SALISBURY, CARDINAL GIBBONS, PANTHER CREEK, MOUNT AIRY WIN NCHSAA WOMEN’S DUAL TEAM TENNIS
BURLINGTON – Salisbury rolled to its sixth consecutive state title in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state women’s dual team tennis championships Saturday at the Burlington Tennis Center.
Salisbury captured a 5-1 victory over Durham North Carolina School of Science and Math in the 2-A final, losing only at number-one singles and then sweeping the rest of the singles matches.
The Hornets were in the finals for the ninth straight year and are now 10-3 in NCHSAA women’s dual team state finals. Salisbury finished with an 18-3 dual team mark while Science and Math suffered its first loss in 18 dual matches.
NCSSM made its fifth consecutive state championship appearance in two different classifications.
Cary Panther Creek swept the top five singles to grab a 5-1 victory over Charlotte Ardrey Kell in the 4-A championship, dealing Ardrey Kell its first loss of the dual-team season after 15 straight wins.
The Panther Creek wins included triumphs at number two and number three by Sammi Smith and Jordan Strickland, respectively. The pair had teamed to win the state doubles title last weekend.
Panther Creek finished 21-1 overall and won its first NCHSAA women’s dual team tennis title.
In the 3-A final, Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons lost at the number-one singles and then swept the remaining singles for a convincing 5-1 victory over Weddington.
Weddington’s Heidi Swope, who won the NCHSAA state 3-A singles title last weekend, won her match at love but the Crusaders won all but one of the remaining matches in straight sets.
Gibbons finished a 28-1 dual-team season and won their second NCHSAA dual team crown in five finals appearances. Weddington wound up 13-5 in dual matches.
Mount Airy had little trouble in rolling to a 6-0 victory over Raleigh Charter in the 1-A championship, giving the Bears their third consecutive state title.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
24th Annual Women’s Dual Team Tennis Championships
Burlington Tennis Center, Burlington
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
1-A CHAMPIONSHIP: MOUNT AIRY 6, RALEIGH CHARTER 0
Singles
Davi Barbour (MA) def. Darden King 6-0, 6-0; Haley Thomas (MA) def. Kami Edwards 6-2, 6-4; Bree Hughes (MA) def. Kaeli Beaver 6-0, 6-1; Jai Daniels (MA) def. Mackie Randall 6-1, default; Carley Vanhoy (MA) def. Logan Furr 6-1, 6-0; Bailey Jackson (MA) def. Mackenzie Deloatch 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Not played with outcome decided.
2-A CHAMPIONSHIP: SALISBURY 5, DURHAM N.C. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH 1
Singles
Lydia Yuan (NCSSM) def. Alexandra Drye 6-4, 6-3; Kayla Honeycutt (S) def. Gabrielle Beaudry 6-0, 6-3; Anna Flynn (S) def. Jessie Huang 6-2, 6-2; Madeline Hoskins (S) def. Rebecca Liu 2-6, 6-3, (10-4); Kathryn Rusher (S) def. Anna Xu 6-0, 7-5; Grace Steinman (S) def. Rachel Xu 6-0, 4-6, (11-9).
Doubles
Not played with outcome decided.
3-A CHAMPIONSHIP: RALEIGH CARDINAL GIBBONS 5, WEDDINGTON 1
Singles
Heidi Swope (W) def. Devin Knors 6-0, 6-0; Lizzie Galush (CG) def. Charlotte Uleha 6-1, 6-1; Natalie Freeman (CG) def. Lacey Hunter 6-0, 6-1; Summer Jacobs (CG) def. Morgan Wetherbee 2-6, 6-1, (10-4); Maggie Reilly (CG) def. Hayley Hinson 7-5, 6-0; Kate Freed (CG) def. Ashley Hinson 6-0, 6-3.
Doubles
Not played with outcome decided.
4-A CHAMPIONSHIP: CARY PANTHER CREEK 5, CHARLOTTE ARDREY KELL 1
Singles
Megan Smith (PC) def. Sarah Yuan 6-2, 3-6, (10-7); Sammi Smith (PC) def. Hailey Simon 6-1, 6-1; Jordan Strickland (PC) def. Havyn Colon 6-0, 6-1; Orla Labiche (PC) def. Olivia Hooks 7-6(5), 6-3; Aishani Tingare (PC) def. Jasmine Woods 6-2, 6-1; Ghada Bedwan (AK) def. Loren Kim 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles
Not played with outcome decided.