Brookfield Schools Earn Titles at State Girls Team Tennis Tournament
Posted: 10/24/2026
MADISON, Wis. – Brookfield East won its third straight Division 1 championship, and Brookfield Academy captured the Division 2 title at the 2026 State Girls Team Tennis Tournament at Nielsen Tennis Center Saturday.
The top-seeded Spartans (24-2) rolled to a 6-1 victory over second-seeded Neenah (22-2) in the Division 1 championship match.
Brookfield East swept all four singles matches. Natalia Martinez won her #1 singles flight match after she won the State individual title last week. Lily Sun won at the #2 position with Shriya Pusunuru and Cici Schuenke winning their singles matches at the #3 and #4 flights, respectively. The tandems of Evelyn Schuenke and Dylan Szesternik, and Adi Sangowdar and Teghan Schutta contributed to the victory by winning their matches at #2 and #3 doubles, respectively.
Rebekah Thomas and Sydney Michalkiewicz accounted for the Rockets lone victory in the match by winning at the #1 doubles flight.
The Spartans’ three consecutive titles account for the program’s overall number of titles won. It was their 11th State Tournament appearance.
Brookfield East defeated Brookfield Central 7-0 in the quarterfinals Friday and swept Bay Port 7-0 in the semifinals earlier Saturday to advance to the final. The Rockets defeated Elkhorn 5-2 in the quarterfinals. They beat Middleton by the same score in the semifinals to advance to the title match and finish runner-up in their 23rd State appearance.
In Division 2, Brookfield Academy (16-7), the #1 seed in the bracket, recorded a 5-2 win over third-seeded Edgewood (15-5) in the title match. The Blue Knights won their second title in the last three seasons.
Brookfield Academy won three of the four singles matches and two doubles matches to secure the victory. Kylie Matz earned the victory at #1 singles after capturing the singles title last week at the individual championships. Ritisha Mathur was victorious at the #2 singles flight, and Riya Patel contributed with a win at #4 singles.
Rachel York and Monica Zaleski earned a win at the #1 doubles position. Lila Mason and Lucy Allen were winners of their match at #2 doubles for the Blue Knights.
The Crusaders earned their two victories with Sanjana Singh at #3 singles and the tandem of Emery Bayerlein and Kavya Gandhi at #3 doubles.
In their second State Tournament appearance, Brookfield Academy advanced to the championship match with a 7-0 sweep of Pacelli in the semifinal. Edgewood upset second-seeded St. Mary Catholic 5-2 in the semifinals to earn its berth in the championship match.
