Prep tennis roundup

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on March 11, 2004 1:55 PM

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SNOW HILL -- Greene Central pushed its overall mark to 5-0 on the season as the Rams claimed a convincing, 9-0 win over Charles B. Aycock at the Greene Central Tennis Complex on Wednesday.

The Rams got straight-set singles wins from Andrew Hulbert, Brent Darden, Lynn Hall, Chris Hardy, Dustin Grant and Bryan Sugg. In doubles, Greene Central's combinations of Hulbert-Darden, Hall-Hardy and Grant-Sugg all claimed wins.

Number five singles proved to be the afternoon's toughest match as Aycock's David Williams battled with Grant before falling 7-5, 6-3.

"Greene Central has an excellent team. They are one of the best teams at the state in any level. Yesterday, they put on a tennis clinic," Aycock coach Luke Vail said. "We are young and inexperienced, but they are clearly the best team we will face all year."

Aycock (2-1) travels to face Kinston today in its Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference opener.

Greene Central 9, C.B. Aycock 0

Singles -- No. 1 Andrew Hulbert (GC) d. Danny Fairchild 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Brent Darden (GC) d. Brandon Howard 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Lynn Hall (GC) d. Shawn Kelly 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 Chris Hardy (GC) d. David Dodson 6-0, 6-1; No. 5 Dustin Grant (GC) d. David Williams 7-5, 6-3; No. 6 Bryan Sugg (GC) d. Rich Holder 6-0, 6-0. Doubles -- No. 1 Hulbert-Darden (GC) D. Fairchild-Howard 8-1; No. 2 Hall-Hardy (GC) d. Kelly-Dodson 8-2; Grant-Sugg (GC) d. Williams-John Ball 8-3