Ballantyne Ridge’s Juliana Castellanos Trujillo captured the 7A singles state championship for the second consecutive season, while Myers Park’s Lila Cheatwood finished as the 8A singles runner-up to lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at the 2026 N.C. High School Athletic Association individual girls tennis state championships.
Castellanos Trujillo dominated the 7A singles bracket, dropping just one game across three matches on her way to the state title.
The Ballantyne Ridge standout defeated Ayana Govind of Cuthbertson, 6-0, 6-1, in Saturday’s championship match at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center in Raleigh.
Castellanos Trujillo opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over New Hanover’s Virginia Breeden in the quarterfinals. She followed with another 6-0, 6-0 win over Holly Springs’ Kayla Galik in the semifinals to secure her spot in the championship.
Her victory highlighted a strong weekend for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which had two athletes reach state championship matches in the 7A and 8A classifications.
Myers Park’s Cheatwood reaches 8A championship
After winning the 8A doubles championship last fall, Myers Park’s Lila Cheatwood advanced to the singles championship match before falling to Hoggard’s Braelyn Smith Roberson, 6-3, 6-3.
Cheatwood earned her spot in the final with a pair of convincing victories during Friday’s opening rounds.
She defeated Hoggard’s Kenzie Le, 6-1, 6-0, in the quarterfinals before posting a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Apex Friendship’s Caralyn Izon in the semifinals.
Cheatwood’s championship appearance gave Myers Park a state runner-up finish in the state’s highest classification.
Myers Park also had a second singles qualifier in the 8A tournament. Annelise Conrad reached the quarterfinals, where she fell to eventual state champion Smith Roberson, 6-0, 6-0.
Providence sends two doubles teams to state tournament
Providence was represented by two doubles teams in the 8A state tournament.
Natalya Wallace and Vivian Wu faced Millbrook’s Camryn Dysart and Carson Margulies, falling 6-1, 6-3. The Millbrook duo went on to finish as state runners-up after reaching the championship match.
Providence’s other doubles team, Kahmini Krishnan and Sage Adams, faced Hoggard’s Zannah Ann Roberson and Audrey Sica in the quarterfinals.
Krishnan and Adams fell 6-1, 6-0 to the Hoggard duo, which went on to win the 8A doubles state championship.
8A Singles
Quarterfinals
Lila Cheatwood (Myers Park) def. Kenzie Le (Hoggard) 6-1, 6-0
Caralyn Izon (Apex Friendship) def. Layne Bourn (Jordan) 6-0, 6-1
Leah Dickson (Green Level) def. Lucy Euler (Jordan) 7-5, 6-4
Braelyn Smith Roberson (Hoggard) def. Annelise Conrad (Myers Park) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals
Lila Cheatwood (Myers Park) def. Caralyn Izod (Apex Friendship) 6-1, 6-2
Braelyn Smith Roberson (Hoggard) def. Leah Dickson (Green Level) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Championship
Braelyn Smith Roberson (Hoggard) def. Lila Cheatwood (Myers Park) 6-3, 6-3
8A Doubles
Quarterfinals
Camryn Dysart/Carson Margulies (Millbrook) def. Natalya Wallace/Vivian Wu (Providence) 6-1, 6-3
Alexis Engelson/Maren Hauge (Leesville Road) def. Larkin Kindem/Maya Manikumar (Jordan) 6-1, 6-0
Samantha Barnes/Elizabeth Shvetsova (Panther Creek) def. Priya Rao/Valeria Paredes-Whalen (Northwest Guilford) 6-2, 6-4
Zannah Ann Roberson/Audrey Sica (Hoggard) def. Kahmini Krishnan/Sage Adams (Providence) 6-1, 6-0
Semifinals
Camryn Dysart/Carson Margulies (Millbrook) def. Alexis Engelson/Maren Hauge (Leesville Road) 6-0, 6-3
Zannah Ann Roberson/Audrey Sica (Hoggard) def. Samantha Barnes/Elizabeth Shvetsova (Panther Creek) 6-1, 6-2
Championship
Zannah Ann Roberson/Audrey Sica (Hoggard) def. Camryn Dysart/Carson Margulies (Millbrook) 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2)
7A Singles
Quarterfinals
Juliana Castellanos Trujillo (Ballantyne Ridge) def. Virginia Breeden (New Hanover) 6-0, 6-0
Kayla Galik (Holly Springs) def. Ashley Cui (Chapel Hill) 6-3, 6-3
Erica Cui (Chapel Hill) def. Jenna Navarro (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-4, 6-2
Ayana Govind (Cuthbertson) def. Moyet LaVigne (New Bern) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals
Juliana Castellanos Trujillo (Ballantyne Ridge) def. Kayla Galik (Holly Springs) 6-0, 6-0
Ayana Govind (Cuthbertson) def. Erica Cui (Chapel Hill) 6-0, 6-0
Championship
Juliana Castellanos Trujillo (Ballantyne Ridge) def. Ayana Govind (Cuthbertson) 6-0, 6-1
7A Doubles
Quarterfinals
Evie Kayes/Marianna Cuebas (Weddington) def. Elayna Fortun/Lila Brown (New Hanover) 6-4, 6-0
Kylie Ryan/Nicole Ryan (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Ashby Gansman/Addison Powell (Page) 6-3, 6-1
Isabelle Lu/Coco Rahm (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Eva Wilkerson/Kamryn Graves (Page) 6-3, 6-2
Elizabeth Sifly/Emma Miller Buchanan (New Hanover) def. Eleri Pratiknjo/Riona Ray (Marvin Ridge) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
Semifinals
Kylie Ryan/Nicole Ryan (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Evie Kayes/Marianna Cuebas (Weddington) 6-3, 6-0
Isabelle Lu/Coco Rahm (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Elizabeth Sifly/Emma Miller Buchanan (New Hanover) 6-3, 6-3
Championship
Isabelle Lu/Coco Rahm (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Kylie Ryan/Nicole Ryan (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-1, 6-1
