NCHSAA SINGLES, DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS UP FOR GRABS THIS WEEKEND IN MEN’S TENNIS
CHAPEL HILL – Championships in singles and doubles in four different classifications are up for grabs this weekend as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds its annual men’s tennis tournament championships at three different sites.
Semifinalists in both singles and doubles at the regional level qualify for the state championships.
The 4-A championships are scheduled for Millbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh. The 3-A event will be held at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Tennis Center. Both the 1-A and the 2-A championships are set for the Cary Tennis Center.
Action will get underway on Friday morning with the opening round of play at 9 a.m. after the coaches’ meeting in all classifications. Two rounds will be played on Friday, with the semifinals Saturday morning and the championship matches on Saturday afternoon. Since the field is smaller for the 1-A tournament, the only Saturday match will be the championship Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
Kyle Johnson of Charlotte Catholic will be seeking a record fourth consecutive singles title in the 3-A classification. No men’s player in NCHSAA history has won four singles championships.
More tennis finals are scheduled for next week, as all four classes of the men’s dual team tennis championships will be May 19 at the Burlington Tennis Center.
NCHSAA FastFacts
Event: NCHSAA Men’s Tennis Tournament Championships
Date: May 11-12, 2012
Site: 1-A: Cary Tennis Center; 2-A: Cary Tennis Center; 3-A: Burlington Parks and Recreation Tennis Center; 4-A: Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh
First Held: 1916
Qualifiers: Semifinalists in both singles and doubles at the regional level qualify for the state events
Of Interest: Ed Caviness of Goldsboro (1952-54), Paul Goebel of Hendersonville (1988-90), Eric Saunders of Salisbury (1991-93), John Lucas of Durham Hillside (1970-72), Brad Pomeroy of T.C. Roberson (2000-02), Will Rollinson of Cardinal Gibbons (2006-08) and current player Kyle Johnson of Charlotte Catholic (2009-11, with the ’12 championship pending) are three-time singles champions in NCHSAA play.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCAITION
2012 MEN’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS PAIRINGS
May 11-12, 2012
CLASS 1-A–Cary Tennis Center
SINGLES–FIRST ROUND
Matt Kessler (Mount Airy) vs. Tommy Arline (Gates County)
Harrison Tucker (Franklin Academy) vs. Tyler Macy (Elkin)
Dylan Cuddington (Rosewood), default
Jacob Fuqua (Hendersonville) vs. Jin Kang (Durham N.C. School of Science and Math)
DOUBLES–FIRST ROUND
Mitch Kessler-Jordan Lawson (Mount Airy) vs. Coy Cameron-Harrison Stone (Durham Voyager Academy)
Dakota Capiz-Chase Conner (Riverside-Martin) vs. Kevin Weckworth-Lane Kiser (Kernersville Bishop McGuinness)
Jonathan Tseng-Houston Parks (Raleigh Charter) vs. Jeremiah Morrison-David Bullins (Elkin)
Brackin Kirkland-Charles Colhoun (Hendersonville) vs. Tanner Lynk-Evan Guthrie (East Carteret)
CLASS 2-A–Cary Tennis Center
SINGLES–FIRST ROUND
Eben Wells (Kill Devil Hills First Flight) vs. J.P. Gemborys (Durham School of Arts)
Garrett Lakey (Wilkes Central) vs. Grant Buckner (Burnsville Mountain Heritage)
Zac Marion (Hillsborough Cedar Ridge) vs. Lane Long (Tarboro)
Patrick Hensley (South Iredell) vs. Levi Bruff (Central Davidson)
Ray Webb Parker (Shelby) vs. Lucas Shelton (West Stokes)
Max Fritsch (Carrboro) vs. David Beard (Newport Croatan)
Michael Ogden (Salisbury) vs. Zach Huffman (Maiden)
Anthony Brennan (Swansboro) vs. Drew Guerra (Durham School of Arts)
DOUBLES–FIRST ROUND
