NCHSAA girls tennis playoffs, 2015

The N.C. High School Athletic Association girls tennis dual-team playoffs have concluded with Panther Creek winning the 4A title. Raleigh Charter was runner-up in 1A, N.C. Science & Math in 2A and Union Pines in 3A.

Note: “//” splits the top and bottom halves of each bracket. Final scores will be posted in parentheses with links to our coverage round-by-round.

4A

1st round, Tuesday Oct. 20: 2-Green Hope (9-0) at 1-Jack Britt; 2-West Johnston at 1-New Bern (9-0); 2-East Chapel Hill (6-0) at 1-Hoggard; 2-Broughton (8-1) at 1-Pinecrest // WC-Apex at 1-Sanderson (9-0); 2-Cape Fear at 1-Cardinal Gibbons (9-0); WC-Riverside at 1-Panther Creek (6-0); 2-Lumberton at 1-Clayton (7-2)

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 2-Green Hope (9-0) at 1-New Bern; 2-East Chapel Hill (5-3) at 2-Broughton // 1-Cardinal Gibbons (6-3) at 1-Sanderson; 1-Panther Creek (6-0) at 1-Clayton

3rd round, Thursday Nov. 5: 2-East Chapel Hill at 2-Green Hope (5-2) // 1-Cardinal Gibbons at 1-Panther Creek (5-0)

East final, Thursday, Nov. 5: 2-Green Hope at 1-Panther Creek (5-0)

State championship: Sunday Nov. 8 (Burlington Tennis Center)

Panther Creek def. Myers Park 5-1

3A

1st round, Tuesday Oct. 20: 1-Jacksonville at 1-Rocky Mount (6-0); 2-Rockingham County (5-4) at 1-Corinth Holders; 2-Cedar Ridge at 1-Union Pines (9-0); 2-Western Guilford at 1-Topsail (8-0) // 2-Fike at 1-Northern Guilford (5-1); 2-Terry Sanford (6-0) at 1-Ledford; 2-West Carteret at 1-CB Aycock (9-0); 2-Triton at 1-Chapel Hill (8-1)

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 2-Rockingham County vs 1-Rocky Mount (6-0); 1-Topsail at 1-Union Pines (9-0) // 2-Terry Sanford at 1-Northern Guilford; 1-C.B. Aycock at 1-Chapel Hill

3rd round, Wednesday Nov. 4: 1-Union Pines (5-1) at 1-Rocky Mount // 2-Terry Sanford (5-2) at 1-Chapel Hill

East final, Thursday, Nov. 5: 2-Terry Sanford at 1-Union Pines (5-4)

State championship: Sunday Nov. 8 (Burlington Tennis Center)

Marvin Ridge def. Union Pines 5-2

2A

1st round, Tuesday Oct. 20: 2-Croatan at 1-Beddingfield (6-2); 2-Wheatmore at 1-N.C. Science & Math (9-0); 2-Jordan-Matthews (7-2) at 1-Greene Central; 2-Durham School of the Arts (6-3) at 1-Clinton // 2-Edenton Holmes (5-4) at 1-Dixon; 2-North Lenoir (5-1) at 1-Providence Grove; 1-Fairmont at 1-Carrboro (5-0); 2-Washington at 1-First Flight (6-0)

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 1-Beddingfield at 1-N.C. Science & Math (5-0); 2-Durham School of the Arts at 2-Jordan-Matthews (5-4) // 2-North Lenoir (6-3) at 2-Edenton Holmes; 1-Carrboro (6-0) at 1-First Flight

3rd round, Wednesday Nov. 4: 1-N.C. Science & Math (6-0) vs 2-Jordan-Matthews // 2-North Lenior at 1-Carrboro (5-0)

East final, Thursday, Nov. 5: 1-Carrboro at 1-N.C. Science & Math (5-0)

State championship: Wednesday Nov. 10 (Burlington Tennis Center)

Lake Norman Charter def. N.C. Science & Math 5-1

1A

Note: Chatham Charter has a first-round bye in the 1A West

1st round, Tuesday Oct. 20: 1-Gates County BYE; WC-East Columbus at 1-East Carteret (8-1); 1-Williamston Riverside BYE; 2-Franklin Academy (5-1) at 1-Louisburg // 1-Rosewood BYE; WC-North Duplin at 1-Raleigh Charter (5-2); 1-Whiteville BYE; WC-Voyager Academy (7-1) at 1-Wallace-Rose Hill

