From the NCHSAA
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Men’s Individual Tennis State Tournament concluded the first two rounds of play on Friday. Play continues tomorrow at four sites across the central part of the state.
The 2A, 3A and 4A Semifinals as well as all championship matches will be held on Saturday at each respective venue. Play will begin at 9 a.m. for the 1A and 3A tournaments. The 2A tournament will resume play at 7 a.m. and the 4A tournament will get underway with semifinal action at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow.
The 1A Championships are scheduled for Cary Tennis Park. The 2A Championships will be contested at Ting Park at 101 Sportsmanship Way in Holly Springs. All 3A matches are slated for the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro. Finally, the 4A Championships will be played at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center.
Salisbury’s Will Koontz won his first-round match but lost in the quarterfinals.
Salisbury’s doubles team of Colin Donaldson/Gray Davis lost in the first round.
South Rowan’s Joey Caraccio lost in the first round.
A.L Brown’s Jayden Wellman won his first-round match but lost in the quarterfinals.
1A Tennis Individual State Tournament
First Round Results
Singles Draw
Owen Jennings (Elkin) def. Ethan Clemmer (Bear Grass Charter) 6-1, 6-4
Charlie Schweppe (Thomas Jefferson) def. Reid Rainey (Southern Wake Academy) 6-0, 6-1
Nikhil Deshpande (Langtree Charter) def. Nathan Bermeo (Eno River) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Georgie Kriek (Mount Airy) def. Will Oldham (Clover Garden) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Draw
Luca Pestana & Timothy Hackman (Bishop McGuinness) def. Marcus Roman & Will Baker (Voyager Academy) 6-1, 6-1
Josh Hanflink & Evan Sturgill (Bishop McGuinness) def. Alex Garcia & Krishiv Patel (Riverside-Martin) 6-2, 6-0
Luke McComb & Clay Sebastian (Elkin) def. Landon Hackney & Jacob Gilliland (Chatham Central) 6-2, 6-4
Joseph Phetmixay & Drew Auman (Uwharrie Charter) def. Jacob McKenna & Simon Osceanas (Voyager Academy) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinal Round Results
Singles Draw
Charlie Schweppe (Thomas Jefferson) def. Owen Jennings (Elkin) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Nikhil Deshpande (Langtree Charter) def. Georgie Kriek (Mount Airy) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Draw
Luca Pestana & Timothy Hackman (Bishop McGuinness) def. Josh Hanflink & Evan Sturgill (Bishop McGuinness) 6-3, 6-1
Joseph Phetmixay & Drew Auman (Uwharrie Charter) def. Luke McComb & Clay Sebastian (Elkin) 6-2, 6-4
Championship Round Pairings
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m.
Singles Draw
Charlie Schweppe (Thomas Jefferson) vs. Nikhil Deshpande (Langtree Charter)
Doubles Draw
Luca Pestana & Timothy Hackman (Bishop McGuinness) vs. Joseph Phetmixay & Drew Auman (Uwharrie Charter)
2A Tennis Individual State Tournament
First Round Scores
Singles Draw
William Drake (Greene Central) def. Walker Magnirat (Seaforth) 6-3, 6-4
***Will Koontz (Salisbury) def. Trevor Coldren (R-S Central) 6-1, 6-2
Sebastian Rodriguez (Research Triangle) def. Ben Cuddington (North Johnston) 6-0, 6-0
Porter Schrader (Brevard) def. Jagur Williams (Wheatmore) 6-4, 6-1
Tyler Ramanata (Pine Lake Prep) def. Levi Watson (East Surry) 6-0, 6-1
Lex Gu (Raleigh Charter) def. Campbell Curtis (Washington) 6-1, 6-2
Cooper Motsinger (East Surry) def. Connor Milligan (Lincoln Charter) 6-4, 6-4
Lance Keller (Franklin Academy) def. Cole Walker (Manteo) 6-0, 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7)
Doubles Draw
Cabe Pate & Noah McDonald (Goldsboro) def. Rece Thompson & Caleb Kennedy (Clinton) 6-1, 6-0
Luke Breen & Julian Rizo (C.S. of Davidson) def. Josh Pardue & Jacob Edmonds (Surry Central) 6-1, 6-3
Raghav Srirarm & Parth Shirolkar (NCSSM) def. Wilson Wysor & James Hornthal (Northeastern) 6-1, 6-0
***Grayson Upchurch & Ben Shelton (Lincoln Charter) def. Colin Donaldson & Gray Davis (Salisbury) 6-0, 6-1
Zach Zagorkski & Piero Ravolino (Lincolnton) def. Michael Tucker & Tripp McMillen (Surry Central) 6-3, 6-4
