Myers Park's Grace Baker, Harding's Kayla Price advance in tennis finals

RALEIGH -- Grace Baker of Charlotte Myers Park moved within one match of her fourth consecutive state championship appearance with a pair of wins on Friday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A women's tennis tournament championships at the Millbrook Exchange Park.

Baker lost only four games in four sets and will take on Lauren Frazier of Greenville Rose in a Saturday morning semifinal. Baker lost in three sets in last year's singles championship to Chloe Willetts of Winston-Salem R. J Reynolds, who is not competing due to injury.

Baker was the 2008 state singles champ and runner-up in 2007 as a freshman.

The other singles semifinal will send Melissa Kandinata of Cary Green Hope against Natsuko Takayanagi of Northwest Guilford.

In doubles, the Wilmington Hoggard duo of McKayla Zupan and Elizabeth Hodges survived a pair of grueling three-set matches to move into the semifinals. The Hoggard team will face South Mecklenburg's Abby Segodnia and Samantha Forlenza in one morning match, while Raleigh Broughton's Katie Kane and Maggie Kane will face Majdou Lavoie and Lauren Tuscano of Greensboro Grimsley.

Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 am with the winners advancing to the state championship matches later in the day.

Wendy's is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.



NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2010 STATE 4-A WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh--Friday's Results
SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

Lauren Frazier (Greenville Rose) def. Meredith Smith (Watauga) 6-2, 6-3; Jamie Rogers (Cary) def. Alex Silver (Greensboro Grimsley) 6-0, 6-0; Grace Baker (Charlotte Myers Park) def. Ally Parziale (Southern Pines Pinecrest) 6-0, 6-0; Sarah King (Raleigh Broughton) def. Elizabeth Ansari (Greensboro Page) 6-2, 6-1; Melissa Kandinata (Cary Green Hope) def. Clare Cox (Greensboro Grimsley) 6-0, 6-2; Shannon Herndon (Watauga) def. Marisa Pereira (Fayetteville Jack Britt) 6-2, 6-0; Natsuko Takayanagi (Northwest Guilford) def. Brittany Hill (East Chapel Hill) 6-1, 6-1; Tyler Baker (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) def. Jessica Perez (Charlotte Myers Park) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.

SINGLES--QUARTERFINALS

Frazier (Rose) def. Rogers (Cary) 6-4, 6-2; G. Baker (Myers Park) def. King (Broughton) 6-1, 6-3; Kandinata (Green Hope) 6-3, 6-0 def. Herndon (Watauga) 6-3,6-0; Takayanagi (Northwest Guilford) def. T. Baker (Terry Sanford) 7-5, 6-4.

SINGLES SEMIFINALS--Saturday, 9 am

Lauren Frazier (Greenville Rose) vs. Grace Baker (Charlotte Myers Park)

Melissa Kandinata (Cary Green Hope) vs. Natsuko Takayangi (Northwest Guilford)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

McKayla Zupan-Elizabeth Hodges (Wilmington Hoggard) def. Julia Ferell-Maggie Siebert (Mooresville) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Helen Wang-Audrey Channel (Cary Green Hope) def. Kaleigh Bullard-Logan Hurley (Southeast Guilford) 6-0,6-0; Abby Segodnia-Samantha Forlenza (South Mecklenburg) def. Kaytlyn Gilbert-Claire Lieberman (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) 6-0, 6-0; Hamilton Lovett-Katie Davidson (Raleigh Broughton) def. Roxanne Henshall-Allison Schoonhagen (Greensboro Grimsley) 6-0, 6-3; Katie Kane-Maggie Kane (Raleigh Broughton) def. Nicki Segur-Nadra El-Beshti (Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds) 6-0, 6-0; Kyla Risko-Allie Gamble (South Mecklenburg) def. Helen Zhang-Laura Hatcher (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) 6-2, 6-4; Majdou Lavoie-Lauren Tuscano (Greensboro Grimsley) def. Tessa Johnson-Jasmine Sun (East Chapel Hill) 6-1, 6-2; Anna Hodges-Caitlin Neal (Wilmington Hoggard) def. Emily Carpenter-Olivia Turnbull (Charlotte Myers Park) 6-3, 6-1.

