Nearly 40 players from across the state came to Halls Ferry Park last weekend for the inaugural Miss Mississippi Tennis Tournament.

The event, as well as a pickleball tournament on April 6, served as a fundraiser for the Miss Mississippi Corporation.

The tennis tournament featured doubles teams in four brackets based on skill levels. The winners in each were:

• In mixed doubles, the team of Mary Jane Fant and Austin Crabtree finished first. Rachel Bounds and Kaleel Jabour came in second.

• In ladies doubles 3.0 and below, the team of Cherie Kilgo and Celia Graham won the title. Kaylee Parson and Kim Day finished second.

• In ladies doubles 4.0 and below, Mary Jane Fant and Debbie Peacock finished first, and Nellie Hopkins and Janell Thames were second.

• In men’s doubles, Bryton Hixson and Joseph Jabour were the champions, while Trey Isbell and Dick Whitaker finished as runners-up.