1A Championship – Community School of Davidson’s Deininger and pair from Chatham Central take crowns
Marisa Deininger from Community School of Davidson only dropped three games in the entire three round tournament on her way to back-to-back 1A Singles Championships. She did not lose a game until the Finals when Emerson Crichton took three games total off the eventual champion in a 6-2, 6-1 win for Deininger. Deininger also has a State Championship in the Doubles event back in 2014, teaming with Courtney Mudge to win the joint title.
Courtney Williamson and Lindsey Batten from Chatham Central defeated Elkin’s Mattie Timmerman and Bianka Soos 6-3, 7-6 (5) to become the first people to win Individual Tennis titles (singles or doubles) in the school’s history. Williamson and Batten had to move through two pairs from Raleigh Charter to advance to the Finals. They took a tight three set decision in the Semifinals from Blair King and Emma Rowe of Raleigh Charter 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4.
2A Championship – Archer sweeps through singles, Maiden’s Huffman & Laney take doubles
Lake Norman Charter’s Olivia Archer cruised through the singles draw of the 2A Championship without losing a game in four rounds. Archer won her first singles title after teaming with her sister Hannah Archer to win back-to-back doubles titles in 2014 and 2015. Olivia took down her teammate Zoe Panizza in the finals to win the fourth title in the event in Lake Norman Charter history, all won by the Archer sisters.
Maiden’s team of Zoe Huffman and Toni Laney prevented a Lake Norman Charter sweep as the Blue Devils pair pushed to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Lake Norman Charter’s Lauren Bush and Lauren Loveless 6-2, 6-0. Huffman won the 2A Singles Championship a year ago, and was part of bringing home the school’s second championship in the Individual State Championship this year by combining with Laney. Huffman and Laney defeated Jordan-Matthew’s Sarah Morse and Marshall Phillips 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals.
3A Championship – Earnhardt wins Concord’s first singles title, Frye & Lutz capture Kings Mountain’s first doubles crown
Concord’s Kate Earnhardt battled past a tough Adrienne Haynes from Asheville in the Finals of the 3A Singles tournament, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. The win gave Earnhardt Concord’s first singles championship title. Earnhardt took down Northern Guilford’s Emily Callahan quickly in the semifinals and then waited for Haynes to complete her two hour and 34-minute match with West Henderson’s Taylor Love. The first set took a whopping one hour and 41-minutes by itself, and eventually Haynes prevailed 6-3, 6-2.
In the doubles draw, Natalie Lutz and Madelynn Frye from Kings Mountain) took down Hailee Haymore and Sarah Nicholson of Union Pines 6-3, 6-2 in the final. Lutz and Frye made quick work of each of the four opponents they faced. The Mountaineer duo won the school’s first doubles championship, to go along with four individual state singles championships by Jackie Houston between 1993 and 1996.
4A Championship – South Mecklenburg’s Thompson, Gibbons duo take individual tournament titles
Freshman sensation Jenna Thompson from South Mecklenburg stormed through the 4A Singles field, defeating Lauren Gish from Lake Norman 6-0, 6-1 in the finals. Thompson’s win was the first Championship by an individual in the event in school history. Thompson slammed her way through to the title, dropping no more than three games in each of her four matches of the two day tournament.
After coming up a match short a season ago, Cardinal Gibbons doubles duo Lizzie Galush and Jenna Knors brought home the hardware in doubles for 2016. Galush and Knors defeated Megan Leonard and Rose Kenny from Charlotte Catholic 6-1, 6-2 in the final, winning Gibbons’ fourth doubles title in school history. A season ago, Galush and Knors finished second, falling in the final to Sami Smith and Jordan Strickland from Panther Creek 6-3, 6-2. This year the Crusaders pair would not be denied as Galush and Knors won each of their four matches in straight sets.