DOUBLES--QUARTERFINALS

Zupan-Hodges (Hoggard) def. Wang-Channell (Green Hope) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5; Segodnia-Forlenza (South Mecklenbur) def. Lovett-Davidson (Broughton) 6-1, 6-3; K. Kane-M. Kane (Broughton) def. Risko-Gamble (South Mecklenburg) 6-0, 6-2;Lavoie-Tuscano (Grimsley) def. Hodges-Neal (Hoggard) 6-2, 6-0.

3A CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCHSAA 3-A WOMEN'S TENNIS

WEDDINGTON, ASHEVILLE ADVANCE MULTIPLE PLAYERS

BURLINGTON--Weddington and Asheville both advanced a singles player and a doubles team into the semifinals after Friday's action in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A women's tennis tournament championship at the Burlington Tennis Center.

MacKenzie LaSure of Asheville, last year's singles runner-up, and the sister doubles duo of Taylor Theodossiou and Alix Theodossiou of Asheville both advanced, while Weddington moved singles player Jasmine Gabriel and doubles pair Sarah Carroll and Kindell Schmitt into Saturday morning semifinals.

Interestingly enough, three different sets of sisters competed on Friday in the 3-A tournament, with the Theodossious having the most success.

LaSure, who had a bye in the opening round and played only one match Friday, will face Kayla Price of Charlotte Harding in one semi while Gabriel will take on Masey DeMoss of Mayodan Dalton McMichael in the other.

The Asheville and Weddington doubles teams will play one another Saturday, with the Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons pair of Lauren Brooker and Caroline Smith battling Rachel Tomchin and Grace Deering of Charlotte Catholic in the other semifinal.

Brooker and Smith lost only one game in four sets in their two Friday victories.

Semifinals will start Saturday morning at 9 am with the winners advancing to the state championship matches later in the day

Wendy's is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.



NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

2010 STATE 3-A WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Burlington Tennis Center--Friday's Results

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

Randi Price (Nash Central) def. Jackie Lomboy (Hickory) 6-3, 6-1;Kayla Price (Charlotte Harding) def. Tori Huffman (Eden Morehead) 7-5, 6-0; MacKenzie LaSure (Asheville), bye; Melissa Tally (Cameron Union Pines) def. Ashley Verhein (Charlotte Catholic) 6-1, 6-3; Masey DeMoss (Mayodan McMichael) def. Kathryn Brown (Concord) 6-3, 6-1;Taylor Baird (Belmont South Point) def. Aly Jones (Wilson Hunt) 6-1, 6-1;Jasmine Gabriel (Weddington) def. Rachael Lynch-Daniels (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) 6-0 6-4; Kaley Price (Nash Central) won by forfeit over Madeline Killen (Belmont South Point).

SINGLES--QUARTERFINALS

R. Price (Nash Central) def. Kayla Price (Harding) 6-0, 6-2;LaSure (Asheville) def. Tally (Union Pines) 6-0, 6-1;DeMoss (McMichael) def. Baird (South Point) 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-1;Gabriel (Weddington) def. Kaley Price (Nash Central) 6-0, 6-1.

SINGLES SEMIFINALS--Saturday, 9 am

Kayla Price (Charlotte Harding) vs. MacKenzie LaSure (Asheville)

Masey DeMoss (Mayodan McMichael) vs. Jasmine Gabriel (Weddington)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

