Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head tennis coach Bryan Getty consoles his son and RCHS tennis freshman Jack Getty after the Wildcats’ loss to Brantley County in the state championship game on May 13 at the Rome Tennis Center. Getty played No. 2 singles for the Wildcats this season .

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior Lleyton Phillips celebrates after his win on No. 1 singles versus Model on May 8 at Rabun County High School. Phllips and the Wildcats will play for the state championship on Wednesday in Rome.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Brady Darnell celebrates after a point during he and Landan Bedingfield’s doubles match versus Model on May 8 at Rabun County High School. Darnell and Bedingfield secured the match-clinching point.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County boys tennis team poses for a photo after its 4-0 win over Swainsboro in the Elite Eight at Rabun County High School on May 4. The win for the Wildcats secured their first Final Four appearance in program history for the boys. RCHS will host Model Friday afternoon in the semifinals.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Caroline Marshall awaits a serve during her match versus Commerce on April 2 in Rabun County’s senior night win. Marshall is the lone senior on the RCHS girls tennis team.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County’s Mia Potts loads up to strike the ball in her singles match against Dodge County on April 21 at Rabun County High School. Potts secured the match-clinching victory by winning her singles match on No. 2 singles.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior Landan Bedingfield prepares to strike the ball in Bedingfield and Brady Darnell’s doubles match on April 15 at Victory Lord Park in Winder, Ga., in the region tournament championship versus Athens Academy. Bedingfield and Darnell defeated the Spartans’ duo of Price West and Jack Roberts, who were undefeated going into the match.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior Ashden Denning smiles as he is recognized for senior night before Rabun County’s match versus Commerce on April 2. Denning has played tennis at RCHS since his sophomore year.

Photo courtesy Rabun County High School. The Wildcat tennis team has kept its winning ways in 2026. Back Row: Head Coach Bryan Getty, Noel Vasquez, Braylon Kelly, Assistant Coach Jenn Ramey and Assistant Coach Lara Quinn. Middle Row: Lleyton Phillips, Ashden Denning, Jack Getty, Travis Keener, Brady Darnell and Andrew Conner. Front Row: Rhett Walker, Gunner McCracken, Walker Dixon, Maxwel Cox and Kobe Smith.