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 1-Gates County at 1-East Carteret (9-0); 2-Franklin Academy (5-4) at 1-Williamston Riverside // 1-Rosewood at 1-Raleigh Charter (5-0); WC-Voyager Academy at 1-Whiteville (5-4)

3rd round, Wednesday Nov. 4: 2-Franklin Academy at 1-East Carteret (5-4) // 1-Raleigh Charter (5-1) at 1-Whiteville

East final, Thursday, Nov. 5: 2-East Carteret at 1-Raleigh Charter (5-0)

State championship: Sunday Nov. 8 (Burlington Tennis Center)

Bishop McGuinness def. Raleigh Charter 5-1

INDIVIDUAL GIRLS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

This part of the blog will update with the N.C. High School Athletic Association girls tennis individual tournament pairings.

Players from The News & Observer coverage area are listed in bold.

Story from 4A.

Story from 2A and 1A.

4A GIRLS TENNIS

Singles first round: Sophie Bishoff (Riverside) def. Francis Reed (J.H. Rose) 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6); Maddie Weber ( Myers Park) def. Orla Labiche (Panther Creek) 6-1, 6-3; Laura Becker (Davie County) def. Molly Holton (New Bern) 6-0, 6-0; Amanda Cyr (Panther Creek) def. Hailey Simon ( Ardrey Kell) 6-0, 6-1; Susanne Boyden (Wakefield), bye; Ellis Brown (Page) def. Emma Landry (Pinecrest) 6-1, 6-1; Lauren Gish (Lake Norman) def. Karena Zhang (Green Hope) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Savannah Bright (East Chapel Hill) def, Kara Ferner (Hoggard) 6-0, 6-1.

Singles quarterfinals: Weber (Myers Park) def. Bishoff (Riverside) 6-0, 2-6, 6-0; Cyr (Panther Creek) def. Becker (Davie) 6-1, 6-1; Boyden (Wakefield) def. Brown (Page) 6-0, 6-1; Gish (Lake Norman) def. Bright (East Chapel Hill) 6-1, 6-0.

Singles semifinals: Amanda Cyr (Panther Creek) def. Maddie Weber (Myers Park) 6-2, 6-1; Susanne Boyden (Wakefield) def. Lauren Gish (Lake Norman) 6-2, 6-1.

Singles championship: Boyden (Wakefield) def. Cyr (Panther Creek) 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles first round: Jasmine Fuchs-Haley Wofford (Myers Park) def. Erin Nesselroade-Anna Porcelli (Laney) 6-4, 6-0; Sibel Tanik-Sofia Anthony (Sanderson) def. Katie Soden-Gaby Soden (Myers Park) 6-4, 6-1; Lizzie Galush-Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Emily Hodges-Paige Sumner (Pinecrest) 6-0, 6-0; Megan Leonard-Rachel Marthinsen (Charlotte Catholic) def. Dylan Cannon-Anna Scott Holshouser (Sanderson) 6-3, 7-5; Sammi Smith-Jordan Strickland (Panther Creek) def. Abby Scheper-Sullivan Higson (Providence) 6-1, 6-0; Hannah Ansari-Carolyn Ansari (Page) def. Claudia Ray-Chappy Ray (Pinecrest) 7-5, 6-1; Aishani Tingare-Melody Zhang (Panther Creek) def. Catie Nelson-Lizzie Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic) 7-5, 6-2; Caroline Igo-Summer Jacobs (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Suzie Schoolfield-Kendall Hanks (Laney) 6-4, 6-0.

Doubles quarterfinals: Lizzie Galush-Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Sibel Tanik-Sofia Anthony (Sanderson) 6-4, 7-5; Sammi Smith-Jordan Strickland (Panther Creek) def. Caroline Igo-Summer Jacobs (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles semifinals: Lizzie Galush-Jenna Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Sibel Tanik-Sofia Anthony (Sanderson) 6-4, 7-5; Sammi Smith-Jordan Strickland (Panther Creek) def. Caroline Igo-Summer Jacobs (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles championship: Smith-Strickland (Panther Creek) def. Galush-Knors (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-3, 6-2.

