Monticello High School won both Class 4A boys tennis state titles this month, the Monticello School District said. Jacob Romero took the singles crown, and Parker Hill and Pierce Terry won the doubles title.
The Billies won the championship matches Oct. 13 at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, where the Arkansas Activities Association held the 4A tournament. The district said the two titles made the Monticello boys the overall Class 4A state champions. Monticello Live first shared the district’s announcement with Drew County readers.
Monticello’s state champions
- Singles: Jacob Romero, 4A boys singles state champion.
- Doubles: Parker Hill and Pierce Terry, 4A boys doubles state champions.
- All-State: Hill and Terry are on the 2026 Class 4A boys doubles All-State list, according to Arkansas Radio.
- Back-to-back: Romero also won a state title last fall. He and Luke Hairston took the 2025 Class 4A boys doubles crown, which iSEARK.com reported at the time.
Run at the state Overall tournament
All three Monticello players moved on to the state Overall tournament, which brings together top players from every class. It ran Oct. 19 and 20 at Burns Park in North Little Rock.
- Romero: Valley View’s Ben Hyneman beat him 6-3, 6-4 in the singles quarterfinals, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
- Hill and Terry: They beat Texarkana’s Will McCoy and Luke Holz 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the semifinals. Little Rock Central’s Ani Reddy and Calix Chen then won 6-1, 6-1.
- Overall champions: Bentonville West’s Bhanu Vemireddy and Preston Allison won the Overall boys doubles title. Pulaski Academy’s Michael Homsi won boys singles.
Hill and Terry also played golf for Monticello this fall. They were on the Billies team that finished second at the Class 4A state golf tournament in Harrison.
Sources
- Monticello School District: district live feed posts from Oct. 12, 13 and 20, 2026. The announcement was also posted on Monticello Live on Oct. 22.
- Arkansas Activities Association: 4A Tennis State Tournament page.
- Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Overall quarterfinal results, Oct. 20, and Overall semifinal and final results, Oct. 21, 2026.
- Arkansas Radio: 2026 Arkansas All-State tennis teams, Oct. 18, 2026.