Alphonso Sison & Nick Delisio (Franklin Academy) def. Chance Davis & Andrew Stancil (North Johnston) 6-2, 6-1
Jadon Carnes & Gonzolo Gomez (Mount Pleasant) def. Bradley Rising & Christian Prescott (Brevard) 6-1, 6-0
Ryan Hill & Alex Hong (Raleigh Charter) def. Hunter Moore & Will Glover (Washington) 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinal Round Scores
Singles Draw
***William Drake (Greene Central) def. Will Koontz (Salisbury) 6-2, 6-2
Sebastian Rodriguez (Research Triangle) def. Porter Schrader (Brevard) 6-1, 6-3
Tyler Ramanata (Pine Lake Prep) def. Lex Gu (Raleigh Charter) 6-0, 6-0
Cooper Motsinger (East Surry) def. Lance Keller (Franklin Academy) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Draw
Luke Breen & Julian Rizo (C.S. of Davidson) def. Cabe Pate & Noah McDonald (Goldsboro) 6-3, 6-1
Raghav Srirarm & Parth Shirolkar (NCSSM) def. Grayson Upchurch & Ben Shelton (Lincoln Charter) 6-2, 6-1
Alphonso Sison & Nick Delisio (Franklin Academy) def. Zach Zagorkski & Piero Ravolino (Lincolnton) 6-4, 6-1
Ryan Hill & Alex Hong (Raleigh Charter) def. Jadon Carnes & Gonzolo Gomez (Mount Pleasant) 6-4, 6-3
Semifinal Round Pairings
Singles Draw
William Drake (Greene Central) vs. Sebastian Rodriguez (Research Triangle)
Tyler Ramanata (Pine Lake Prep) vs. Cooper Motsinger (East Surry)
Doubles Draw
Luke Breen & Julian Rizo (C.S. of Davidson) vs. Raghav Srirarm & Parth Shirolkar (NCSSM)
Alphonso Sison & Nick Delisio (Franklin Academy) vs. Ryan Hill & Alex Hong (Raleigh Charter)
3A Tennis Individual State Tournament
First Round Scores
Singles Draw
Stockton Rouse (J.H. Rose) def. Caleb Downing (Union Pines) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
***James Dover (South Point) def. Joey Caraccio (South Rowan) 6-4, 6-1
Drew Hedgecoe (Terry Sanford) def. Henry Austin (South Central) 6-1, 6-1
Drew Crotts (Stuart Cramer) def. Jacob Rinker (Northwest Cabarrus) 6-0, 6-1
Shiv Patel (South Point) def. Alex Bhargava (Central Academy) 6-0, 6-1
Josh Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) def. J.J. Woerner (First Flight) 6-0, 6-2
Ajay Swisher (St. Stephens) def. Abhi Parimi (Lake Norman Charter) 6-0, 6-1
Ethan Carlyle (C.B. Aycock) def. Jacob Womble (Lee County) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Draw
Justin Conover & Porter Pelphrey (Orange) def. Snyder Pearson & Hatten Gore (Fike) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Sam Thomas & Jonathan Peeler (Crest) def. Charlie Han & Charlie Schild (Lake Norman Charter) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Aidan Chung & Jonathan Baddour (Carrboro) def. Dylan Skinner & Zachary Hill (Fike) 6-0, 6-0
Lewis Tate & Clint Powers (Hickory) def. Lawson Rabon & Seth Bean (Central Davidson) 6-2, 6-0
Costen Holtzman & Griffin Lovern (Hickory) def. Landis Haynes & Parker Stephens (Concord) 6-0, 6-0
Rob Cummings & Adam Cummings (West Carteret) def. Anthony Coble & Ty Lagana (Williams) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Sean Huynh & Daniel Gartner (Lake Norman Charter) def. Luke Kirby & Eli Roberts (Crest) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Jonas Miyagawa & Connor Nicol (Carrboro) def. Wyatt Schmidt & Bryson Wall (J.H. Rose) 6-2, 6-2
Quarterfinal Round Scores
Singles Draw
James Dover (South Point) def. Stockton Rouse (J.H. Rose) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Drew Hedgecoe (Terry Sanford) def. Drew Crotts (Stuart Cramer) 6-0, 6-0
Josh Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) def. Shiv Patel (South Point) 6-0, 6-2
Ajay Swisher (St. Stephens) def. Ethan Carlyle (C.B. Aycock) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles Draw
Sam Thomas & Jonathan Peeler (Crest) def. Justin Conover & Porter Pelphrey (Orange) 7-5, 6-3
Aidan Chung & Jonathan Baddour (Carrboro) def. Lewis Tate & Clint Powers (Hickory) 6-3, 6-0
Costen Holtzman & Griffin Lovern (Hickory) def. Rob Cummings & Adam Cummings (West Carteret) 6-0, 6-0
Jonas Miyagawa & Connor Nicol (Carrboro) def. Sean Huynh & Daniel Gartner (Lake Norman Charter) 6-4, 6-3
Semifinal Round Pairings
Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.
