Tennessee Women State Champions Year Name Win/Loss Ringer % 1980 S. Long 5-0 23.6 1982 Marlene Ray 6-0 49.0 1983 Marlene Ray 3-0 48.2 1984 Maxine Griffith 3-0 51.7 1985 Maxine Griffith 4-1 43.9 1986 Wanda Henson 3-0 55.1 1987 Maxine Griffith 3-0 50.7 1988 Maxine Griffith 4-0 47.1 1989 Marlene Ray 3-1 64.2 1990 Maxine Griffith 3-1 62.8 1991 Marlene Ray 3-2 42.4 1992 Marlene Ray 3-0 47.1 1993 Alla Faye Rutherford 5-1 58.5 1994 Marlene Ray 5-0 64.37 1995 Maxine Griffith 4-0 77.23 1996 Marlene Ray 5-1 77.95 1997 Joan Elmore 4-1 63.99 1998 Joan Elmore 5-0 67.8 1999 Maxine Griffith 3-1 75.21 2000 Joan Elmore 7-0 80.0 2001 Maxine Griffith (8) 3-1 75.3 2002 Joan Elmore 4-0 80.2 2003 Joan Elmore 5-0 84.0 2004 Joan Elmore 5-0 86.16 2005 Joan Elmore 5-0 80.17 2006 Joan Elmore 4-1 75.99 2007 Joan Elmore 6-1 86.88 2008 Joan Elmore 3-1 74.69 2009 Joan Elmore 4-0 84.0 2010 Joan Elmore 4-0 81.74 2011 Joan Elmore 3-2 87.91 2012 Joan Elmore 4-0 83.33 2013 Joan Elmore 4-0 82.5 2014 Joan Elmore 4-0 80.51 2015 Joan Elmore 3-0 77.22 2016 Joan Elmore 4-0 86.18 2017 Joan Elmore (19) 3-0 81.00 2018 Marlene Ray (8) 5-1 71.5