New Hanover 5 Laney 4
New Hanover pulled out a hard-fought 5-4 win over Laney Tuesday to move to 10-1 in conference and 12-2 overall.
With the match squared three-all after singles play, the Wildcats took two of three doubles matches to clinch the match.
Taylor Walicki and Dawson Cooper both picked up straight-set wins in singles and New Hanover’s top tandem set the tone with an 8-1 victory in doubles. Anna Catherine Lloyd also provided the Wildcats a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 5 to pull New Hanover even heading into doubles.
Lloyd and Louise Stephenson clinched the match at No. 3 with an 8-4 win over Jessica Tucker and Sydney Young.
The Wildcats (10-1, 12-2) face Hoggard on Wednesday. New Hanover is leading 3-2 as the No. 5 singles match and all three doubles will decide the rain shortened match from last week.
Singles: No. 1 Taylor Walicki (NHHS) def. Erin Nesselroade(Laney) 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 Suzie Schoolfield (Laney) def. Mckenzie Barker (NHHS) 6-0, 6-3; No. 3 Dawson Cooper (NHHS) def Anna Rae Porcelli(Laney) 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 Kendall Hanks (Laney) def. Louise Stephenson (NHHS) 6-2, 6-2; No. 5 Anna Catherine Lloyd (NHHS) def. Sydney Young (Laney) 6-4, 6-0; No. 6 Jessica Tucker (Laney) def Julia Eckel (NHHS) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-5)
Doubles: No. 1 Walicki /Cooper (NHHS) def. Nesselroade/Porcelli (Laney)8-1; No. 2 Schoolfield/Hanks (Laney) def. Barker/Sydney Grill (NHHS) 8-5; No. 3 Lloyd/Stephenson (NHHS) def. Young and Tucker (Laney)8-4.
Hoggard 7 Ashley 2
Hoggard swept doubles to earn a 7-2 victory over Ashley on Tuesday at the Jeff Holcomb Tennis Complex.
Hannah Marable and Lindsay Diab rolled to an easy 8-0 win at No. 3. The Vikings (10-4, 8-1 Mideastern) won 8-3 and 8-4 at No. 1 and 2, respectively.
In singles, Kara Ferner improved to 13-0 on the season with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1. Marable, Lindsay Diab and Paxton Brewer also captured victories at No. 3, 5 and 6.
Hoggard heads to New Hanover on Wednesday at 4 p.m. to complete a suspended match.
Singles: No. 1 Kara Ferner (H) def. Julia Koff 6-1, 6-3; No. 2. Brianna Rogers (A) def. Dallas Barnhardt 0-6, 6-2, 10-8; No. 3. Hannah Marable (H) def. Emily Ulman 6-2, 6-4; No. 4. Kaylie Kirkwood (A) def. Lauren Traflet 7-4, 4-6, 10-6; No. 5. Lindsay Diab (H) def. Taylor Sexton 6-0, 6-2; No. 6. Paxton Brewer (H) def. Jaylin Robbins 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles: No. 1 Ferner/Melanie Post (H) def. Koff/Kirkwood 8-3; No. 2. Barnhardt/Traflet (H) def. Rogers/Ulman 8-4; No. 3. Marable/Diab (H) def. Dani Shirilla/Bridgit Donovan 8-0.
Topsail 9 West Brunsiwck 0
Singles: No. 1 Franca Buffalino (T) def Anna James 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 Carmen Jordan (T) def. Katie Barnes 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Caroline Harris (T) def. McKenzie Windberg 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 Kendal Allen (T) def. Allie Madison 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 Stephanie Athanas (T) def. Olivia Rutter 6-4, 6-0; No. 6 Xueyang Li (T) def. Bianca Desimone 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles: No. 1 Buffalino/Jordan (T) def Barnes/Windberg 8-0; No. 2 Harris/Allen (T) def. James/Madison 8-1; No. 3 Jessica Prall/Courtney Weaver (T) def. Logan Locklear/Emily Long 8-1.