3A GIRLS TENNIS

Singles first round: Elizabeth Sutton (Eastern Wayne) def. Emily Figman (Weddington) 6-0, 6-0; Savannah Smith (West Henderson) def. Julianne Hall (Union Pines) 6-1, 6-2; Sarah Jiang (Cox Mill) def. Megan Dyer (Corinth Holders) 6-0, 6-0; Natalie Lutz (Kings Mountain) def. Tanya Slehria (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) 6-3, 6-2; Lauren Scism (Crest) def. Carter Jeurgens (Northern Guilford) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Payton Holt (West Rowan) def. Caroline Harris (Topsail) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Adrienne Haynes (Asheville) def. Megan Smith (Union Pines) 6-0, 6-0; Rachel Zubrinsky (Marvin Ridge) def. Carmen Jordan (Topsail) 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4).

Singles quarterfinals: Smith (West Henderson) def. Sutton (Eastern Wayne) 6-2, 6-1; Jiang (Cox Mill) def. Lutz (Kings Mountain) 6-0, 6-0; Scism (Crest) def. Holt (West Rowan) 6-3, 6-1; Haynes (Asheville) def. Zubrinsky (Marvin Ridge) 6-0, 6-1.

Singles semifinals: Sarah Jiang (Cox Mill) def. Savannah Smith (West Henderson) 6-0, 6-1; Adrienne Haynes (Asheville) def. Lauren Scism (Crest) 6-0, 6-0.

Singles championship: Haynes (Asheville) def. Jiang (Cox Mill) 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles first round: Brenna Bryant-Chandler Brice (Rocky Mount) def. Ashley Robinson-Andrea Brenk (Concord) 6-2, 6-1; Gabby Kmiec-Carolina Coch (Chapel Hill) def. Hannah Farmer-Shruti Patel (Enka) 6-4, 6-0; Sarah Merrill-Jillian Paris (Weddington) def. Sabrina Johnson-Casey Belom (CB Aycock) 6-1, 6-0; Huda McGraw-Sophia McGraw (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) def. Kendall Gilliam-Mary Elaine Bridges (West Henderson) 6-0, 6-0; Mary Beth Jackson-Hailee Haymore (Union Pines) def. Ellie Hunt-Jenny Kerley (St. Stephens) 6-1, 6-0; Taylor Freeman-Sarah Richardson (Ledford) def. Liz Short-Kate Hanson (Fike) 6-1, 6-3; Kristie Kim-Mary Hamrick (Asheville) def. Ellen Yu-Joy Stouffer (Chapel Hill) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Eliza Fike-Mary Blair Thompson (Rocky Mount) def. Ryleigh Burns-Hannah Scott (Marvin Ridge) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Doubles quarterfinals: Bryant-Brice (Rocky Mount) def. Kmiec-Coch (Chapel Hill) 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-0; H. McGraw-S. McGraw (Terry Sanford) def. Merrill-Paris (Weddington) 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4); Jackson-Haymore (Union Pines) def. Freeman-Richardson (Ledford) 6-1, 6-2; Kim-Hamrick (Asheville) def. Fike-Thompson (Rocky Mount) 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles semifinals: Huda McGraw-Sophia McGraw (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) def. Brenna Bryant-Chandler Brice (Rocky Mount) 6-2, 6-1; Mary Beth Jackson-Hailee Haymore (Union Pines) def. Kristie Kim-Mary Hamrick (Asheville) 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles championship: Jackson-Haymore (Union Pines) def. H. McGraw-S. McGraw (Terry Sanford) 7-5, 7-5.

2A GIRLS TENNIS

Singles first round: Peyton Beaman (Greene Central) def. Jessika Barber (Wilkes Central) 6-3, 6-1;Lauren Bush (Lake Norman Charter) def. Rachel Watlington (Yanceyville Bartlett Yancey) 6-3, 6-1; Maria Capito (Salisbury) def. Maddie Brannan (Dixon) 6-3, 6-0; Lauren Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) def. Hannah Watlington (Yanceyville Bartlett Yancey) 6-4, 6-2; Rachel Rice (Durham School of the Arts) def. Annabelle Webb (Hendersonville) 6-0, 6-1; Caroline Cowan (Kill Devil Hills First Flight) def. Julia Honeycutt (Salisbury) 6-2, 6-1; Zoe Huffman (Maiden) def. Emily Easthorn (Carrboro) 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Dover (Currituck) def. Kaley Williford (Monroe Central Academy) 7-5, 6-3.

Singles quarterfinals: Bush (Lake Norman Charter) def. Beaman (Greene Central) 6-4, 7-6(4); Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) def. Capito (Salisbury) 6-3, 6-4; Rice (Durham School of Arts) def.. Cowan (First Flight) 6-2, 6-1; Huffman (Maiden) def. Dover (Currituck) 6-1, 6-0.

