Middle School and Varsity Golf

MIDDLE SCHOOL & VARSITY GOLF

The TFS Middle School golf team experienced continued improvement throughout the 2021 season. In five season matches, the boys and girls dodged many rainouts to piece together a season filled with growth.

Coach Hannah Satterfield led a group of future varsity golfers, consisting of one sixth-grader, six seventh-graders and five eighth-graders. Five girls and seven boys completed the 2021 roster.

One of the final matches of the season was the 2021 JV Spring Swing Tournament at nearby Apple Mountain, where Ella Akers, Mallory Higgins and Madeline Martin (all eighthgraders) played alongside current varsity golfer, sophomore Hannah Lundy, to get invaluable experience for the next level.

Others who consistently led the MS program in 2021 included seventh-graders Tate Turpin and Hunter Bell. That duo were often the low scorers for TFS in matches. Seventh-grader Keira Webb and eight-graders Akers and Higgins often led the girls.

Pictured below is the last time Brinson and Maggie walked off the course as Tallulah Falls School students.

The trio of Brinson Hall, Maggie Jackson and Hannah Lundy were the final Tallulah Falls spring program left in action. It was truly the best for last, in terms of the finish at state. The girls competed at the GHSA 1A Private State Championship, closing with a State Runner-Up trophy. The second place spot is the best TFS has had in any sport in its history.

The success of the program dates back to 2016, when the girls won an area championship. 2021 marked the four out of five such achievement. The top-10 finish at state was the fifth consecutive, and third time in the top five. Overall, TFS girls golf has qualified for state each year since 2015 (excluding COVID-shortened 2020). 18-hole two-score team record of 146, which was achieved twice-once at the State Championships and prior at Apple Mountain.

Jackson’s 37.56 9-hole average and 75.12 18-hole average are also new program records, while Hall is right there with 38.81 and 77.62, respectively. Hall was five times during the season a low medalist, while Jackson took the top spot four times. The team won eight total tournaments this season. Both Jackson (Wofford) and Hall (Troy) are moving on to play golf in college at the D-I level. Lundy will be relied upon heavily as the program will feature many new faces in 2022 and beyond.

Seniors Hall and Jackson continued to break their own personal and school records throughout the season, while sophomore Lundy thrived down the stretch and continued to improve her game.

Jackson was the Area Champion for the second time (2018, 2021), while also finishing fourth at state (school record). Hall was eighth at state, making for the third time she’s finished in the top 10.

Among the many records that were set in 2021 include a new 9-hole record of 33 by Jackson in the Woodward Two-Day Tournament, the two-score team 9-hole record of 73 by Hall and Jackson at Apple Mountain, the 18-hole record of 68 by Jackson at the Woodward Two-Day Tournament and the 20 • ON CAMPUS MAGAZINE

VARSITY VARSITY TENNIS

The Lady Indians won six of their final seven matches prior to the first round of state at Holy Innocents. The 3-2 record in region play was good enough for a third-place finish in 8-A Private.

All told, the girls were 10-7 overall on the season. Maggie Peacock went 6-9 at No.1 singles, Gigi Welch went 11-6 at No.2, and Evette Corwin finished at 11-5. The doubles combo of Ashli Webb and Sophie Herrera went 9-7 overall at No.1, while No.2 doubles Cassidy Hayes and Annabelle Jackson were 10-3. Other players such as Ava Wehrstein, Susie Sun, Reese Wilson and Claire Bellamy contributed during the season with many wins as well.

“We would like to start off with a great big thank you for all the support that you have given to the varsity girls tennis team this season,” says coach Randy Morris. “It has been a time of excitement and hard work for our ladies. It will be tough to see Gigi leave the team as our only senior. She has been an inspiration and excellent captain. However, we return the rest of the team that has already asked to work this summer in preparation for a potential state repeat. This thing is contagious.”

Playing with a limited roster, the Indians were forced to forfeit many matches and ended up with a 1-11-1 overall record. The boys were led by No.1 singles player Josh Jackson, who finished 3-9 overall. Jerry Sang (1-4), Jason Sang (2-4) and Marc Crotta (0-1) also played singles. Yugi Xue and Crotta were 1-1 in doubles, while the Sang brothers were 0-1 together. Xue and David Hu combined for an 0-3 mark, while Jerry Sang and Xue were 1-0.

A few eighth-graders got experience by participating in exhibition matches that did not count toward true varsity competition. The future of the program reeled off about 10 exhibition victories.

It was a solid season for the Lady Indians tennis team, who made school history by posting a winning record, 10 total wins, and making the state tournament for the first time ever.

Front L-R Gigi Welch, Amy Ma, Evette Corwin, Cassidy Hayes, Sophie Herrera, Reese Wilson, Ashli Webb, Serenity Miracle, Susie Sun, Lilly Kate Farrar. Back L-R Coach Morris, Coach Davis, Claire Ann Bellamy, Annabelle Jackson, Ava Wehrstein, Josh Jackson, Jerry Sang, Jason Sang, Marc Crotta, Yugi Xue, Anna Akers, Maggie Peacock, Coach Roberts. Not Pictured: David Hu