Ealges finish second at league tourney

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on October 24, 2004 9:42 AM

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WILSON -- Wayne Christian's tennis team finished in second place at the Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference tennis tournament Wednesday. Seven Eagles made the finals in either singles or doubles to pace Wayne Christian. Durham's Cresset Christian Academy finished first and Community Christian of Wilson finished third.

Catie Fairchild was the lone champion for Wayne Christian and fifth-seed singles. Fairchild won her first match over Hillary Etheridge of Community 6-3, 7-6 after losing to Etheridge during regular season. Fairchild then went on to defeat Kate Palmer of Cresset, the top seed in the tournament, 6-2, 6-1.

Fourth-seeded Mary Elizabeth West had an easy first-match win over Kallie Hulse of Trinity-6-2, 6-1 and then suffered a heartbreaking loss in the finals to Whitney Hockensmith of Cresset 4-6, 5-7.

Sixth seed Stacie McCary also had a great showing, winning her first match 6-4, 6-2 over Jennie Hawkins of Trinity. She then fell to Hannah Gordon of Cresset 6-3, 6-1.

Third-seeded Bianca Wall upset Dava Rose in the first round with a 6-2, 6-4 victory. (Wall had fallen to Rose during regular season 2-6, 5-7.) Wall then fell in the finals to Elizabeth Pittman of Cresset 0-6, 1-6.

Top seed Jennica Botonis won her first match over Corinne Porowski of Trinity 7-6, 6-0 and then lost in the finals to Alex Lamm of Community 5-7, 5-7. It was the only loss for Botonis this year.

In doubles, second-seeded Bianca Wall and Mary West won the first round match over Rose/Etheridge of Community 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. Wall/West then fell in the finals to Burgess/Hockensmith (Cresset) 6-1, 1-6, 4-6 in a very hard-fought match.

At 3rd seed doubles, Catie Fairchild and Stacie McCary beat Gordon/Murrah of Cresset 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Fairchild/McCary had recently lost to the duo during regular season (4-8). They then fell in the finals to Hawkins/Britt of Community 6-2, 4-6, 6-7.

The NCISAA State tournament will be held in WIlson October 29-30.