This is Mike Duckworth's third year as head coach of the girls tennis team. Mike led last year's team to a 13-5 record and a third place finish in the Class 1 State Championships. Mike also teaches World History from 1500, Advanced Placement Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at PHS.

Mike taught, and coached tennis, at Lee's Summit North High School for 13 years, and has also taught at Lee's Summit West and Smiths Hill High School, a selective, public high school in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

He received bachelor degrees in economics and social studies education as well as a master's degree in education, with a focus on curriculum and instruction, from the University of Kansas.
 

816-936-1411
mduckworth@pembrokehill.org

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2022-23

Raider Award Winner
Taylor Rae Spurgeon

Captains
Marlena Smith and Taylor Rae Spurgeon

Varsity Letter Winners:
Aubrey Castaner, Caroline Couchonnal, Emma Harris, Isabella Legaz, Sophia Ramos, Lola Schiavone, Marlena Smith, Tatum Smith, Taylor Rae Spurgeon, Paige Steinhauser

Junior Varsity Letter Winners:
Audrey Alpert, Eliza Berg, Abigail Buckwalter, Annabelle Dickinson, Erica Domen, Paige Fasel

Team Highlights:
District - Second Place

Individual Honors:

• Aubrey Castaner - District second place (singles), Class 3 state singles qualifier
• Marlena Smith - District first place (doubles), Class 3 state doubles (fourth place)
• Tatum Smith - District first place (doubles), Class 3 state doubles (fourth place)

2021-22

Raider Award Winners: 
Ivyer Qu, Marlena Smith

Captains:
Mary Abou Jawde, Avery Evans

Varsity Letter Winners:
Eliza Berg, Aubrey Castaner, Erica Domen, Avery Evans, Darryn Fulcher, Emma Harris, Isabella Legaz, Marlena Smith

Junior Varsity Letter Winners:
Mary Abou Jawde, Rita Abou Jawde, Audrey Alpert, Abby Buckwalter, Caroline Couchonnal, Annabelle Dickinson, Emma Friedman, Helena Greim, Sophia Herman, Abby Himmelstein, Kate Holewinski, Ellie Kivett, Lauren Legg, Paige Steinhauser, Ava Purcell, Ivyer Qu, Sadie Sebree, Jiya Singh, Elsa Wright

Individual Honors:Marlena Smith: All-State

Team Honors:
District Tournament - 2nd Place

2020-21

Raider Award Winners: 
Alisha Castaner

Captains:
Ally Turtledove

Varsity Letter Winners:
Adella Castaner, Alisha Castaner, Avery Evans, Helen Hendricks, Jean Li, Evelyn O’Reilly, Marlena Smith, Tatum Smith, Ally Turtledove

Junior Varsity Letter Winners:
Mary Abou Jawde, Rita Abou Jawde, Audrey Alpert, Eliza Berg, Annabelle Dickinson, Louisa Dillow, Erica Domen, Mary Caroline Ellis, Darryn Fulcher, Katrina Hendrickson, Abigail Himmelstein, Katherine Holewinski, Ellie Kivett, Isabella Legaz, Lauren Legg, Meg Mooney, Ava Purcell, Sophia Ramos, Addison Schmidt, Jiya Singh, Taylor Rae Spurgeon, Lillian Thorne, Lillian Wilson, Elsa Wright

Team Honors:
-District Champions
-Class 3 State Tournament: 2nd Place

Individual Honors:
Alisha Castaner/Adella Castaner- 4th Place (State Doubles)
Helen Hendricks - 3rd Place (State Singles)

2019-20

Raider Award Winners: 
Ally Turtledove, Lucia Wolfe

Team Honors:
St. Thomas Aquinas Plaza Tournament – 2^nd Place
District Champions
State Tournament – 2^nd Place

Individual Highlights: 
Alisha Castaner: 4^th State Singles
Lynne Li/Lucia Wolfe: 5^th State Doubles
Marlena Smith / Anna Stechschulte: 6^th State Doubles

2018-19

Raider Award Winners: 
Lynne Li

Team Honors:
First Place - Districts
First Place - Sectionals 
Third Place - State

Individual Highlights:
Adella Castaner - District Champion, State Singles Champion
Randi Hendricks - Second Place (Districts), Sixth Place (State Singles)
Lynne Li/Jean Li - Second Place (Districts), Third Place (State Doubles)

2017-18

Captains:
Jacqueline Kincaid, Caroline Rooney

Team Honors:
First Place - Districts
First Place - State

Individual Highlights:
Randi Hendricks - 3rd Place (State Singles)
Lynne Li/Jacqueline Kincaid - 3rd Place (State Doubles)
Alisha Castaner/Jean Li - 7th Place (State Doubles)

2016-17

Raider Award Winner:
Caroline Rooney

Team Honors:
Districts: 2nd Place

2015-16

Raider Award Winner:
Veronica Loskutova

Team Honors:
First place: Districts
Third place: State

Individual Highlights:
Caroline Rooney/Ellison Rooney - Second place (Districts), Third place (State Doubles)
Yurie Heard - District Champion, State Singles Champion

2014-15

Raider Award Winner:
Emily Ramza

Team Honors:
First Place: Districts
First Place: State

Individual Highlights:
Emily Green: Third place (Districts)
Yurie Heard: First place (Districts), State Singles Champion
Veronica Loskutova/Emily Ramza (Doubles): Second place (Districts)
Ellison Rooney & Cindy Wang (Doubles): District Champions, Second place (State Doubles)

2013-14

Raider Award Winner:
Arianna Lane

Team Honors:
Second Place: Districts

Individual Highlights:
Bella Foote/Emily Ramza: Third place (Districts)
Emily Green: Fourth place (Districts)
Ellison Rooney/Cindy Wang: Second place (Districts), Third place (State Doubles)

2012-13

Raider Award Winner:
Kendra Sterneck

Team Honors:
Second place: Districts

Individual Highlights:
Yurie Heard: District Champion, Third place (State Singles)

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