Prep tennis

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on September 23, 2004 1:55 PM

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Aycock takes two from Fike

WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock won two matches on Wednesday at Wilson Fike, defeating the Golden Demons 6-3 and 5-3 to improve to 13-1 on the season.

The win was the 11th and 12th in a row for the Golden Falcons.

Aycock's Raychel Batts (13-1), Leslie Sasser (14-0) and Carlyn Claiborne (14-0) each won two singles matches each, while Laine Purcell (10-4) went 1-1 on the afternoon. Sasser and Claiborne have yet to drop a set in singles this season.

The doubles combinations of Sasser-Claiborne (13-0) and Batts-Patricia Owen (6-1) each won a pair of doubles contests.

"Our girls played really hard against a very consistent and talented Fike team," Aycock coach Luke Vail said. "Today's matches were good wins, but we've still got some areas that need improvement before the playoffs."

The Falcons return to action on Tuesday at home against West Carteret.

First match

C.B. Aycock 6, Wilson Fike 3

Singles -- No. 1 Raychel Batts (CBA) d. Sarah Farris 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Leslie Sasser (CBA) d. Sarah Prince 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Carlyn Claiborne (CBA) d. Kristia Cedeno 6-2, 7-6, 7-5; No. 4 Lara Coley (WF) d. Nicole Taylor 6-1, 4-6, 7-4; No. 5 Laine Purcell (CBA) d. Blair Wortham 7-5, 7-6, 7-1; No. 6 Sallie Wallace (WF) d. Patricia Owen 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles -- No. 1 Sasser-Claiborne (CBA) d. Prince-Cedeno 8-4; No. 2 Batts-Owen (CBA) d. Farris-Wortham 8-4; No. 3 Coley-Wallace (WF) d. Taylor-Purcell 8-5.

Second match

C.B. Aycock 5, Wilson Fike 3

Singles -- No. 1 Raychel Batts (CBA) d. Sarah Farris 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Leslie Sasser (CBA) d. Sarah Prince 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 Carlyn Claiborne (CBA) d. Kristia Cedeno 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Lara Coley (WF) d. Nicole Taylor 6-2, 5-7, 8-6; No. 5 Blair Wortham (WF) d. Laine Purcell 6-3, 6-3; No. 6 Sallie Wallace (WF) d. Patricia Owen 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles -- No. 1 Sasser-Claiborne (CBA) d. Prince-Cedeno 8-1; No. 2 Batts-Owen (CBA) d. Farris-Wortham 8-4.

Six-time champs

edge Rams

CHAPEL HILL -- Six-time defending Class 3-A dual team tennis champion East Chapel Hill handed Greene Central a 5-4 loss at the Wildcats' courts on Wednesday.

The loss dropped Greene Central to 15-2 on the season, but coach Donald Clark was clearly pleased with his team's competitiveness.

"We went up on the road against one of the best teams in North Carolina and stood toe-to-toe with them all day," Clark said. "I was pleased with a lot of things today, but I was particularly proud of the way we stayed mentally tough under pressure."

Greene Central's Holly Mace (15-1), Christi Murphy (16-1) and Ashley Harrell (16-1) helped the Rams tie the match at 3-3 with wins in the bottom three singles spots.

East Chapel Hill went on to claim two-of-three in doubles.

The Rams return to action today at Farmville Central.

East Chapel Hill 5,

Greene Central 4

Singles -- No. 1 Jackie Colvin (ECH) d. Meredith Rouse 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 Julia Howard (ECH) d. Sarah Moore 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 Catherine Meador (ECH) d. Summer Chase 6-1, 7-5; No. 4 Holly Mace (GC) d. Claire Darling 3-6, 6-3, 7-3; No. 5 Christi Murphy (GC) d. Melanie Watkins 5-7, 7-4, 7-5; No. 6 Ashley Harrell (GC) d. Jordan Buck 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles -- No. 1 Colvin-Howard (ECH) d. Rouse-Moore 8-4; No. 2 C. Darling-Meador (ECH) d. Murphy-Harrell 8-2; No. 3 Chase-Carolyn Turk (GC) d. Watkins-Buck 9-8 (5).

Patriots top

Goldsboro

Goldsboro's Quionna Bryant claimed a 6-2, 6-0 win at number four singles as Goldsboro fell 5-1 to West Carteret on Thursday at Herman Park.

Goldsboro hosts South Central today.

West Carteret 5, Goldsboro 1

Singles -- No. 1 Corrine Langston (WC) d. Jessica Faison 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 Courtney Whisler (WC) d. Ja'Tericka McClary 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 Marrow Bolling (WC) d. Nickie Garner 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 Quionna Bryant (GHS) d. Hillery Vallance 6-2, 6-0; No. 5 Kelly Register (WC) d. Honesty Floyd 6-0, 6-0; No. 6 Gigi Hamdam (WC) d. Sonji King 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles -- No. 1 Faison-Garner (GHS) d. Langston-Whisler was not contested. No. 2 McClary-Bryant (GHS) d. Bolling-Register was not contested. No. 3 Floyd-Taniginkia Fields (GHS) d. Joanne Dogde-Hamdam was not contested.