2016 NCHSAA Women’s Tennis Individual State Championship Results
1A Tennis Singles
at Cary Tennis Park
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Diana Alexandrov (Atkins) def. Camryn McClure (Raleigh Charter) 6-3, 6-2
Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) def. Christina Lee (Raleigh Charter) 6-1, 6-0
Marisa Deininger (Community School of Davidson) def. Calin Baldwin (Whiteville) 6-0, 6-0
Yinka Mason (Atkins) def. Morgan Blount (Voyager Academy) 6-1, 6-2
Semifinal Round
Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) def. Diana Alexandrov (Atkins) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Marisa Deininger (Community School of Davidson) def. Yinka Mason (Atkins) 6-0, 6-0
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Championship Round
Marisa Deininger (Community School of Davidson) def. Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) 6-1, 6-2
1A Tennis Doubles
at Cary Tennis Park
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Blair King & Emma Rowe (Raleigh Charter) def. Lydia Cortes & Marion Sloyan (Bishop McGuinness) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Courtney Williamson & Lindsey Batten (Chatham Central) def. Vedika Birla & Addison Furr (Raleigh Charter) 6-1, 6-3
Mattie Timmerman & Bianka Soos (Elkin) def. Claire Joyner & Danielle Park (Franklin Academy) 6-1, 6-2
Brittney Brown & Abigail Williams (North Stokes) def. Chase Barnhill & Aundria Moss (Whiteville) 6-1, 6-0
Semifinal Round
Courtney Williamson & Lindsey Batten (Chatham Central) def. Blair King & Emma Rowe (Raleigh Charter) 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4
Mattie Timmerman & Bianka Soos (Elkin) def. Brittney Brown & Abigail Williams (North Stokes) 7-5, 6-3
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Championship Round
Courtney Williamson & Lindsey Batten (Chatham Central) def. Mattie Timmerman & Bianka Soos (Elkin) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
2A Tennis Singles
at Cary Tennis Park
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Sarah Dover (Currituck) def. Makhalla Anderson (Franklin) 6-2, 6-1
Vinitha Ravindran (NC School of Science & Math) def. Marla Capito (Salisbury) 6-4, 6-2
Olivia Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Taylor Williams (Greene Central) 6-0, 6-0
Adithi Rao (NC School of Science & Math) def. Sydney Gray (Mount Pleasant) 6-1, 6-0
Rachel Rice (Durham School of the Arts) def. Kelly Crisp (West Davidson) 6-0, 6-0
Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) def. Gray Tillett (First Flight) 6-0, 6-0
Kaley Williford (Central Academy) def. Jocelyn Mitchell (Jordan-Matthews) 6-2, 6-3
Peyton Beamon (Greene Central) def. Aly Henneberry (Brevard) 6-3, 6-1
Second Round
Sarah Dover (Currituck) def. Vinitha Ravindran (NC School of Science & Math) 6-1, 6-1
Olivia Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Adithi Rao (NC School of Science & Math) 6-0, 6-0
Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) def. Rachel Rice (Durham School of the Arts) 6-3, 6-2
Kaley Williford (Central Academy) def. Peyton Beamon (Greene Central) 6-1, 6-2
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Semifinal Round
Olivia Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Sarah Dover (Currituck) 6-0, 6-0
Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) def. Kaley Williford (Central Academy) 6-3, 6-1
Championship Round
Olivia Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) 6-0, 6-0
2A Tennis Doubles
at Cary Tennis Park
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Easton Finger & Gracie Arrowood (Maiden) def. Ellie Rinehart & Natalie Gonzalez (Holmes) 6-3, 6-0
Sarah Morse & Marshall Phillips (Jordan-Matthews) def. Anna Senter & Hannah Pardu (Surry Central) 6-0, 6-0
Zoe Huffman & Toni Laney (Maiden) def. Sophie Korenek & Abigail Korenek (Dixon) 6-0, 6-0
Hope Hinson & Sarah Wyble (Surry Central) def. Cameron Grace Brown & Carrie Anne Brown (Bartlett Yancey) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Chase Ogle & Jayce Gaither (Durham School of the Arts) def. Lindsey Matheny & Katherine Minton (West Wilkes) 6-0, 6-1
