The 2026 NCHSAA Women’s Dual Team Tennis Championships were held October 30-31 at the Burlington Tennis Center, featuring North Carolina’s top women’s tennis teams competing for state titles in each classification.
1A State Champions – NCSSM – Morganton
NCSSM – Morganton 5, Chatham Charter 0
Singles
1. Leah Gibson (NCSSM) led Maggie Moody 6-3, 4-1 (incomplete)
2. Elizabeth Lee (NCSSM) d. Abby Semrad 6-0, 6-1
3. Shrika Chatta (NCSSM) d. Lucy Kidd 6-0, 6-1
4. Anjana Ramanujam (NCSSM) d. Emma Suggs 6-0, 6-0
5. Amakia Hareesh (NCSSM) d. Stella Hamilton 6-2, 6-1
6. Harshika Chenchu (NCSSM) d. Kaylee Moffitt 6-0, 6-0
MVP: Leah Gibson, NCSSM – Morganton
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Anamika Hareesh (NCSSM) and Stella Hamilton (Chatham Charter)
2A State Champions – Research Triangle
Research Triangle 5, East Wilkes 0
Singles
1. Victoria Zhou (RT) led Emerson Simmers 6-3, 2-1 (incomplete)
2. Alexis Zhao (RT) d. Lily Truitt 6-0, 6-1
3. Savannah Shih (RT) d. Jaylee Chambers 6-0, 6-0
4. Eliza Basch (RT) d. Elina White 6-1, 6-1
5. Avery Zhao (RT) d. Ava Truitt 6-0, 6-2
6. Katherin Southern (RT) d. Emma Testerman 6-1, 6-1
MVP: Victoria Zhou, Research Triangle
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Avery Zhao (Research Triangle) and Emmerson Simmons (East Wilkes)
3A State Champions – NCSSM – Durham
NCSSM – Durham 5, Pine Lake Prep 2
Singles
1. Mallory Aull (PLP) d. Emily Tang 6-2, 6-3
2. Sophie Stanford (PLP) d. Daria Boulankina 6-1, 6-1
3. Hridya Ajith (NCSSM) d. Carolina Endsjo 6-0, 3-6 [10-2]
4. Regan Vandiver (NCSSM) d. Chelsea Aull 6-0, 6-0
5. Isabella Balin (NCSSM) d. Eliana Grathwohl 6-0, 6-0
6. Radha Suresh (NCSSM) d. Laine Tammaro 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Tang and Vandiver (NCSSM) led Stanford and Endsjo 5-2
2. Boulankina and Suresh (NCSSM) led Mallory Aull and Chelsea Aull 5-2
3. Ajith and Balin (NCSSM) d. Grathwohl and Tammaro 8-0
MVP: Regan Vandiver, NCSSM-Durham
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Daria Boulankina (NCSSM) and Carolina Endsjo (Pine Lake Prep)
4A State Champions – Carrboro
Carrboro 5, Lake Norman Charter 2
Singles
1. Kate Champion (LNC) d. Bea Unwin 6-0, 6-2
2. Claire O’Brien (Carr) d. Samantha Blistein 7-6 [7-4] 6-1
3. Shayna Blistein (LNC) d. Eva Noar 7-5, 6-1
4. Carson Frederick (Carr) d. Taylor Purcell 6-1, 6-0
5. Mac Birrenkott (Carr) d. Claire Dillon 6-0, 6-1
6. Bailey Birrenkott (Carr) d. Evie Niemeyer 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Samantha Blistein and Shayne Blistein (LNC) Unwin and O’Brien 6-3
2. Champion and Purcell (LNC) led Noar and Bailey Birrenkott 6-2
3. Frederick and Mac Birrenkott (Carr) d. Dillon and Neimeyer 8-1
MVP: Claire O’Brien, Carrboro
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Mackenzie Birrenkott (Carrboro) and Kate Champion (Lake Norman Charter)
5A State Champions – Seaforth
Seaforth 5, West Henderson 1
Singles
1. Mackenzie Wray (SEA) d. Madi Burleson 3-6, 6-4 [10-8]
2. Ella Kreinar (SEA) d. Khloe LaBruno 6-4, 6-0
3. Tatum Dell (SEA) d. Hanna Price 7-6 [7-3], 6-2
4. Ellie Kristiansen (SEA) d. Momo Hudson 6-2, 6-4
5. Charlotte Bowman (SEA) d. Amani Moraga Pizarro 6-1, 7-6 [7-5]
6. Ella Lahue (WH) d. Harper Lawrie 6-2, 6-3
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Charlotte Bowman, Seaforth and Khloe LaBruno, West Henderson
MVP: Mackenzie Wray
6A State Champions – East Chapel Hill
East Chapel Hill 5, Watauga 4
Singles
1. Zoey Wells (W) d. Nora Lucas 6-4, 6-2
2. Poppy Summey (W) d. Issy Lattanzio 6-4, 7-5
3. Iris Mu (ECH) d. Addison Cohen 6-3, 6-3
4. Abby Talton (W) d. MJ Ester 6-1, 6-0
5. April Zhang (ECH) d. Sadie Rose Long 6-4, 6-3
6. Brooke Louis (ECH) d. Neave Tuberty 6-4, 3-6 [10-8]
Doubles
1. Lucas and Lattanzio (ECH) d. Wells and Talton 8-5
2. Summey and Cohen (W) d. Mu and Zhang 8-0
3. Esther and Louis (ECH) d. Long and Tuberty 8-3
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: April Zhang, East Chapel Hill and Addison Cohen, Watauga
MVP: MJ Esther, East Chapel Hill
7A State Champions – Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons 5, Page 0
Singles
1. Isabell Lu (CG) d. Sophia Wilkerson 6-1, 2-6 [10-2]
2. Courtney Davis (Page) led Kylie Ryan 7-5, 5-4 (unfinished)
3. Nicole Ryan (CG) d. Ashby Gansman 6-1, 6-3
4. Coco Rahm (CG) d. Kamryn Graves 6-3, 6-3
5. Jenna Navarro (CG) d. Bintu Kamara 6-2, 7-5
6. Kyndal Coles (CG) d. Addison Powell 6-3, 6-0
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Sasha Selfani, Cardinal Gibbons and Ashby Gansman, Page
MVP: Isabelle Lu, Cardinal Gibbons
8A State Champions – Hoggard
Hoggard 5, Myers Park 1
Singles
1. Braelyn Roberson (JTH) d. Lila Cheatwood 6-2, 6-1
2. Zannah Roberson (JTH) d. Elle Cooper 6-1, 6-0
3. Audrey Sica (JTH) d. Kayla Nofziger
4. Zoe Ten Brink (JTH) d. Vera Strandberg 7-5, 6-4
5. Kenzie Le (JTH) d. Carter Glasgow 4-6, 6-1 [20-18]
6. Annelise Conrad (MP) d. Libby Williamson 6-1, 6-3
Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award Winners: Audrey Sica, Hoggard and Carter Glasgow, Myers Park.
MVP: Kenzie Le, Hoggard


