North Bend's Raegan Farm won the 4A singles title as a sophomore last year after finishing as runner-up in 2023.

Tennis is in Raegan Farm's DNA.

Her grandparents, Matt and Patti McKenna, were coaches at North Bend High School. Her mother, Stacy, was the state runner-up for North Bend in 2000. And her aunt, Kelcy McKenna, was North Bend's first state champion, winning four consecutive titles from 2004 to 2007, and now is the coach at Wisconsin.

“They've been an incredible influence on me,” Farm said. “I wouldn't be where I am without them because they're my coaches, they're my mentors.”

So last year it seemed fitting when Farm became North Bend's second champion, beating Klamath Union's Patricia Dougherty 6-3, 6-1 in the 4A/3A/2A1A final to deny Dougherty a fourth consecutive state title.

Considering Farm defeated Dougherty in the Special District 3 final the last two years, but lost to her 6-3, 7-6 in the 2023 state title match, the victory was particularly gratifying.

“It felt like my hard work had paid off,” Farm said. “I thought about the match all year. It was kind of disappointing my freshman year to beat her at districts and not be able to convert that to state. I think I realized after that, I had a lot of things to work on in practice.”

The match showed the growth in Farm as a competitor. She was able to overcome mistakes and momentum swings in the match, staying focused on the task at hand.

“I was definitely mentally more composed than the state final my freshman year,” she said. “I think that was one of the biggest factors, just how I carried myself on the court, and my attitude, because I don't think I did that very well my freshman year.”

Now a junior, Farm is maturing into a savvy veteran. She has the ability to correct mistakes on the fly, an improvement from the final two years ago, when “she maybe lost focus and kind of beat herself a little bit,” according to North Bend coach Corey Goll.

“Over the course of the last year, and what I've seen this year, she's found ways to manage that a little bit better,” Goll said. “I'm sure maturity is part of it.

“She's very good at diagnosing when something feels a bit off. She kind of knows the solutions to put in place before I even get a chance to talk to her.”

Farm continues to raise her national profile. Tennis Recruiting Network rates her as a four-star prospect. She is ranked No. 99 in the nation, No. 4 in the Northwest and No. 1 in Oregon.

“She's very dedicated,” Goll said. “She has a very sound set of fundamentals. When she gets in matches, she has a very good head on her shoulders. She doesn't get down when things get tough. I haven't seen her get down on herself.”

The 5-foot-9 Farm has excellent range on the court.

“She's not going to let a ball go. She's going to track it down,” Goll said. “And she has great strokes in any situation to get the ball in.”

Farm dominates most of her high school matches, dropping only one game in four wins this season. She sharpens her competitive skills by playing a steady diet of junior tournaments. Last fall, she made the quarterfinals of the USTA Girls 18 National Indoor Championships in Indianapolis.

“After that tournament, I definitely had things that I knew I wanted to work on and get better at,” Farm said. “I've been working on my serve a little bit. I'm trying to use my legs more in my serve.”

Farm will get a test April 23 when she faces Marist Catholic sophomore Whitney Hedden, who she defeated 6-2, 6-1 in the state semifinals last year. Hedden has lost only one game in three matches this season.

“That will give her some pressure,” Goll said of Farm.

Farm benefits from the expertise of her family, practicing daily with her grandparents and her mother and leaning on the wisdom of her aunt, Kelcy, who she talks to “all the time” about her matches.

“She's someone I look up to a lot,” Farm said. “She just always tells me she knows I can do it. She's really there to encourage me. She always has great advice.”

Farm is hopeful to be the next member of her family to play in college, following her grandfather (Southern Oregon), grandmother (Oregon), mother (Washington State) and aunt (Arizona State).

Would she like to play for her aunt at Wisconsin?

“I'm not sure. I've thought about it,” she said. “I think I just need to get better and improve.”