tennis of the Year in 2000, Williams became one of the most dominating players in state history. She was undefeated in 94 singles matches during her career, helping lead Broughton High to four consecutive Class 4A dual state titles. After winning Class 4A state singles titles as a sophomore and junior, Williams elected to pass up a bid for a third singles title in favor of teaming with her sister, Hampton, a freshman, to play in the state doubles tournament (North Carolina does not permit players to play both singles and doubles in the individual state tournament series). The sisters went on to win the doubles title.