1A Individual Mens Tennis Championships: Macy takes singles, Tseng & Birla win doubles
APEX, N.C. – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Individual 1A Men’s Tennis Championships concluded with championship matches at Middle Creek Park in Apex in both the singles and doubles event.
After dropping the opening set in the singles championship 4-6, Ryan Macy from Elkin rebounded in the second set to a 6-2 victory, forcing a decisive third set with Max Vicario from Pine Lake Prep. Macy and Vicario battled to the tie-breaker and both double-faulted during the third-set tie-break before Macy finally pushed ahead by two, winning the seven-point tie-breaker 8-6.
The doubles final featured a pair of duos from Raleigh Charter, as Harrison Tseng and Revant Birla downed teammates Brandon Wacaser and Arjun Juneja in straight sets. Tseng and Birla took the opening set in easy fashion, winning 6-1 before closing out the match with a 6-3 second set.
1A Tennis Singles
Friday, May 13, 2016
at Cary Tennis Park
First Round
Jim Davis (Riverside-Martin) def. Hunt Harrison (Mt. Airy), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Ryan Macy (Elkin) def. Christian Quick (Voyager Academy), 6-0, 6-1
Max Vicario (Pine Lake Prep) def. Joseph Fisher (Raleigh Charter), 6-2, 6-0
Chinna Baskaran (Raleigh Charter) def. Jacob Wenzel (Comm. School of Davidson), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
Semifinals
Ryan Macy (Elkin) def. Jim Davis (Riverside-Martin) 6-0, 6-0
Max Vicario (Pine Lake Prep) def. Chinna Baskaran (Raleigh Charter), 6-1, 6-3
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Championship Round
at Middle Creek Park
Ryan Macy (Elkin) def. Max Vicario (Pine Lake Prep) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
1A Tennis Doubles
Friday, May 13, 2016
at Cary Tennis Park
First Round
Harrison Tseng & Revant Birla (Raleigh Charter) def. Lance Dittrich & Adam Chinnasami (Bishop McGuinness), 6-1, 6-3
Spencer Dixon & Rusty Batten (Albemarle) def. Jordan Price & Lucas Parrish (Rosewood), 6-0, 6-1
Brian Forte & Alex Wrench (Pine Lake Prep) def. Octavio Palacios & Marco Borja (East Columbus), 6-0, 6-0
Brandon Wacaser & Arjun Juneja (Raleigh Charter) def. Harrison Morris & Gentry Williamson (Mt. Airy), 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals
Harrison Tseng & Revant Birla (Raleigh Charter) def. Spencer Dixon & Rusty Batten (Albemarle), 0-6, 7-6, 7-5
Brandon Wacaser & Arjun Juneja (Raleigh Charter) def Brian Forte & Alex Wrench (Pine Lake Prep), 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Championship Round
at Middle Creek Park
Harrison Tseng & Revant Birla (Raleigh Charter) def. Brandon Wacaser & Arjun Juneja (Raleigh Charter) 6-1, 6-3
