BLITZ Tennis Player of the Year – Chloe Smith

Posted on May 27, 2021 by blitzsportsga Leave a comment

For the second season in a row, and third time in 4 years, Chloe Smith earns BLITZ Player of the Year honors! This was her best season yet, as she polished off her career in style!

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

16-1 W-L Record
94% Win Percentage
52-8 Career Record

Smith was as dominant as ever as a senior, losing only once to log a 94% win percentage and a 16-1 overall record. She carried a 52-8 career W-L record.

VOTING RESULTS

Chloe Smith – 54.5 pts (9 1st-place votes)
Madison Rogers – 44 (3)
Bella Brock – 24 (1)
Kamden Cotton – 13
Evette Corwin – 10.5
Cady Geddings – 10

Smith was nearly anonymous as the 1st-place winner. Only Madison Rogers’ 3 1st-place votes prevented that.

Voting included our 13-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts. The voting is Heisman-style, with the following points system:
1st place votes: 5 pts; 2nd: 3 pts; 3rd: 2 pts; 4th: 1 pts; 5th-6th: 0.5 pts

HISTORY OF TENNIS POY

2021 – Chloe Smith – Banks County SR #1 Singles
2020 – Chloe Smith – Banks County JR #1 Singles
2019 – Ginevra Gradassi – Jefferson SR #1 Singles
2018 – Chloe Smith – Banks County FR #1 Singles
2017 – Hallie Reeves – Rabun County SR #1 Singles
2016 – Savanna Scott – Rabun County JR #2 Singles
2015 – Savanna Scott – Rabun County SO #2 Singles
2014 – Brittany Stewart – Lumpkin County SR #1 Singles
2013 – Brittany Stewart – Lumpkin County JR #1 Singles
2012 – Kayla Olin/Eryn Cochran – Towns County JR/SO #1 Doubles
2011 – Ginny Rhoades – Towns County SR #2 Singles
2010 – Abby Brown/Claire Stovall – Habersham Central SR #1 Doubles

Maybe we should just name the award after Smith. She is the first player ever to win the award 3 times. She won it back-to-back as a junior and senior and won as a freshman as well.

WHO WILL WIN IT NEXT YEAR?

With Smith moving on, the field opens up a bit. Of the finalists from this year’s pool, Evette Corwin (Tallulah), Kamden Cotton (Commerce), and Cady Geddings (Lumpkin) will all be back as seniors. Those 3 are obvious front-runners at this point in time.