ALTON – Highland won the Alton High School Andy Simpson Doubles Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Alton High School, putting all four teams in the finals and earning three first-place medals to take the championship with 31 points.
The Bulldogs finished ahead of runner-up Alton, which had 27 points, and third-place Jacksonville, which had 25. Father McGivney and Quincy Notre Dame officially tied for fourth with 17 points, with Father McGivney awarded fourth place on criteria. Civic Memorial scored 8 points, Roxana had 7 and Rochester finished with 6.
“Congratulations to Highland,” Alton High Head Girls Tennis Coach Jesse Macias said. “You are not going to beat a team that gets to the finals in all four flights, especially when they win three. They played fantastic today and they earned the title. I felt like Jacksonville and us were right there with them, but in the last round they took care of business. Coach Plocher had them ready to go today.”
Alton’s Vail Schwaab and Maddy Henkhaus won the championship at No. 4 doubles. Alton also added a second team in the No. 4 flight.
“I am proud of our overall team effort today,” Macias said.
“Everyone had some time to shine today, but I loved seeing our seniors raise a trophy together at the end,” Macias said. “I want them to enjoy the time together this year and that was a great start.”
Alton is scheduled to host Jersey on Thursday before a trip to Chicago on Friday.
