The 2023 campaign saw several local players have breakout seasons. Others were established already and built on that success. Here are the 2023 Boys Tennis Player of the Year Nominees. Coaches were permitted to nominate up to a max of 3 lines.

Next, BLITZ will carefully whittle down the nominee list into a finalist group to be up for Player of the Year. The public will then get to vote for a last finalist from a handful of select nominees who didn’t make our finalist cut.

NOTE: Stephens County & White County declined to nominate a player for 2023

Will Bicknell & Jack Lowry – Lumpkin County SR #1 Doubles

STATS: 9-2; 4-0 in state tournament

Josh Burris – Habersham Central SO #2 Singles

STATS: 11-4 (5-1 Region); 25 Sets Won; 173-77 Games W-L

Chase Cofield – Dawson County JR #2 & #1 Singles

STATS: 8-9

TJ Cox – Tallulah Falls SO #2 Singles

STATS: 15-0; 183-42 Games W-L; Ties school record for single-season wins; lost only 2 sets all year

Tanner Davis – Tallulah Falls SO #1 Singles

STATS: 15-0; 182-46 Games W-L; Ties school record for single-season wins; lost no sets all year

Ethan Duke – Jefferson SR #3 Singles

STATS: 10-4 (8-1 in region); 1st Team All-Region

Robbie Fountain – Rabun County FR #1 Singles

STATS: 8-7

Sam Hamilton & Bobby Ray Wallace – JR #2 Doubles

STATS: 10-4 (5-1 Region); 22 Sets Won; 160-94 Games W-L

Will Harden – Commerce SO #1 Singles

STATS: 12-4; 2-1 in region; 1-0 in state

Grant Ledbetter – Dawson County JR #1 & #2 Singles

STATS: 12-6

Sam Ledford – Banks County FR #1 Singles

STATS: 10-5; 130-102 Games W-L

Will & Jack McKinney – Lumpkin County JR/SO #2 Doubles

STATS: 11-1; 4-0 in state tournament

Jacob Meissner – Jefferson SO #2 Singles

STATS: 8-7 (6-3 in region)

Jonathan Orozco – Commerce SR #2 Singles

STATS: 14-2; 3-0 in region; 1-0 in state

Jake Owensby & Zach Carringer – Tallulah Falls SO #1 Doubles

STATS: 10-1

Bricen Popko – Lumpkin County SO #3 Singles

STATS: 13-4; 3-1 in state tournament

Lije Smith – Habersham Central SO #3 Singles

STATS: 16-0 (6-0 Region); 32 Sets Won; 193-59 Games W-L

Connor Woody & Ely Hutching – Dawson County JR #1 Doubles

STATS: 12-5

Nick Yath & Roman Smith – Jefferson SR #1 Doubles

STATS: 12-2 (8-1 Region); 2nd Team All-Region