Singles Draw
James Dover (South Point) vs. Drew Hedgecoe (Terry Sanford)
Josh Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) vs. Ajay Swisher (St. Stephens)
Doubles Draw
Sam Thomas & Jonathan Peeler (Crest) vs. Aidan Chung & Jonathan Baddour (Carrboro)
Costen Holtzman & Griffin Lovern (Hickory) vs. Jonas Miyagawa & Connor Nicol (Carrboro)
4ATennis Individual State Tournament
First Round Scores
Singles Draw
Matthew Bautista (Enloe) def. Arush Gupta (Apex Friendship) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
Carl Gedlitschka (Grimsley) def. Lukas Kolmel (A.C. Reynolds) 6-3, 6-0
Marshall Landry (Pinecrest) def. Chris Davis (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-2, 6-0
***Jayden Wellman (A.L. Brown) def. Joaquin Garcia (Hough) 6-0, 6-1
Ethan Boswell (South Mecklenburg) def. Adam Cartwright (Mount Tabor) 6-4, 6-2
Oliver Narbut (East Chapel Hill) def. Ford Evans (Clayton) 6-0, 6-0
Walker Valentine (Lake Norman) def. Rohan Phukan (Ardrey Kell) 6-3, 6-0
Naresh Bharathy (Green Hope) def. Declan O’Brien (Millbrook) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Draw
Brayden Hakerem & Alex Higgins (Leesville Road) def. Vivek Indiamuri & Brij Bhatt (Green Hope) 6-1, 6-2
Rish Reddy & Harrison Parker Williams (Marvin Ridge) def. Grant Partridge & Roman Shirazyan (Providence) 6-4, 6-1
Walt Reese & J.P. Damare (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Ved Chotalia & Prajwal Biradar (Panther Creek) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
Burke Rosenbaum & C. Crenshaw (Davie County) def. Matthew Petereson & Andrew Binns (T.C. Roberson) 6-3, 6-3
Jesus Espinoza & Jackson Davis (Hough) def. Andre Torres & Ben Powell (Page) 6-4, 7-5
Ethan Garcia & Ryan Suciu (Apex) def. Sean Conley & Sam Agnew (Cardinal Gibbons) 7-5, 6-4
Ellis Klanduch & Connor Gay (Lake Norman) def. Ben Moore & Jason Ratledge (Myers Park) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
Audie Ballantine & Alan Dimock (New Hanover) def. Aman Patel & Ayan Patel (Chapel Hill) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
Quarterfinal Round Scores
Singles Draw
Carl Gedlitschka (Grimsley) def. Matthew Bautista (Enloe) 6-2, 6-1
***Marshall Landry (Pinecrest) def. Jayden Wellman (A.L. Brown) 6-4, 6-4
Oliver Narbut (East Chapel Hill) def. Ethan Boswell (South Mecklenburg) 6-2, 6-2
Walker Valentine (Lake Norman) def. Naresh Bharathy (Green Hope) 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
Doubles Draw
Brayden Hakerem & Alex Higgins (Leesville Road) def. Rish Reddy & Harrison Parker Williams (Marvin Ridge) 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
Walt Reese & J.P. Damare (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Burke Rosenbaum & C. Crenshaw (Davie County) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Jesus Espinoza & Jackson Davis (Hough) def. Ethan Garcia & Ryan Suciu (Apex) 6-2, 6-7 (7-5), 6-1
Ellis Klanduch & Connor Gay (Lake Norman) def. Audie Ballantine & Alan Dimock (New Hanover) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6
Semifinal Round Pairings
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ 7:30 a.m.
Singles Draw
Carl Gedlitschka (Grimsley) vs. Marshall Landry (Pinecrest)
Oliver Narbut (East Chapel Hill) vs. Walker Valentine (Lake Norman)
Doubles Draw
Brayden Hakerem & Alex Higgins (Leesville Road) vs. Walt Reese & J.P. Damare (Cardinal Gibbons)
Jesus Espinoza & Jackson Davis (Hough) vs. Ellis Klanduch & Connor Gay (Lake Norman)