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Beckham girls’ tennis team wins first state title in school history

LHBS Team Lucy Beckham High School has been open for less than two months, but the brand new school already has a South Carolina High School League state championship. The Bengals’ girls’ tennis captured the AAAA title with a 5-1 victory over Greenville in the state finals this past weekend at the Florence Tennis Center.

Two days later, Piper Charney (17-1 season record) added to the LBHS tennis program’s impressive start by winning the SCHSL AAAAA-AAAA individual state title; teammate Ella DeFord finished third in the individual bracket.

Before winning it all, the Bengals rolled to Region 7-AAAA and Lower State titles. They finished the season with a 21-1 record.

Team Roster

The team roster is listed at the bottom of the article and should read:
1 . Piper Charney
2. Ella DeFord
3. Perrin Rogers
4. Annie Wilbourne 
5. Kaia Reiter
6. Lila Small
7. Kayla Fergus
8. Blythe Myers
9. Kate Daniel
10. Mackie Black
11. Lilliana Iacofano 
12. Kaia Hamill
13. Abby Jones
14. Ellie Gitter

For more information contact Scott McInnes at (843) 953-2900.