Lauren Bush & Lauren Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) def. Madison Tingen & Macy Murphy (Greene Central) 6-0, 6-1
Eva Lovell & Hailey Mince (Wheatmore) def. Alanna Ludlum & Amber Long (West Bladen) 6-2, 6-3
Veronica Judson & Madison Polyasko (Smoky Mountain) def. Madeline Brannan & Carlee Winstead (Dixon) 6-2, 7-5
Second Round
Sarah Morse & Marshall Phillips (Jordan-Matthews) def. Easton Finger & Gracie Arrowood (Maiden) 6-1, 6-1
Zoe Huffman & Toni Laney (Maiden) def. Hope Hinson & Sarah Wyble (Surry Central) 6-0, 6-2
Lauren Bush & Lauren Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) def. Chase Ogle & Jayce Gaither (Durham School of the Arts) 6-0, 6-0
Eva Lovell & Hailey Mince (Wheatmore) def. Veronica Judson & Madison Polyasko (Smoky Mountain) 6-3, 6-4
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Semifinal Round
Zoe Huffman & Toni Laney (Maiden) def. Sarah Morse & Marshall Phillips (Jordan-Matthews) 6-1, 6-1
Lauren Bush & Lauren Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) def. Eva Lovell & Hailey Mince (Wheatmore) 6-0, 6-2
Championship Round
Zoe Huffman & Toni Laney (Maiden) def. Lauren Bush & Lauren Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) 6-2, 6-0
3A Tennis Singles
at Burlington Tennis Center
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Taylor Love (West Henderson) def. Isabelle Theodossiou (Asheville) 6-0, 6-1
Sarah Merrill (Weddington) def. Julianne Hall (Union Pines) 6-2, 6-1
Adrienne Haynes (Asheville) def. Elizabeth Sutton (Eastern Wayne) 6-0, 6-0
Rachel Zubrinsky (Marvin Ridge) def. Carter Juergens (Northern Guilford) 7-5, 7-5
Emily Callahan (Northern Guilford) def. Payton Holt (West Rowan) 6-3, 6-0
Destyne Wimbush (Hickory) def. Caroline Harris (Topsail) 6-4, 6-3
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) def. Christin Dunn (Eastern Alamance) 6-0, 6-0
Victoria Dixon (Cleveland) def. Hannah Farmer (Enka) 6-0, 6-0
Second Round
Taylor Love (West Henderson) def. Sarah Merrill (Weddington) 6-3, 6-4
Adrienne Haynes (Asheville) def. Rachel Zubrinsky (Marvin Ridge) 6-1, 6-1
Emily Callahan (Northern Guilford) def. Destyne Wimbush (Hickory) 6-4, 6-2
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) def. Victoria Dixon (Cleveland) 6-1, 6-1
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Semifinal Round
Adrienne Haynes (Asheville) def. Taylor Love (West Henderson) 6-3, 6-2
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) def. Emily Callahan (Northern Guilford) 6-2, 6-3
Championship Round
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) def. Adrienne Haynes (Asheville) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3A Tennis Doubles
at Burlington Tennis Center
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Cameron Milne & Logan Adkins (Fike) def. Mary Elaine Bridges & Emilee Mosso (West Henderson) 7-6 (0), 6-2
Ainsley Zubrinsky & Sophie Imhof (Marvin Ridge) def. Walker Gagnon & Ingle Wagoner (Williams) 6-1, 6-1
Natalie Lutz & Madelynn Frye (Kings Mountain) def. Meredith Jones & Grayson Lane (C.B. Aycock) 6-0, 6-0
Sophia McGraw & Tanya Slehria (Terry Sanford) def. Ryleigh Burns & Hannah Scott (Marvin Ridge) 6-4, 6-4
Hailee Haymore & Sarah Nicholson (Union Pines) def. Jenna Mangum & Maddie Wasulko (Weddington) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Meredith Anderson & Danielle Harris (Enka) vs. Casey Strout & Sophie Oswalt (Jacksonville)
Molly Handler & Maya Haynes (Concord) def. Anna Freuler & Brycyn Smith (J.F. Webb) 6-2, 6-1
Sarah Bland & Grace Warner (Rocky Mount) def. Elsa Schuls & Erin Sullivan (Forestview) 6-4, 6-4
Second Round
Ainsley Zubrinsky & Sophie Imhof (Marvin Ridge) def. Cameron Milne & Logan Adkins (Fike) 6-3, 6-1
Natalie Lutz & Madelynn Frye (Kings Mountain) def. Sophia McGraw & Tanya Slehria (Terry Sanford) 6-3, 6-1
Hailee Haymore & Sarah Nicholson (Union Pines) def. Meredith Anderson & Danielle Harris (Enka) 6-2, 6-2
Molly Handler & Maya Haynes (Concord) def. Sarah Bland & Grace Warner (Rocky Mount) 6-4, 6-0
