The 2024 season is a wrap for boys and girls tennis. Here are the nominees for BLITZ Player of the Year. Coaches were asked to send a maximum of 3 lines for consideration. In total, the 2024 nominees list consists of 15 girls and 18 boys.
*Lumpkin & Stephens girls elected not to nominate anyone; Jefferson girls did not respond to multiple attempts for nominations*

What’s next? We will take the nominees and whittle them down to a select group of finalists. From there, a Fan Vote will be open to add a ‘Last Finalist’ to join that group. Then, our internal voting panel will vote Heisman-style for the winner.

GIRLS NOMINEES

Maggie Anglin – White County JR #1 Singles

STATS: 6-8

Aubrey Bolton – White County JR #2 Singles

STATS: 10-3; 3-0 in State Tournament

Maddie Bunch & Mattie Browning – White County JR #1 Doubles

STATS: 4-8

Ava Carnes & Charlotte Stafford – Tallulah Falls SO #1 Doubles

STATS: 14-1, 28-5 in Sets, 170-66 in Games

Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph – Tallulah Falls SO #1/2 Singles

STATS: 14-3, 28-5 in Sets, 182-49 in Games

Marlee Gaddis – Dawson County SR #1 Singles

STATS: 12-7

Kaley Geraghty & Mahayla Delong Jones – Dawson County SO/JR #1 Doubles

STATS: 12-6

Lucy Hood – Rabun County SR #2 Singles

STATS: 9-5; 135-110 in Games

Marie Jolie (MJ) Mayr – Dawson County JR #2 Singles

STATS: 15-4

Ariel Kelsick – Tallulah Falls SR #1/2 Singles

STATS: 15-1, 30-2 in Sets, 182-29 in Games

Caroline Marshall & Lucy Maney – Rabun County SO/JR #1 Doubles

STATS: 10-5; 168-128 in Games

Lily Sears – Commerce SO #1 Singles

STATS: 11-4

Abby Sego – Rabun County SR #1 Singles

STATS: 14-4; 162-70 in Games

Phoebe Warren – Habersham Central

STATS: N/A

Callie Whitlock – Banks County FR #2 Singles

STATS: 9-6

BOYS NOMINEES

Mason Brown & Jackson Brown – Commerce FR #2 Doubles

STATS: 12-0

Josh Burris – Habersham Central JR #2 Singles

STATS: 14-4, 5-1 in Region, 27 Sets Won, 193-52 in Games

TJ Cox – Tallulah Falls JR #2 Singles

STATS: 12-6, 24-12 in Sets, 168-88 in Games

Tanner Davis – Tallulah Falls JR #1 Singles

STATS: 14-4, 28-8 in Sets, 184-91 in Games

Robbie Fountain & Brady Darnell – Rabun County JR/SO #1 Doubles

STATS: 6-2 together, 82-44 in Games; Both 7-2 individually at singles (Fountain 95-23 in games/Darnell 81-39 in games)

Sam Hamilton – Habersham Central SR #2 Doubles

STATS: 16-2, 4-1 in Region, 30 Sets Won, 214-70 in Games

Jaron Jones – Stephens County SO #2 Singles

STATS: 10-9; HM All-Region

Grant Ledbetter – Dawson County SR #1 Singles

STATS: 13-6

Sam Ledford – Banks County SO #1 Singles

STATS: 9-7

Will & Jack McKinney – Lumpkin County SR/JR #1 Doubles

STATS: 20-4; 38-12 in Sets

Jacob Meissner – Jefferson JR #1/2 Singles

STATS: 12-5, 1st Team All-Region

Lleyton Phillips – Rabun County FR #1 Singles

STATS: 9-7; 139-103 in Games

Wyatt Pilgrim – White County JR #3 Singles

STATS: 3-7

Bricen Popko – Lumpkin County JR #3 Singles

STATS: 17-5; 33-13 in Sets

Lije Smith – Habersham Central JR #1 Singles

STATS: 19-2, Undefeated in Region, 36 Sets Won, 233-62 in Games

Rusty Spencer – Stephens County JR #1 Singles

STATS: 13-4; 1st Team All-Region

Axel Tillery – Lumpkin County JR #2 Singles

STATS: 19-6; 37-13 in Sets

Gavin Wilkinson & Clayton Jones – Stephens County SR/JR #1 Doubles

STATS: 12-3; 2nd Team All-Region