Mallory Short-Meredith Pruden (Wilson Fike) def. Laurie McNeilly-Raven Johnson (Lawndale Burns) 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Carroll-Kindell Schmitt (Weddington) def. Cori Krause-Monica Panosian (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) 6-1, 6-2; Taylor Theodossiou-Alix Theodossiou (Asheville) def. Janielle Daniel-Joanne Talton (Eastern Wayne) 6-1, 6-1; Rosheny Edathil-Sydney Brooks (Burlington Williams) def. Hannah Florian-Robyn Buchannan (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge) 6-2, 7-6(3); Lauren Brooker-Caroline Smith (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) def. Jasmine Carrothers-JaNay Carrothers (Charlotte Harding) 6-0, 6-0; Andrea Bell-Savannah Herman (Franklin) def. Kelsey Martin-Courtney Gould (Greenville D.H. Conley) 6-2, 6-1; Rachel Tomchin-Grace Deering (Charlotte Catholic) def. Raleigh McCoy-Claire Dockrill (Western Alamance) 6-1, 6-3; Lindsay Thomas-Caroline Nelson (Rocky Mount) def. Kate Sutton-Nikki Valley (Franklin) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

DOUBLES--QUARTERFINALS

Carroll-Schmitt (Weddington) def. Short-Pruden (Wilson Fike) 6-2, 6-4; T.Theodossiou-A.Theodossiou (Asheville) def. Edathil-Brooks (Burlington Williams) 6-3, 6-2; Brooker-Smith (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Bell-Herman (Franklin) 6-1, 6-0; Tomchin-Deering (Charlotte Catholic) def. Thomas-Nelson (Rocky Mount) 6-2, 6-2.



DOUBLES SEMIFINALS--Saturday, 9 am

2A CHAMPIONSHIPS
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2010 STATE 2-A WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cary Tennis Center--Friday's Results

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND
Kate Power (Kill Devil Hills First Flight) def. Penny Lane Buckner (Burnsville Mountain Heritage) 6-1, 6-2; Madeline Hoskins (Salisbury) def. Francie Trent (Reidsville) 7-6(3), 6-0; Hillary Lutz (Shelby) def. Elizabeth Thompson (Tarboro) 6-1, 6-1; Natalie Bravi (Thomasville) def. Catherine Shachtman (Pittsboro Northwood) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1; Hannah Marion (Hillsborough Cedar Ridge) def. Hanna Moxley (West Stanly) 6-1, 6-2; Kaylyn Key (Maiden) def. Michelle Bennett (Newport Croatan) 6-2, 6-2; Katelyn Storey (Salisbury) def. Jessica VanLeuvan (Trinity Wheatmore) 6-3, 6-2; Hunter Hall (Brevard) def. Morgan Sheehan (Swansboro) 7-5, 6-3.

SINGLES--QUARTERFINALS

Power (First Flight) def. Hoskins (Salisbury) 6-3, 6-1;Lutz (Shelby) def. Bravi (Thomasville) 6-1, 6-2; Marion (Cedar Ridge) won by default over Key (Maiden); Storey (Salisbury) def. Hall (Brevard) 6-2, 6-2.

SINGLES SEMIFINALS--Saturday, 9 am

Kate Power (Kill Devil Hills First Flight) vs. Hillary Lutz (Shelby)

Hannah Marion (Hillsborough Cedar Ridge) vs. Katelyn Storey (Salisbury)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND
Lauren Carraway-Jessica Hatch (Greene Central) def. Emily Bridges-Victoria Beam (Shelby) 7-6 (3), 6-4; Joy Loeblein-Erika Nelson (Salisbury) def. Mary Rodgman-Megan Mauriello (Hillsborough Cedar Ridge) 6-1, 6-0; Claire Rinaldo-Anne Rinaldo (East Lincoln) def. Maggie King-Julie Hayes (Tarboro) 6-2, 6-3; Anna Flynn-Sallie Kate Meyerhoeffer (Salisbury) def. Sondra Anton-Alyssa Shuster (Carrboro) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0; Courtney Bowers-Lizzie Hanes (Ashe County) def. Amanda Clark-Lindsey Prytle (Siler City Jordan-Matthews) 6-4, 7-5; Julia Van Horn-Taylor Snowdon (Brevard) def. Morgan King-Kalynn Bridgers (Tarboro) 6-0, 6-2; McKenna Karas-Kalli Karas (Waxhaw Cuthbertson) def. Dzidzai Muyengwa-Rebecca White (Roanoke Rapids) 6-2, 6-0; Shaunasie Perkins-Michaella Lashley (North Lincoln) def. Quinn Carlton-Allie Miller (East Duplin) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

