The highlight of NELA Tennis each February is the Bolton Cup, named for Charlotte Bolton, matriarch of Monroe’s first family of tennis. The 2025 installment featured 153 competitors from 17 high schools throughout the region.
Continuing what is now an eight year winning streak, Neville took first place, followed in order by St. Frederick, West Monroe, Ruston and Oak Grove.
Bolton Cup Champions NevilleRunner-Up St. FrederickThird Place West MonroeFourth Place RustonFifth Place Oak GroveBoys Singles Champion Mitchell Spence of NevilleGirls Singles Champion Parras Odudu of St. FrederickBoys Doubles Champion Will Cruse and Benton Anzalone of Neville
Girls Doubles Champion Coach Emilee Pate, Lillian Fendley, GiGi Daughtry, Coach David Poe of Ruston
Charlotte Bolton
Ann Bolton McIntyre, Lee Ainsworth, Padg Bolton, Carolyn Cascio Bolton
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