BLITZ Tennis Player of the Year – Chloe Smith


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.


POY Framed Print (11×17) – Chloe Smith
POY Framed Print (11×17) – Chloe Smith
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