The New Hanover girls tennis team clinched the Mideastern Conference title on Wednesday with a 6-3 decision over Hoggard in the completion of a match postponed by rain last week.
Taylor Walicki and Dawson Cooper cruised to straight-set wins before weather moved competition. The Wildcats top tandem also picked up an 8-6 victory in doubles over Melanie Post and Kara Ferner to secure the conference crown.
The Vikings (10-5, 8-2 Mideastern) got singles wins at No. 2 from Kara Ferner and No. 6 from Catie Dull, but trailed 4-2 entering doubles.
Dallas Barnhardt and Lauren Traflet made the score 4-3 with an 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles, but New Hanover answered with an 8-4 victory from Louise Stephenson and Anna Catherine Lloyd.
New Hanover claimed sole possession of the league title with the victory and moved to 11-1 in conference. The Wildcats sit at 13-2 overall.
Hoggard is back in action Thursday at Laney. The Vikings and Bucs are tied for second place in the conference with two matches to play.
Singles: No. 1 Taylor Walicki (NH) def. Melanie Post 6-3, 6-1; 2. Kara Ferner (H) def. McKenzie Barker 6-3, 6-1; 3. Dawson Cooper (NH) def. Claudia Opper 6-0, 6-3; 4. Louise Stephenson (NH) def. Dallas Barnhardt 6-3, 6-2; 5. Anna Catherine Lloyd (NH) def. Hannah Marable 6-4, 6-4; 6. Catie Dull (H) def. Sydney Grill 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles: No. 1 Walicki/Cooper (NH) def. Post/Ferner 8-6; 2. Barnhardt/Lauren Traflet (H) def. Barker/Grill 8-1; 3. Stephenson/Lloyd (NH) def. Marable/Lindsay Diab 8-4.
Laney 7 South Brunswick 2
Singles: No. 1 Erin Nesselroade (L) def. Gabby Beacham. 6-0 6-1; No. 2 Suzie Schoolfield (L) def. Hannah Pieper 6-1 6-0; No. 3 Kendall Hanks (L) def. Sarah Costa 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 Jessica Tucker (L) def. Eliza Douglass 6-4 7-5; No. 5 Cami Jefferson (L) def. Katrina Marchetti 6-1 6-2; No. 6 Kezia Matson (S) def. Livi Dubel (L) 6-0, 6-3.
Doubles: No. 1 Nesselroade/Schoolfield (L) def. Beacham/Costa 8-0; No. 2 Hanks/Jefferson (L) def. Pieper/Douglass 8-3; No. 3 Marchetti/Brianna Miller (S) def. Abby Coderre/ Haley Oxford 8-5.