Singles semifinals: Lauren Bush (Lake Norman Charter) def. Lauren Loveless (Lake Norman Charter) 6-2, 6-2; Zoe Huffman (Maiden) def. Rachel Rice (Durham School of the Arts) 6-0, 6-2.

Singles championship: Huffman (Maiden) def. Bush (Lake Norman Charter) 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles first round: Kate Whichard-Ellie Rinehart (Edenton Holmes) def. Sommer Chilton-Mallory Wilmoth (Surry Central) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5; Zoe Panizza-Emily Chrisman (Lake Norman Charter) def. Jennifer Zou-Katherine Li (N.C. School of Science and Math) 6-2, 6-4; Kayla Honeycutt-Kathyrn Rusher (Salisbury) def. Danielle Duckwall-Nechelle Everette (Washington) 6-0, 6-0; Abby Rader-Emine Arcasoy (Carrboro) def. Kylee Leonhardt-Heather Truesdale (West Lincoln) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Sarah Yuan-Annie Xie (N.C. School of Science and Math) def. Abbey Parsons-Annie Bean (West Caldwell) 6-0, 6-0; Maggie Lancaster-Emerson Hayes (Lexington) def. Rachel Jones-Sidney Swindell (North Lenoir) 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1; Olivia Archer-Hannah Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Sarah Morse-Marshall Phillips (Jordan-Matthews) 6-1, 6-0; Haley Beamon-Grace Sullivan (Beddingfield) def. Sydney Gray-Jessie-Lynn Ward (Mount Pleasant) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

Doubles quarterfinals: Panizza-Chrisman (Lake Norman Charter) def. Whichard-Rinehart (Holmes) 6-4, 7-5; Honeycutt-Rucker (Salisbury) def. Rader-Arcasoy (Carrboro) 6-2, 6-0; Yuan-Xie (NCSSM) def. Lancaster-Hayes (Lexington) 6-1, 6-3; Archer-Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Beamon-Sullivan (Beddingfield) 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles semifinals: Kayla Honeycutt-Kathyrn Rusher (Salisbury) def. Zoe Panizza-Emily Chrisman (Lake Norman Charter) 6-1, 6-1; Olivia-Archer-Hannah Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Sarah Yuan-Annie Xie (NCSSM) 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles championship: O.Archer- H.Archer (Lake Norman Charter) def. Honeycutt-Rusher (Salisbury) 6-0, 6-0.

1A GIRLS TENNIS

Singles quarterfinals: Morgan Blount (Voyager Academy) def. Katya Landon (Chatham Charter) 6-3, retired; Diana Alexandrov (Atkins) def. Julissa Quintanilla (North Duplin) 6-1, 6-0; Marisa Deininger (Community School of Davidson) def. Camyrn McClure (Raleigh Charter) 6-0, 6-1; Lydia Miller (Queen’s Grant) def. Kaylyn Norville (Tarboro) 6-3, 6-1.

Singles semifinals: Blount (Voyager Academy) def. Alexandrov (Atkins) 6-3, 7-5; Deininger (Community School of Davidson) def. Miller (Queen’s Grant) 6-1, 6-0.

Singles championship: Marisa Deininger (Community School of Davidson) def. Morgan Blount (Voyager Academy) 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles quarterfinals: Miracle Walters-Morgan Randleman (Elkin) def. MacKenzie DeLoatch-Logan Furr (Raleigh Charter) 7-5, 6-4; Courtney Williamson-Lindsey Batten (Chatham Central) def. Chase Barnhill-Sarahgrace Snipes (Whiteville) 6-0, 6-2; Morgan Auger-Anna Petrangeli (Bishop McGuinness) def. Clair Joyner-Danielle Park (Frankin Academy) 6-1, 6-1; Elizabeth Romero-Jade Cagle (East Montgomery) def. McKenzie Mixon-Kristin Davis (Williamston Riverside) 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles semifinals: Walters-Randleman (Elkin) def. Williamson-Batten (Chatham Central) 6-1, 7-5; Auger-Petrangeli (Bishop McGuinness) def. Romero-Cagle (East Montgomery) 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles championship: Morgan Auger-Anna Petrangeli (Kernersville Bishop McGuinness) def. Miracle Walters-Morgan Randleman (Elkin) 6-4, 7-5.

This story was originally published November 4, 2015 at 7:10 AM with the headline "NCHSAA girls tennis playoffs, 2015."