DOUBLES--QUARTERFINALS

Loeblein-Nelson (Salisbury) def. Carraway-Hatch (Greene Central) 6-2, 6-1; C. Rinaldo-A. Rinaldo (East Lincoln) def. Flynn-Meyerhoeffer (Salisbury) 6-4, 6-4; Bowers-Hanes (Ashe County) def. Van Horn-Snowdon (Brevard) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; McKenna Karas-Kelli Karas (Cuthbertson) 6-1, 6-1.

DOUBLES SEMIFINALS--Saturday, 9 am
Joy Loeblein-Erika Nelson (Salisbury) vs. Claire Rinaldo-Anne Rinaldo (East Lincoln)

Courtney Bowers-Lizzie Hanes (Ashe County) vs. McKenna Karas-Kalli Karas (Waxhaw Cuthbertson)


1A CHAMPIONSHIPS
APEX -- Last year's runner-up, Lori Wang of Raleigh Charter, has advanced to the singles final after Friday's opening day of play in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A women's tennis tournament championships at Middle Creek High School.

Wang will face Mount Airy's Jordan Jackson in the state title match after they each won a pair of matches in straight sets on Friday and both lost only four games in the process.

In doubles, East Montgomery's Delana Hinson and Samantha Kellis will take on Nelessa Lewis and Janice Wong of Durham's North Carolina School of Science and Math in the finals. Both advanced with two straight set victories on Friday.

The doubles final will begin upon conclusion of the singles championship, which starts at nine o'clock Saturday morning. Wendy's is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.



NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2010 STATE 1-A WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Middle Creek High School, Apex--Friday's Results

SINGLES--QUARTERFINALS

Lori Wang (Raleigh Charter) def. Katy Jones (Kernersville Bishop McGuinness) 6-2, 6-0; Merry Kessler (Mount Airy) def. Krissy O'Brien (Lejeune) 6-3, 6-3; Jordan Jackson (Mount Airy) def. Stormy Jacobs (East Columbus) 6-0, 6-0; Alice Huang (Durham N.C. School of Science and Math) def. Ashlyn Reece (Elkin) 6-4, 6-1.

SINGLES--SEMIFINALS

Wang (Raleigh Charter) def. Kessler (Mount Airy) 6-1, 6-1; Jackson (Mount Airy) def. Huang (NCSSM) 6-3, 6-1.

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, 9 am

Lori Wang (Raleigh Charter) vs. Jordan Jackson (Mount Airy)

DOUBLES--QUARTERFINALS

Nelessa Lewis-Janice Wong (Durham N.C. School of Science and Math) def. Emma White-Sarah Gwyn (Elkin) 6-3, 6-2; Elizabeth Dinkins-Jade Hughes (Mount Airy) def. Kellen Edwards-Carson Peele (Williamston Riverside) 6-0, 6-1; Delana Hinson-Samantha Kellis (East Montgomery) def. Rafailia Vogiatzis-Lindsay Williams (Williamston Riverside) 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Choa-Sarah Parsons (Durham N.C. School of Science and Math) def. Haley Pack-Cana Rierson (North Stokes) 6-2, 6-4.

DOUBLES--SEMIFINALS

Lewis-Wong (NCSSM) def. Dinkins-Hughes (Mount Airy) 6-2, 6-0; Hinson-Kellis (East Montgomery) def. Choa-Parsons (NCSSM) 6-2, 6-4.

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday after singles final

Nelessa Lewis-Janice Wong (NCSSM) vs. Delana Hinson-Samantha Kellis (East Montgomery)

DOUBLES SEMIFINALS--Saturday, 9 am

McKayla Zupan-Elizabeth Hodges (Wilmington Hoggard) vs. Abby Segodnia-Samantha Forlenza (South Mecklenburg)

Katie Kane-Maggie Kane (Raleigh Broughton) vs. Majdou Lavoie-Lauren Tuscano (Greensboro Grimsley)