Hunter Lane-Dallas Hollingsworth (East Duplin) vs. Aaron Stafford-Jordan McClure (Trinity Wheatmore)
Jesse Massucco-Evan Day (Wilkes Central) vs. Bobby Decker-Eli Hile (Black Mountain C.D. Owen)
Kia Brewington/Nathan Woolard (Siler City Jordan-Matthews) vs. Edson Garcia-Ben Jones (East Duplin)
Miles Poage-Joseph Hendrick (Shelby) vs. Josh Walker-Ben Lunning (Cuthbertson)
Ryan Lampe-John Tate (Newton-Conover) vs. Shaun Howell-Roland DesLauriers (Cuthbertson)
Owen Ryan-Camil Craciunescu (Durham School of Arts) vs. Foster Hawkins-Brady Trevison (Hampstead Topsail)
Alan Lebowitz-Abraham Post (Salisbury) vs. Oscar Zamora-Ben Keefer (Black Mountain C.D. Owen)
Kirk Robertson-Parks Tompkins (Hampstead Topsail) vs. Chris Cole-Zafer Estill (Pittsboro Northwood)
CLASS 3-A–Burlington Tennis Center
SINGLES–FIRST ROUND
Chaz Fitzpatrick (Eastern Wayne) vs. Pierce Beary (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons)
Joey Hatala (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge) vs. Daniel May (Hickory)
Matt Daly (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) vs. Soren Wonde (Cleveland)
Paul Hogan (Lenoir Hibriten) vs. Victor Nechar (Concord Cox Mill)
Chaney Barnes (Kings Mountain) vs. Hayden Faulkenbury (China Grove Jesse Carson)
Eric Greene (Western Alamance) vs. Nick Jones (Wilson Fike)
Kyle Johnson (Charlotte Catholic) vs. Isaac Sluder (Waynesville Tuscola)
Russell Turner (Eastern Wayne)) vs. John Dangerfield (Cameron Union Pines)
DOUBLES–FIRST ROUND
Will Hoff-Michael Kearney (Pikeville Charles B. Aycock) vs. Ricky Ydrovo-Thomas Freeman (Thomasville Ledford)
Matthew Martinez-Zach Sachee (Charlotte Catholic) vs. Alex Arditti-Luke Kessel (Hickory)
Killian Steer-Matt Galush (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) vs. Julian Marrero-Eric Joyner (Northern Nash)
Sandler Gensch-Logan Andrew (Belmont South Point) vs. Bobby Hatala-Woody Watson (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge)
Tito Poplawski-David Howerton (Asheville) vs. B.J. Beecher-Mason Croley (Concord)
Aaron Weber-Bryan Zhang (Chapel Hill) vs. Edwin Burnett-Patrick Evans (South Brunswick)
Parks Thompson-Julian Hawkins (Statesville) vs. Michael Turlington-Adam Greer (West Henderson)
Phillip Packard-Drayton Williams (Wilson Fike) vs. Andrew Stephenson-Jack Harrison (Burlington Williams)
CLASS 4-A–Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh
SINGLES–FIRST ROUND
A.J. Stilwell (Wilmington Laney) vs. Kelly Patch (Cary Green Hope)
Scott Gallimore (Davie County) vs. Jim Fan (Charlotte Ardrey Kell)
Graham Duncan (Apex) vs. Josiah Boda (Scotland)
Michael Smith (Watauga) vs. Warren Bryan (Greensboro Page)
Mike Roberts (Charlotte Ardrey Kell) vs. Matt Tutton (High Point Central)
Tyler Pyle (Durham Jordan) vs. Alex Gaines (Wilmington New Hanover)
Austin Ansari (Greensboro Page) vs. Jake Combs (Mooresville)
Grey Hamilton (Southern Pines Pinecrest) vs. Matt Stachowiak (Apex Middle Creek)
DOUBLES–FIRST ROUND
Noah Milliken-Matt Johnson (Wilmington Hoggard) vs. Brad Meir-Ricky Meir (Raleigh Millbrook)
Will Albright-Graham Pearson (Greensboro Grimsley) vs. Ryan Wydra-Collin Black (W.A. Hough)
Bo Boyden-Jensen Martin (Raleigh Wakefield) vs. Jordan Frazier-Stephen Gay (Greenville Rose)
Karthik Arunkmar-Thomas King (Charlotte Ardrey Kell) vs. Mitchell Lewis-Ben Stern (Greensboro Grimsley)
John Kruszka-Michael McGowan (Charlotte Providence) vs. Austin Lynk-Vivek Dakoriya (Southwest Guilford)
Chris Mahan-Sean Carmean (Raleigh Millbrook) vs. Jake McDonough-Will Schoolfield (Wilmington Laney)
Chad Hoskins-Paul Yamane (Winston-Salem R.J.Reynolds) vs. Nicholas Cottrill-Matt Coats (Charlotte Providence)
Alex Auman-Colt Auman (Richmond) vs. Andrew Waddell-Patrick Longest (Raleigh Broughton)
