Franklin's Kayla Casey begins defense of her girls singles state championship when the UIL State Tennis Tournament opens Monday at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin.

Casey, who lost just two games in rolling to the Class 2A Region III title, opens state play at 10:15 a.m. Monday against Region IV runner-up Kelsey Schwind of Blanco. Casey won the 2A crown in 2009 by defeating San Saba's Taylor Hibler, who is in the field again.

Centerville sends two doubles teams to the 2A tournament.

Kelsey Lagrone teams with Hannah Word in girls doubles. Lagrone, who also qualified for this year's state track meet, was a state qualifier in mixed doubles last year with Michael Gwosdz.

Word and Lagrone, who earned a 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 victory in a playback against Jessica Fears and Many Belew of White Oak to qualify for the state tournament, face Skylar Zadow and Jacqui Nickell of Melissa in a quarterfinal match at 11:30 a.m.

Daniel Kendall and Garrett Ward represent Centerville in boys doubles. Their first serve against Florence's Nick Baker and Daniel Taylor is scheduled for 10:15 a.m.

Kendall and Ward won the Region III championship with a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Woodville's Cory Lynch and Eric Ryherd.

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BV represented in golf championships, too: Class 2A Region III golf champion Ross Arrington of Anderson-Shiro opens play Monday at the state tournament.

Arrington will compete as a medalist on the 6,749 yard, par-71 Roy Kizer Golf Course in Austin. He is scheduled to tee off at 9:55 a.m. in the opening round.

The 36-hole tournament concludes Tuesday.

Arrington shot back-to-back 77s at Bullard's Oak Hurst Golf Course, winning the regional title by 24 strokes.

Classes 5A and 3A begin play Thursday. Senior Casey Grice, who won the individual state championship as a sophomore, leads an experienced A&M Consolidated girls team. Grice was the 5A Region II champion this year, while the team was runner-up.

Every member of the Lady Tigers' squad has state tournament experience. Grice, Haley Green, Angelo No, Shikhi Cheruku and Lauren Ballenger will compete at the Jimmy Clay Golf Course.

Rockdale's boys team -- Lance Loewe, Waylon Boyd, Tyler Wright, Kirk Williams and Patrick David -- play in the 3A tournament, which begins Thursday at Kizer.