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Semifinal Round
Natalie Lutz & Madelynn Frye (Kings Mountain) def. Ainsley Zubrinsky & Sophie Imhof (Marvin Ridge) 6-2, 6-1
Hailee Haymore & Sarah Nicholson (Union Pines) def. Molly Handler & Maya Haynes (Concord) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Championship Round
Natalie Lutz & Madelynn Frye (Kings Mountain) def. Hailee Haymore & Sarah Nicholson (Union Pines) 6-3, 6-2
4A Tennis Singles
at Millbrook Exchange Park
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Maddie Weber (Myers Park) def. Frances Reed (J.H. Rose) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Belle Steffen (Panther Creek) def. Savannah Bright (East Chapel Hill) 6-1, 6-2
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Kelcie Framer (Pine Forest) 6-0, 6-1
Katie Andreini (Green Hope) def. Victoria Jones (East Chapel Hill) 7-5, 7-5
Amanda Cyr (Panther Creek) def. Elizabeth Weidl (Northwest Guilford) 6-4, 6-0
Rachel Marthinsen (Charlotte Catholic) def. Caroline Landry (Pinecrest) 6-0, 6-1
Laura Becker (Davie) def. Brianna Taranto (Millbrook) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Lauren Gish (Lake Norman) def. Emma Gentry Landry (Pinecrest) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Belle Steffen (Panther Creek) def. Maddie Weber (Myers Park) 6-3, 6-3
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Katie Andreini (Green Hope) 6-1, 6-2
Amanda Cyr (Panther Creek) def. Rachel Marthinsen (Charlotte Catholic) 6-1, 7-5
Lauren Gish (Lake Norman) def. Laura Becker (Davie) 6-2, 6-4
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Semifinal Round
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Belle Steffen (Panther Creek) 6-2, 6-1
Lauren Gish (Lake Norman) def. Amanda Cyr (Panther Creek) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Championship Round
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Lauren Gish (Lake Norman) 6-0, 6-1
4A Tennis Doubles
at Millbrook Exchange Park
Friday, October 28, 2016
First Round
Katie Soden & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) def. Kara Ferner & Lauren Traflet (Hoggard) 6-1, 6-1
Caroline Igo & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Sophia Gray & Reilly Major (Green Hope) 6-4, 6-4
Megan Leonard & Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) def. Maryah Stokes & Kyra Wooten (South Central) 6-0, 6-1
Cynthia Xiao & Anna Rico (Green Hope) def. Sophie Bischoff & Lauren Laughton (Riverside-Durham) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Sabel Tanik & Sophia Anthony (Sanderson) def. Kajsa Gedlishka & Layna Perini (Grimsley) 6-0, 6-1
Kendall Hanks & Jessica Tucker (Laney) def. Leah Wallihan & Serena Evans (Myers Park) retired, illness.
Lizzie Galush & Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Elizabeth Johnson & Sloan Smith (Apex) 6-0, 6-1
Catie Nelson & Lizzy Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic) def. Molly Holton & Mary Holland Hoveland (New Bern) 6-0, 6-3
Second Round
Katie Soden & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) def. Caroline Igo & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Megan Leonard & Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) def. Cynthia Xiao & Anna Rico (Green Hope) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Sabel Tanik & Sophia Anthony (Sanderson) def. Kendall Hanks & Jessica Tucker (Laney) 6-0, 6-0
Lizzie Galush & Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Catie Nelson & Lizzy Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic) 6-0, 6-0
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Semifinal Round
Megan Leonard & Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) def. Katie Soden & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) 6-2, 7-5
Lizzie Galush & Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Sabel Tanik & Sophia Anthony (Sanderson) 6-2, 6-4
Championship Round
Lizzie Galush & Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Megan Leonard & Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) 6-1, 6-2