Knippa School’s McKenzie Speer and Madison Speer
Knippa School’s McKenzie Speer and Madison Speer finished second in the Class 1A girls’ state doubles high school tennis competition.
They lost to the defending state champion team of Utopia’s Meagan Cole and Kinsley Cox, 6-1 and 6-2, in the finals played at San Antonio’s Blossom Tennis Center on May 17.
The Speer sisters topped Kyler Dunn and Taylor Patrick of Saint Jo, 7-6 and 6-1, in the state quarterfinals.
They bested Melanie Rainey and Baylee Rainey of Mertzon Irion County, 6-2 and 6-3, in the state semi-final match.
In the other semi-final match, Cole and Cox were 6-3 and 6-1 winners over B.K. Behrens and Kenzie White of Gail Borden County.
Last week, the Speer sisters were headed to Abilene to compete in the Texas State High School Rodeo Association state finals, set June 6-15. McKenzie was set to compete in barrel racing and Madison was to vie in breakaway roping. Earlier this year, Madison won the breakaway roping title at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo youth rodeo.
This fall, McKenzie will be entering her senior year and Madison will begin her junior year.
They are the daughters of Beth and Justin Speer and the granddaughters of Jan and Bob Zaiglin and Melody and Jimmy Speer, all of Uvalde.
