GODFREY — Antigone “Andy” Simpson did a lot for tennis in the Riverbend.

When the longtime ambassador for the sport passed away last year the Alton tennis program wanted to do something to honor her, so the Andy Simpson Doubles Invitational was created.

The doubles tournament unfolded on Saturday at the Andy Simpson Tennis Complex at Lewis and Clark Community College and Alton High School. The Redbirds did her proud, sharing the team title with Quincy Notre Dame in the inaugural event.

The Birds gathered 36 points to tie QND. Bradley Bourbonnais was third with 23.5 followed by Rochester (22.5), Collinsville (20.5), Roxana (20), Duchesne (13.5) and Greenville (9).

Alton grabbed championships at both No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. The duo of Abby Fischer and Hannah Macias pulled out the top flight title with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over QND’s Claire Moore and Emily Vonderheide. At No. 2 it was AHS’ Maddie Saenz and Nikki Lowe winning 6-3, 6-3 over Abigail Ley and Allison Steinkamp of QND.

Roxana’s top finishers were its No. 1 doubles squad of seniors Sara Kreutztrager and Haley Milazzo, who won 6-2, 6-3 over Catherine Gray and Myra Zaheer of Bourbonnais for third place in the top flight.

Alton also took second place at No. 4 and No. 5 doubles. Val Walters and Lexi Mayfield of the Redbirds fell 6-2, 6-0 to QND’s Jamie Steinkemp and Amelia Smith in the No. 4 flight, while Skylar Wickenhauser and Molly Gross of Alton lost 6-4, 6-3 to Elodie Rowlie and Mollie Morrissey of Rochester in the No. 5 finals.

Cali and Mackenzie Giertz of AHS took third at No. 3 with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Lexi Ludgate and Brooke Mask of Collinsville.

Delaney Tyler and Anna-Marie Bailey of the Shells were the consolation champs at No. 3, beating Erica Bunch and Faith Andrews of Rochester, 6-3, 6-3, while Roxana’s Hannah Robinson and Stephanie Kamp nabbed the consolation title at No. 5, besting Julie Schueppert and Courtney Compton of Duchesne, 6-3, 6-4.